Company Parental Leave Policies

Compare paid leave benefits at 58 top employers — 2026 data

58 Companies Tracked
15.6 Avg Weeks (Birth Parent)
11.2 Avg Weeks (Non-Birth)
Grade:
Industry:
AT&T B
Media & Entertainment
12 wks birth 12 wks non-birth
Abbott Laboratories C
Healthcare & Pharma
8 wks birth 8 wks non-birth
Accenture A
Consulting & Professional Services
18 wks birth 18 wks non-birth
Adobe B+
Technology
16 wks birth 16 wks non-birth
Airbnb A
Technology
22 wks birth 10 wks non-birth
Amazon A
Technology
20 wks birth 6 wks non-birth
American Express A+
Finance & Banking
26 wks birth 20 wks non-birth
Apple A
Technology
18 wks birth 6 wks non-birth
Bain & Company B
Consulting & Professional Services
12 wks birth 12 wks non-birth
Bank of America B+
Finance & Banking
16 wks birth 16 wks non-birth
Best Buy C
Retail & Consumer
11 wks birth 6 wks non-birth
Boston Consulting Group B+
Consulting & Professional Services
16 wks birth 16 wks non-birth
CVS Health D
Healthcare & Pharma
4 wks birth 4 wks non-birth
Capital One A
Finance & Banking
20 wks birth 12 wks non-birth
Charles Schwab C
Finance & Banking
8 wks birth 6 wks non-birth
Chick-fil-A B
Retail & Consumer
12 wks birth 2 wks non-birth
Citigroup A+
Finance & Banking
24 wks birth 16 wks non-birth
Comcast / NBCUniversal B+
Media & Entertainment
16 wks birth 4 wks non-birth
Costco C
Retail & Consumer
8 wks birth 6 wks non-birth
Deloitte B+
Consulting & Professional Services
16 wks birth 16 wks non-birth
Delta Air Lines B
Transportation & Logistics
12 wks birth 2 wks non-birth
Ernst & Young B+
Consulting & Professional Services
16 wks birth 16 wks non-birth
FedEx F
Transportation & Logistics
2 wks birth 2 wks non-birth
Fidelity Investments B+
Finance & Banking
16 wks birth 16 wks non-birth
Goldman Sachs A
Finance & Banking
20 wks birth 20 wks non-birth
Google A+
Technology
24 wks birth 18 wks non-birth
Home Depot B
Retail & Consumer
12 wks birth 6 wks non-birth
JPMorgan Chase B+
Finance & Banking
16 wks birth 16 wks non-birth
Johnson & Johnson C
Healthcare & Pharma
8 wks birth 8 wks non-birth
LinkedIn A
Technology
20 wks birth 12 wks non-birth
Lowe's B
Retail & Consumer
12 wks birth 2 wks non-birth
McDonald's B
Retail & Consumer
12 wks birth 6 wks non-birth
McKinsey & Company B+
Consulting & Professional Services
16 wks birth 16 wks non-birth
Merck A
Healthcare & Pharma
18 wks birth 12 wks non-birth
Meta A
Technology
18 wks birth 17 wks non-birth
Microsoft A
Technology
20 wks birth 12 wks non-birth
Morgan Stanley A+
Finance & Banking
24 wks birth 16 wks non-birth
Netflix A+
Technology
24 wks birth 24 wks non-birth
Nike B+
Retail & Consumer
16 wks birth 16 wks non-birth
Pfizer A
Healthcare & Pharma
20 wks birth 12 wks non-birth
PricewaterhouseCoopers B
Consulting & Professional Services
12 wks birth 12 wks non-birth
Procter & Gamble B+
Retail & Consumer
16 wks birth 8 wks non-birth
Salesforce A
Technology
26 wks birth 12 wks non-birth
Shopify A+
Technology
26 wks birth 26 wks non-birth
Spotify A+
Technology
26 wks birth 26 wks non-birth
Starbucks A
Retail & Consumer
18 wks birth 12 wks non-birth
Stripe A+
Technology
24 wks birth 16 wks non-birth
Target B
Retail & Consumer
12 wks birth 4 wks non-birth
Tesla B+
Technology
16 wks birth 9 wks non-birth
UPS D
Transportation & Logistics
6 wks birth 2 wks non-birth
US Federal Government B
Government & Public Sector
12 wks birth 12 wks non-birth
Uber A
Technology
18 wks birth 18 wks non-birth
UnitedHealth Group D
Healthcare & Pharma
4 wks birth 5 wks non-birth
Verizon B+
Media & Entertainment
16 wks birth 8 wks non-birth
Walmart B+
Retail & Consumer
16 wks birth 6 wks non-birth
Walt Disney Company C
Media & Entertainment
8 wks birth 4 wks non-birth
Wells Fargo B+
Finance & Banking
16 wks birth 4 wks non-birth
X (formerly Twitter) F
Technology
2 wks birth 2 wks non-birth

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

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X (formerly Twitter) slashed parental leave from 20 weeks to just 2 weeks after Elon Musk's 2022 acquisition — the biggest cut of any major tech company.

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Spotify lets parents take their 6 months of paid leave anytime before their child turns 3 — not just right after birth.

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Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol tripled paid leave from 6 to 18 weeks in 2024 after receiving a single email from an employee asking for more.

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Amazon's Leave Share program lets employees donate 6 weeks of paid leave to a spouse whose employer doesn't offer any.

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The US is the only wealthy nation with no federal paid parental leave. Only 27% of American workers have access to employer-paid family leave.

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The gap between the best and worst is staggering: Spotify offers 26 weeks fully paid while FedEx offers just 2 weeks.

Data sourced from company career pages, benefits disclosures, and news reports. Policies may vary by role, location, and employment type. Last updated February 2026. Full disclaimer.