Zasiłek macierzyński: 81,5% przez rok czy 100% i 70%, porównanie kwot
Estimates only, not financial advice. What you type stays on your device. Checked against sources on 17 Oct 2026.Zasiłek macierzyński liczy się od przeciętnego wynagrodzenia z 12 miesięcy przed porodem, pomniejszonego o 13,71% składek. Wniosek złożony do 21 dni po porodzie daje 81,5% przez cały urlop macierzyński i rodzicielski; bez niego jest 100% przez 20 tygodni, a potem 70%. Kalkulator pokazuje obie kwoty obok siebie i minimum 1000 zł miesięcznie.
2026 · Rates and rules read from the sources listed on this page (the earliest on 17 Oct 2026); they may have changed since.
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This calculator shows what ZUS pays an employee during maternity leave (urlop macierzyński) and parental leave (urlop rodzicielski) in Poland, with the two ways of being paid side by side.
The base. Take the average gross pay of the 12 calendar months before the birth and subtract the employee's social contributions of 13.71%. For full-time work the base is never below the 2026 minimum wage of 4,806 zł minus 13.71%, so 4,147.10 zł. One day of benefit is a thirtieth of the monthly amount.
81.5% or 100% then 70%. If the mother applies within 21 days of the birth, she gets 81.5% of the base for the whole maternity and parental leave. Otherwise maternity leave pays 100% and parental leave 70%. Over a full year the totals are almost the same, and 100% then 70% comes out a few złoty ahead, but 81.5% pays more in the first months. If no day of parental leave is used in the child's first year, ZUS tops the 81.5% maternity pay up to 100% on request.
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Over a full year the totals are nearly equal: on 7,000 zł gross the split pays 59,758.16 zł and 81.5% pays 59,728.76 zł. The 81.5% option pays more each month at the start, and 100% then 70% pays more if you stop parental leave early.
ZUS takes the average monthly pay of the 12 calendar months before the birth and subtracts the employee's 13.71% social contributions. For full-time work the base cannot be lower than the minimum wage minus 13.71%, which is 4,147.10 zł in 2026.
No later than 21 days after the birth, in writing to the employer or ZUS. Without that application maternity leave is paid at 100% and parental leave at 70%. The 81.5% then covers both leaves, except the 9 weeks reserved for the father.
One thousand złoty a month. When 100%, 81.5% or 70% of your base comes to less than the świadczenie rodzicielskie of 1,000 zł, ZUS raises the monthly benefit to 1,000 zł, and in proportion for part of a month.
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