State · OR & WASet by Oregon or Washington
See your weekly benefit from Paid Leave Oregon or Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave, what a full leave pays, and what you put in.
Built from the benefit formulas in state law and the amounts each state published for 2026. Tap any § label to see the exact rule.
Both states replace a big share of lower pay and a smaller share of higher pay, then apply a cap.
Usually the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before your claim. If that doesn't make you eligible, both states can use the last four completed quarters instead. For a claim starting in October 2026, the usual base year is July 2025 through June 2026.
In Washington, the first 7 days of leave aren't paid, except leave to bond with a new child or for a military exigency. Oregon has no waiting week.
The states don't take out taxes automatically. Ask the agency whether you can have federal tax withheld, and check IRS guidance or a tax preparer about how your benefits are taxed.
Yes. Paid leave benefits replace wages, so SSI and SNAP generally count them as income. Use the benefits calculator to see the effect.
Yes. Oregon pays in one-work-day or one-work-week increments. Washington pays in proportion to the hours you take off compared with your usual workweek, with a 4-hour minimum. This page assumes full weeks.
Every figure on this page links to one of these. Tap any source label to see what it says. All checked October 12, 2026.