6+6 Korea Parental Leave Benefit Calculator, Cap for Each Month

The caps for leave taken by both parents, often called 6+6, laid out month by month. The calculator under the table starts on the both-parents track.

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Who it applies to

Article 95-3(1) of the Enforcement Decree. It applies when both parents are insured and both take leave for the same child before the child turns 18 months old. Their leave periods do not have to overlap.

The first 6 months pay each parent their own ordinary monthly wage, with a floor of ₩0.7M for each parent. From month 7 it is 80% of the ordinary wage, capped at ₩1.6M.

Cap for each month

For the first 6 months the cap rises month by month. The table is the longest case in the article, where each parent takes 6 months.

Cap on the monthly amount when both parents have each taken leave up to that month (Enforcement Decree art. 95-3(1)1).
Month	Monthly cap
Month 1	2,500,000 won
Month 2	2,500,000 won
Month 3	3,000,000 won
Month 4	3,500,000 won
Month 5	4,000,000 won
Month 6	4,500,000 won

When a cap applies

The cap depends on how long each parent takes. If each parent takes 3 months, the cap for month 3 is ₩3M. The month 4 cap of ₩3.5M is for parents who each take 4 months or more.

The article does not say what happens in a month when your spouse has taken less than you. The calculator treats that month as standard leave and marks it. The employment center decides what really applies.

Duration is set by article 19(2) of the Equal Employment Act. If both parents each take 3 months or more for the same child, you can take up to 6 more months, up to 18 months in total.

Calculate with both parents on leave

The both-parents track is already selected. Enter the ordinary wage and the months.

Months 1 to 3: 100% of the ordinary wage (cap ₩2.5M). Months 4 to 6: 100% (cap ₩2M). From month 7: 80% (cap ₩1.6M). Every month has a floor of ₩0.7M.
Enforcement Decree of the Employment Insurance Act art. 95(1), in force from 2025-01-01

Ordinary monthly wage (KRW)Your ordinary wage as of the first day of leave: base pay plus allowances paid regularly and uniformly. Your payroll staff know the exact figure. For example 3000000Months of leaveIf you split the leave, enter the total. The base is 12 months, and it extends to 18 when both parents each take 3 months or more, or for a single parent.

Which case is yours

Both parents take leave for the same child before the child turns 18 months (Decree art. 95-3(1)). The cap rises month by month for the first 6 months.

Months your spouse took (or will take) for the same childThe special cap for a month applies only when both parents have each reached that month. If your spouse takes 3 months, your months 4 onward are worked out as standard benefit and marked. When you each take 3 months or more, the limit opens to 18 months.First day of leave (optional)With a date, each month is judged against the 2025-01-01 reform. Leave it empty and every month uses the post-reform rules.

Sources

Korea Law Information Center, Enforcement Decree art. 95-3 (special cases: both parents, single parent) (checked 2026-09-07)
Korea Law Information Center, Enforcement Decree of the Employment Insurance Act art. 95 (parental leave benefit) (checked 2026-09-07)
Korea Law Information Center, Equal Employment Opportunity and Work-Family Balance Assistance Act art. 19 (parental leave) (checked 2026-09-07)