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

🏆 Top Companies for Parental Leave

#1
Spotify 26 weeks at 100% pay
A+ #2
Shopify 26 weeks at 100% pay
A+ #3
American Express 26 weeks at 100% pay
A+ #4
Google 24 weeks at 100% pay
A+ #5
Netflix 24 weeks at 100% pay
A+

💡 Did You Know?

📉

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.

🤝

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.

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Data sourced from company career pages, benefits disclosures, and news reports. Policies may vary by role, location, and employment type. This information is for general guidance only and should not be considered legal advice. Last updated April 2026.