36 Companies With The Best Maternity Leave (Jan 2024)
Here are 36 companies with the best maternity leave organized by the amount of paid leave they offer. In this report, these 36 companies offer between 20 and 52 weeks of paid leave. If you’d like to download the full database of 119 companies with great maternity leave, click here. Use the links below to navigate to a specific group:
- 6 companies with 50+ weeks of maternity leave
- 30 companies with 20+ weeks of maternity leave
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- Why I did this research
Companies With 50+ Weeks Of Maternity Leave
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Paid time off: 52 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Observer:
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation had arguably the world’s most generous family leave program, offering 52 weeks of paid parental leave — in other words, a full year away from work.
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KPMG
Paid time off: 52 weeks
Maternity policy description, per KPMG:
All employees are entitled to 52 weeks’ maternity leave and are specifically required to take two weeks off following childbirth as Compulsory Maternity Leave.
Morgan Lewis
Paid time off: 52 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Morgan Lewis:
Up to 52 weeks’ maternity leave, two weeks’ compulsory maternity leave, 26 weeks’ ordinary maternity leave, and 26 weeks’ additional maternity leave.
National Grid
Paid time off: 52 weeks
Maternity policy description, per National Grid:
52 weeks leave, 26 weeks full pay, 13 weeks SMP, 13 weeks nil pay.
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Netflix
Paid time off: 52 weeks
Maternity policy description, per VOX:
Netflix by far offers the longest paid family leave out of all the major tech companies. Salaried employees, including birth and adoptive parents of any gender, can take up to a year off at full pay following the birth or adoption of their child.
FedEx
Paid time off: 50 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Zippia:
FedEx offers wedding leave, maternity leave, and paternity leave. Expecting mothers and fathers will receive 50 weeks of paid maternity leave, 50 weeks of unpaid maternity leave, and two weeks of paid paternity leave. Mothers can choose to decline the unpaid leave if they wish.
Companies With 20+ Weeks Of Maternity Leave
3M Co
Paid time off: 28 weeks
Maternity policy description, per 3M:
Biological mothers will continue to receive six to eight weeks of short-term disability time off, for a total of 28 weeks of maternity leave.
Automattic
Paid time off: 26 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Automattic:
If you’ve been with Automattic for 12 months, your leave up to 6 months is fully paid.
Cahill Gordon
Paid time off: 26 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Cahill Gordon:
18 weeks’ parental leave for primary caregivers, or up to 26 weeks of maternity-related disability. Additionally, primary caregivers who return to the Firm after birth or adoption of a child will be given the option to work at a reduced load for up to 12 weeks for proportionate pay to ensure a smooth transition back to work after parental leave.
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Credit Suisse
Paid time off: 26 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Credit Suisse:
We care about your family and ensure you have quality time with them, with programs that include maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
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DocuSign
Paid time off: 26 weeks
Maternity policy description, per DocuSign:
Today, we’re happy to announce that we are expanding our parental leave benefit to a full six months of paid time off for employees with at least six months of service and who are new parents effective February 1, 2018.
Etsy
Paid time off: 26 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Etsy:
Etsy employees will be eligible for 26 weeks of fully paid leave when they become a parent through birth or adoption, regardless of their gender, country of residence, or family circumstances.
Indeed
Paid time off: 26 weeks
Maternity policy description, per LinkedIn:
Indeed has introduced an amazing benefit of 26 weeks of fully paid Continuous Caregiver Leave for all employees, regardless of gender, in the year following the birth, adoption or placement of a child.
Lam Research
Paid time off: 26 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Lam Research:
Birth mothers are generally eligible for 6 months (26 weeks) of paid leave. For a normal pregnancy, birth mothers can receive 26 weeks of paid leave through a combination of 10-week pregnancy disability and our enhanced 16-week parental leave (previously 12 weeks).
PayPal
Paid time off: 26 weeks
Maternity policy description, per PayPal Benefits:
Expectant mothers with one or more years of continuous employment with PayPal are eligible for paid maternity leave. Receive 100% of your base salary, including state maternity benefits, for up to 26 weeks. If you have less than one year of continuous employment, you’re only eligible for up to 26 weeks of state maternity benefits.
Paid time off: 26 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Pinterest:
20+ weeks of global parental leave. Global parental leave will be offered at a minimum of 20 weeks for all parents to bond with their newborn or newly adopted child. In the U.S., leave for birthing parents has been extended to 26 weeks from 16 weeks. As has been in place, after leave, birthing and adoptive parents can gradually return to work over the course of four weeks and can work the equivalent of one full day per week for full pay.
Reckitt Benckiser
Paid time off: 26 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Reckitt Benckiser:
Fully paid maternity leave will increase from 16 weeks to 26 weeks. This is regardless of the number of hours an employee works, but provided they have been in continuous employment at RB for 12 months.
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Salesforce
Paid time off: 26 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Salesforce:
Employees who have a new addition to the family are entitled to a generous amount of parental leave. For the primary caregiver, it’s 26 weeks and for the secondary caregiver it’s 12 weeks.
Shopify
Paid time off: 26 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Shopify:
Shopify offers 26+ paid weeks off for birth parents and 18 weeks for non-birth and adoptive parents.
Stonyfield Farm
Paid time off: 26 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Boston 25 News:
Beginning next summer, Londonderry-based yogurt maker Stonyfield Farm will offer six months of paid maternity leave to mothers or the primary caregiver in a same-sex marriage.
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Unilever
Paid time off: 26 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Unilever:
Women employees are entitled to 26 weeks of Maternity Leave, with full pay and benefits, of which up to eight weeks can be taken prior to delivery, depending upon individual need. This leave is available twice in a career for 2 children. Maternity Leave for 3rd child will be 12 weeks.
Zynga
Paid time off: 26 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Benefit News:
When Aycock started at Zynga, the game developer already had some standout benefits, including 26 weeks of paid maternity leave and 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
Alphabet (Google)
Paid time off: 24 weeks
Maternity policy description, per QZ:
The company announced Thursday that parents who give birth will receive 24 weeks of leave, up from 18 weeks previously.
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Dropbox
Paid time off: 24 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Dropbox:
No matter what your family structure looks like, you can support your loved ones with 24-week paid parental leave, family leave, lactation consultation options, adult and child care resources, and our global adoption/surrogacy policy.
Dechert LLP
Paid time off: 23 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Law.com:
Employees taking maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave can take 23 weeks’ leave, fully paid, from the arrival of their child, compared to 18 weeks previously.
PagerDuty
Paid time off: 22 weeks
Maternity policy description, per PagerDuty:
We offer up to 22 weeks of paid parental leave for pregnant parents and 12 weeks for non-pregnant parents, including adoptive parents.
Siemens
Paid time off: 21 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Siemens:
21 weeks’ full pay for maternity/adoption leave, two weeks’ full pay for paternity leave and 10 weeks’ full pay for shared parental leave.
Amazon
Paid time off: 20 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Workstream:
New moms can get 20 weeks of fully paid maternity leave, four of which can be taken before they give birth. After that, they can have up to 16 weeks off, which will be paid in full.
American Express Company
Paid time off: 20 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Corporate Wellness Magazine:
Beginning January 1, 2017, full-time and part-time employees who have worked at the company for more than one year will be eligible for 20 weeks of paid maternity, plus an additional six to eight weeks for women who give birth and require medical leave.
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Estee Lauder Companies
Paid time off: 20 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Estee Lauder Companies:
At The Estée Lauder Companies, we’re committed to supporting families of all kinds, including offering 20 weeks of paid parental leave for all full-time, U.S.-based parents.
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Goldman Sachs
Paid time off: 20 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Goldman Sachs:
Goldman Sachs is increasing its parental leave to 20 weeks paid time off for all new parents through birth, surrogacy or adoption — regardless of caregiver status — according to a company memo issued Monday and first obtained by Yahoo Finance.
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IBM
Paid time off: 20 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Fortune:
The paid maternity leave available to new birth mothers employed at the tech giant will increase from a maximum of 14 weeks to 20 weeks. Fathers, partners, and adoptive parents, meanwhile, will receive 12 paid weeks off — double the previous benefit of six.
Microsoft
Paid time off: 20 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Microsoft:
Take 20 weeks of paid time away for birth mothers and 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all other new parents, including adoptions and foster placements.
Splunk
Paid time off: 20 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Splunk Benefits:
If you grow your family through birth, adoption, or legal guardianship, you’re eligible to take up to 20 weeks of 100%-paid leave to bond with your new child (within the first 12 months from the date of birth or adoption).
Standard Chartered
Paid time off: 20 weeks
Maternity policy description, per Standard Chartered:
Standard Chartered Bank (the Bank) today announced the rollout of enhanced employee benefits. Expectant mothers at the Bank can now look forward to a 20-week fully paid maternity leave.
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Which company has the best maternity leave?
Here are the well-known US companies that have the best maternity leave programs:
- Netflix: 52 weeks
- KPMG: 52 weeks
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: 52 weeks
- Fedex: 50 weeks
- 3M: 28 weeks
- Paypal: 26 weeks (ranked #30 company with the best benefits)
- Zynga: 26 weeks
- Alphabet (Google): 24 weeks
See Also: 34 Best Tech Companies To Work For
How much paid maternity leave do most companies offer?
The National Library of Medicine found in a study that “on average women take 10 weeks of maternity leave” in the United States.
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