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Paid leave in Massachusetts

Weeks, pay, and how to stack it - the Massachusetts programs below, with the official sources and the dates the rules were checked.

State rules checked 2026-11-10 (rules file v1.0.1).

Run your numbers: the paid leave calculator, set to Massachusetts, stacks these rules with your pay, due date, and employer benefits into one week-by-week plan.

The programs

Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML)

80% of wages on the first $961.24/week, 50% above that, up to $1,230.39/week.

12 weeks family bonding + up to 20 weeks medical, 26 weeks combined max. The first week is an unpaid waiting week.

Maximum $1,230.39/week. Waiting period: the first 7 days are unpaid.

Rules effective January 1, 2026. Source: MassLegalHelp summary of Mass.gov PFML figures, checked 2026-11-10.

How it stacks

One program - Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) - covers both recovery and bonding. Medical weeks and family weeks come out of one combined limit: 26 weeks.

One program covers both recovery and bonding. File through Massachusetts PFML.

Federal FMLA job protection, if you qualify, runs at the same time as the paid weeks. It does not add paid weeks after them. Employer paid leave, a short-term disability policy, and PTO can fill the unpaid gaps - the calculator stacks all of it on one timeline.

Job protection

Pay and job protection are separate tracks. The FMLA track below shows federal protection if you qualify; Massachusetts PFML has its own job-protection rules - see the official sources.

Federal FMLA gives up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave if you qualify: employer with 50+ employees within 75 miles, 12+ months on the job, and 1,250+ hours worked in the last year. It pays nothing. It runs at the same time as paid leave, not after it.

Questions

How much does paid leave pay in Massachusetts?: Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML): 80% of wages on the first $961.24/week, 50% above that, up to $1,230.39/week.
How many weeks of paid leave do you get in Massachusetts?: Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML): 12 weeks family bonding + up to 20 weeks medical, 26 weeks combined max. The first week is an unpaid waiting week.
Is there a waiting period?: Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) has a 7-day waiting period - the first 7 days are unpaid.
Does Massachusetts paid leave protect your job?: Pay and job protection are separate tracks. The FMLA track below shows federal protection if you qualify; Massachusetts PFML has its own job-protection rules - see the official sources.
How do you file, and in what order?: One program covers both recovery and bonding. File through Massachusetts PFML.

See your own plan: the paid leave calculator, set to Massachusetts, stacks these rules with your pay, due date, and employer benefits into one week-by-week plan.