A new ranking highlights how major US employers compare on paid maternity leave, expanding benefits over time despite no federal guarantee.
A big part of family planning in the US can come down to something far less discussed than healthcare or childcare: where you work.
In a country that does not provide a national guarantee for paid parental leave. employer policies often determine what postpartum life can look like for new parents.. As reported, the US is the only developed, high-income nation without a federal paid parental leave mandate.. Still, 14 states and Washington, DC have introduced their own mandatory paid leave programs.
For eligible workers, the Family and Medical Leave Act offers unpaid, job-protected leave.. But it does not dictate whether that time is paid, which is why company benefits matter so much in practice.. Amid economic uncertainty. some employers—including Deloitte and Zoom—have been scaling back leave benefits for certain employees. even as broader parental leave trends appear to be moving in the opposite direction for many firms.
A researcher at UCLA Anderson who tracks parental leave practices across the largest publicly traded companies said the overall pattern is one of expansion: more firms are offering paid parental leave and. in many cases. longer leave.. Her most recent data. dated October 2025. assesses companies based on how transparent their policies are and how long the primary parent’s paid leave lasts.. From that dataset. a list was compiled of companies that publicly disclose their paid parental leave policy and provide paid leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents.
The specifics vary widely across employers.. Policies can depend on the caregiver’s role, the parent’s position, or the method of birth.. The coverage also applies to full-time eligible US employees. and all companies included provide at least 20 weeks or more of paid leave in total for birthing parents.
Adobe
Adobe’s policy provides up to 182 days. or 26 weeks. of paid leave for birthing mothers. with 100% of an employee’s salary during that period.. Mothers can start their leave up to 30 days before the birth.. For mothers who adopt, eligibility extends to 182 days of paid leave if the child is under 6 years old.. Adobe also offers new fathers up to 112 days, or 16 weeks, of paid leave.
Amazon
At Amazon, birthing parents can begin paid leave four weeks before the baby is born.. For full-time employees. the company offers up to 20 weeks of fully paid leave for birthing parents and up to six weeks for supporting and adoptive parents.. Amazon also includes a leave-share program that allows employees to give six weeks of paid parental leave to a spouse or partner who does not have paid leave through their employer.
Capital One Financial Corporation
Capital One provides 20 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for all other new parents, according to its publicly shared policy.
Citigroup
Citigroup offers a baseline of 16 weeks of paid parental bonding leave at 100% base pay for all new parents.. Birthing mothers receive additional leave—six or eight weeks depending on whether the birth is traditional or via C-section—bringing total paid leave for birthing mothers to between 22 and 24 weeks.
eBay
eBay’s policy provides 20 weeks of fully paid leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents. The company also points to additional family-building support, including adoption reimbursement of up to $10,000 and surrogacy reimbursement of up to $25,000.
Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly provides 12 weeks of paid leave in addition to eight weeks of unpaid leave for all new parents. and birthing mothers receive an additional eight weeks of paid maternity leave—totaling 20 weeks of paid leave.. It also includes family-building support such as $25,000 for adoption or surrogacy.
GlobalFoundries Inc.
GlobalFoundries sets a baseline of 12 weeks of paid parental leave, while birthing mothers and surrogate or adoptive parents are eligible for a total of 20 weeks of paid leave, according to the company’s careers page.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company offers six months of paid parental leave to all new parents. Reporting in 2025 also indicated that the company allows new parents flexibility, including the option for some to stagger leave or return on a part-time schedule.
Lam Research Corporation
Lam Research gives all new parents 16 weeks of fully paid leave. Mothers receive an average of 26 weeks of paid leave, with the ability to receive more if certified by a doctor, based on the company’s policy. It also offers $10,000 toward adoption expenses and subsidized backup daycare.
Morgan Stanley
At Morgan Stanley. all new parents receive 16 weeks of paid parental leave. with birthing mothers also eligible for six to eight additional weeks. according to the company’s publicly shared policy.. The package also includes other benefits such as subsidized backup care and perks described as a “silver baby spoon” engraved with a child’s name.
NVIDIA Corporation
NVIDIA provides birthing mothers with 22 weeks of fully paid leave and also lists benefits such as unlimited reimbursement for surrogacy and adoption expenses on its website. Reporting in 2025 indicated that non-birthing parents at the company receive 12 weeks of paid leave.
Oracle Corporation
Oracle states that new parents are eligible for up to 14 weeks of paid leave, while birthing mothers can receive further leave for childbirth.
S&P Global Inc.
S&P Global offers 26 weeks of paid parental leave for all new parents.
Salesforce
Salesforce provides 26 weeks of fully paid parental leave to parents who are the child’s primary caregiver. Secondary caregivers—described by the company as the parent who takes on a supporting role—receive 12 weeks of fully paid leave.
Synchrony Financial
Synchrony Financial offers 22 weeks of paid maternity leave for birthing mothers, while non-birthing parents are offered 12 weeks of paid leave, according to its policy. The company also includes benefits tied to family planning and up to 60 days of backup childcare.
The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company offers 20 weeks of salaried parental leave to all new parents.
Truist Financial Corporation
Truist provides all new parents with 10 weeks of paid leave, and mothers can combine that with maternity leave for a total of 20 weeks of paid leave.
Workday, Inc.
Workday offers 12 paid weeks of both bonding and maternity leave. Under its policy, new mothers can combine the 12 weeks of paid pregnancy leave with the 12 weeks of paid bonding time given to all new parents, resulting in a total of 24 weeks.
Even with the absence of a federal paid-leave guarantee. this ranking underlines a practical reality for many US families: leave length. salary coverage. and flexibility can differ sharply from one employer to another.. Some policies build totals by stacking categories such as bonding and childbirth-specific leave. while others set a single paid-leave duration and then layer in supplemental reimbursements or childcare support.
The broader trend toward longer and more transparent paid leave—identified through tracking of some of the 500 largest public companies by revenue—also helps explain why some employers have become more explicit about eligibility and timing windows. such as when mothers may begin leave before the birth.. But the same coverage also reflects why uncertainty remains for workers: while many firms are expanding paid parental benefits over time. reports indicate that at least some companies have adjusted these benefits during periods of economic stress.
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