{"slug":"korea-parental-leave-benefit","name":"Korea Parental Leave Benefit Calculator (육아휴직급여, 2025 reform + 6+6)","category":"everyday","tags":["income","family","planning"],"region":"KR","tagline":"Your monthly 육아휴직급여 under the 2025 reform — 100%/100%/80% with caps ₩2.5M/₩2.0M/₩1.6M, the 6+6 ladder to ₩4.5M, and the 25% withholding that no longer exists.","endpoint":"https://xearno.tools/api/v1/tools/korea-parental-leave-benefit","page":"https://xearno.tools/t/korea-parental-leave-benefit","description":"Computes South Korean parental-leave benefit (육아휴직급여) under the rules in force since 1 January 2025: months 1–3 at 100% of ordinary wage capped ₩2,500,000, months 4–6 at 100% capped ₩2,000,000, months 7+ at 80% capped ₩1,600,000 — paid in full every month, because the 25% withheld-until-return (사후지급금) is abolished. When BOTH parents take leave for a child under 18 months, months 1–6 switch to the 6+6 scheme’s escalating 100% caps of ₩2.5M/₩2.5M/₩3.0M/₩3.5M/₩4.0M/₩4.5M per parent (the ladder ends at ₩4.5M — a ₩5.0M figure circulates and is wrong). Single parents get months 1–3 at 100% capped ₩3,000,000. General AI still describes the pre-2025 system (80% flat, ₩1.5M cap, 25% withheld) — all three facts are dead.","inputSchema":{"type":"object","properties":{"scheme":{"description":"Which scheme applies? The decisive input nobody volunteers: whether BOTH parents take leave (simultaneously or one after the other) for a child under 18 months. If yes, months 1–6 flip to the 6+6 scheme’s escalating 100% caps — up to ₩4.5M/month per parent instead of ₩2.5M/₩2.0M.","type":"string","enum":["general","sixSix","singleParent"],"default":"general"},"monthlyWage":{"description":"Ordinary monthly wage (통상임금) (₩/mo) Your 통상임금 — the ordinary wage the benefit is computed on (base pay plus fixed regular allowances), not total compensation with variable bonuses and overtime.","type":"number","minimum":0,"default":3500000},"months":{"description":"Months of leave to model (mo) Standard entitlement is 12 months per parent. It extends to 18 months when both parents each take at least 3 months, for single parents, or for a child with a severe disability.","type":"number","minimum":1,"maximum":18,"default":12}},"required":[],"additionalProperties":false},"methodology":["General schedule (in force from 1 Jan 2025): months 1–3 at 100% of ordinary wage (통상임금) capped ₩2,500,000/month; months 4–6 at 100% capped ₩2,000,000; months 7 onward at 80% capped ₩1,600,000. Every month is floored at ₩700,000. Monthly benefit = min(rate × wage, cap), then the floor: max(that, ₩700,000).","6+6 scheme (부모 함께 육아휴직제): when BOTH parents take parental leave — simultaneously or sequentially — for a child under 18 months, each parent’s months 1–6 pay 100% of ordinary wage with escalating caps of ₩2,500,000 / ₩2,500,000 / ₩3,000,000 / ₩3,500,000 / ₩4,000,000 / ₩4,500,000, then the general schedule from month 7. The ladder ends at ₩4.5M — a ₩5.0M month-6 figure circulates online and in AI answers and is wrong. The benefit is per parent; this tool computes one parent’s.","Single parents (한부모): months 1–3 at 100% capped ₩3,000,000, then the general schedule.","The 25% 사후지급금 — the portion formerly withheld and paid only after six months back at work — is abolished for leave from 1 Jan 2025. The full monthly amount is paid during leave. Pre-2025 descriptions (80% of wage, ₩1.5M cap, 25% withheld) no longer apply.","Duration: 12 months of leave per parent as standard, extended to 18 months when both parents each take at least 3 months, for single parents, or for a child with a severe disability. From 23 Feb 2025 leave can be split into up to 4 blocks (3 splits).","Eligibility: 180 days of 고용보험 (employment insurance) coverage before the leave. The 고용센터 determines the actual award.","배우자 출산휴가 (spousal childbirth leave): 20 paid working days from Feb 2025, usable within 120 days of the birth, in up to 4 blocks. For SME employees the government pays part of it, capped at ₩1,607,650 total per the 2025 notice (re-set annually). Reported as guidance — not computed into the parental-leave totals.","Verified against MOEL (고용노동부) primary sources on 2026-07-23. Caps and floors are statutory notice figures and can be revised; the schedule structure is law."],"usage":"POST https://xearno.tools/api/v1/tools/korea-parental-leave-benefit with a JSON body matching inputSchema."}