Paid family leave · Delaware · 2026
Delaware paid family leave for new parents (2026)
Delaware pays up to 12 weeks of bonding leave for a new child in 2026, up to $900 a week. Delaware pays 80% of your average weekly wage, up to the $900 cap.
12 weeksbonding leave
$900max weekly benefit
Yespaying now
Yesjob protection
Key facts
| Program | Delaware Paid Leave |
|---|---|
| Status | paying benefits since 2026-01-01 |
| Bonding weeks for a new child | 12 |
| How the benefit is figured | Delaware pays 80% of your average weekly wage |
| Weekly maximum | $900 |
| Job protection | Yes if employed at least one year and 1,250 hours with the employer (employer-size condition not captured) |
| Employee payroll cost | Total under 1% of wages; employer may require employees to pay up to half (per-leave-type rates not captured from official page) |
| Figures in effect | 2026-01-01 |
Estimate your own benefit
Enter your pay in the baby budget calculator to see your estimated weekly benefit, the pay gap during leave and what child care costs in Delaware after you go back. Child care prices: Delaware infant care.
Sources: labor.delaware.gov, laborfiles.delaware.gov.
Last verified October 5, 2026 against official sources: Delaware Paid Leave.
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