# Minnesota — State paid family and medical leave program contribution rates, benefits, and eligibility

For Minnesota, program name is Paid Leave; benefits start date is January 1, 2026; total contribution rate is 0.88 percent; employer share is split between employer and employee; employee share is split between employer and employee, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **State:** Minnesota _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Program name:** Paid Leave _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Benefits start date:** January 1, 2026
- **Total contribution rate:** 0.88 percent
- **Employer share:** split between employer and employee
- **Employee share:** split between employer and employee
- **Maximum weekly benefit:** $1,423
- **Wage replacement formula:** 90 percent up to half of SAWW; 66 percent of workers' wages that fall between over half and the full SAWW; and 55 percent for wages that exceed the SAWW
- **Family leave duration:** 12 weeks
- **Medical leave duration:** 12 weeks
- **Employer size threshold:** 1 employee
- **Covered reasons:** bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, military exigency, safe leave _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Program website:** https://paidleave.mn.gov/ _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> <https://paidleave.mn.gov/> Minnesota , <https://nj.gov/labor/myleavebenefits/> New Jersey , <https://paidfamilyleave.ny.gov/> New York , <https://paidleave.oregon.gov/Pages/default.aspx> Oregon , <https://dlt.ri.gov/individuals/temporary-disability-caregiver-insurance> Rhode Island , and <https://paidleave.wa.gov/> Washington currently make paid leave benefits available to workers.

## Source

- https://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2026-12-13.
Part of [State paid family and medical leave program contribution rates, benefits, and eligibility](https://referencesource.org/state-paid-family-leave-programs/).