Parental Leave Benefit Calculator
Enter your monthly ordinary wage and leave months to compute the Korean employment-insurance parental leave benefit, including the 25% post-return lump sum.
Base salary plus regular fixed allowances. 80% of this becomes the benefit, bounded by the cap and floor.
Up to 12 months per parent. Couples can combine for up to 24 months (separate calculation).
Total benefit
18,000,000KRW
1,500,000 KRW × 12mo
- 80% of ordinary wage
- 2,400,000KRW×80%
- Monthly benefit (capped)
- 1,500,000KRWMonthly cap applied
- Months applied
- 12mo
- Paid during leave
- 13,500,000KRW75% monthly while on leave
- Post-return lump sum
- 4,500,000KRWafter 6+ months back at work
- Monthly cap 1,500,000 KRW applied — when ordinary wage exceeds 1.875M KRW
- 25% paid as a lump sum after returning to work for 6+ months
What is parental leave benefit?
Korean employment-insurance parental leave benefit is paid to insured employees taking leave for children aged 8 or under. Monthly benefit = ordinary wage × 80% (cap 1,500,000 KRW / floor 700,000 KRW). 75% is paid each month during leave; 25% is paid as a lump sum after returning to work for 6+ continuous months. Each parent can take up to 12 months; couples can combine for up to 24 months across the same child.
Formula
Monthly = clamp(ordinary wage × 80%, 700K, 1.5M)
Total = monthly × months
Immediate = total × 75% / Post = total × 25%
Frequently asked questions
- Do couples get more if they both take leave?
- Yes. The '6+6 parental leave program' (2024) raises the rate to 100% with a stepped cap of 2M–4.5M KRW for the first 6 months when both parents use leave within 18 months of birth. This calculator handles the standard case only — recompute separately for the 6+6 program.
- When do I receive the 25% post-return lump sum?
- After 6+ continuous months back at work post-return. Quitting or switching employers before that forfeits the lump sum, with limited exceptions (employer bankruptcy, dismissal, etc.).
- How is ordinary wage defined?
- Base salary + regularly, uniformly, and fixedly paid allowances. Performance bonuses, overtime, and one-time premiums are excluded. Ask HR for the precise figure.
- How do I apply?
- Your employer reports the start of leave via the EDI system. You then file each month at the EI website (ei.go.kr) or your local Employment Center. The claim must be filed within 12 months of leave start; otherwise it lapses.
Reference only. Standard (single-parent-use) case. The 6+6 program, single-parent first-3-month 100% provision, non-EI workers, self-employed special schemes, separate maternity leave (90-day), and yearly cap revisions (2024 baseline) are not modeled. Confirm exact amounts at the EI website or your local Employment Center.