Paid Family Leave Planner · Paid leave by state
Paid leave in Maine
Weeks, pay, and how to stack it - the Maine programs below, with the official sources and the dates the rules were checked.
State rules checked 2026-11-10 (rules file v1.0.1).
The programs
Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML)
90% of wages on the first $599.42/week, 66% above that, up to $1,198.84/week.
12 weeks per benefit year, shared between medical (recovery) and family (bonding) leave.
Maximum $1,198.84/week. No waiting period.
Verify this one: The cap equals 100% of the state average weekly wage (SAWW). Maine DOL's April 2026 benefits webinar and carrier guides use $1,198.84 (the SAWW for Jul 2025 - Jun 2026), and the official Workers' Compensation Board SAWW notice confirms $1,198.84 for that period. The same official notice sets a new SAWW of $1,249.12 from Jul 1, 2026. Whether Maine PFML applies the $1,249.12 figure to claims filed after Jul 1, 2026 could not be confirmed from Maine DOL PFML materials during this build - verify the current cap at maine.gov/paidleave before relying on it.
Rules effective May 1, 2026. Source: Maine Dept. of Labor - Paid Family and Medical Leave, 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: 12 weeks.
One program covers both recovery and bonding. File through Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave (claims are administered by Aflac for the state). New program - benefits began May 1, 2026.
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; Maine PFML has its own rules - see the official program site.
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 Maine?
- Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML): 90% of wages on the first $599.42/week, 66% above that, up to $1,198.84/week.
- How many weeks of paid leave do you get in Maine?
- Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML): 12 weeks per benefit year, shared between medical (recovery) and family (bonding) leave.
- Is the Maine weekly maximum confirmed?
- The cap equals 100% of the state average weekly wage (SAWW). Maine DOL's April 2026 benefits webinar and carrier guides use $1,198.84 (the SAWW for Jul 2025 - Jun 2026), and the official Workers' Compensation Board SAWW notice confirms $1,198.84 for that period. The same official notice sets a new SAWW of $1,249.12 from Jul 1, 2026. Whether Maine PFML applies the $1,249.12 figure to claims filed after Jul 1, 2026 could not be confirmed from Maine DOL PFML materials during this build - verify the current cap at maine.gov/paidleave before relying on it.
- Does Maine paid leave protect your job?
- Pay and job protection are separate tracks. The FMLA track below shows federal protection if you qualify; Maine PFML has its own rules - see the official program site.
- How do you file, and in what order?
- One program covers both recovery and bonding. File through Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave (claims are administered by Aflac for the state). New program - benefits began May 1, 2026.