What you will be paid for sick leave given your insurance record, and for maternity leave, and how much comes from the employer and how much from the Pension Fund.
| Insurance record | Percent | Per day | Gross | Take-home |
|---|
Choose what you are calculating: sick pay for illness or injury, or maternity pay, the pregnancy and childbirth benefit. Then enter your earnings: a steady monthly salary or the total for the 12 months before the month the sick leave or maternity leave began.
For sick pay, set the number of days and your insurance record, which decides the payment percentage. For maternity pay, choose the length of leave. In both modes it matters whether you have at least 6 months of insurance record in the last 12 months, because that decides which limit applies.
The calculator shows average daily pay, pay per day, gross and take-home amounts, and for sick pay how much the employer pays and how much the Pension Fund pays. The table compares sick pay across insurance records, or maternity pay across lengths of leave.
| Insurance record | Percent of average pay |
|---|---|
| Under 3 years | 50% |
| 3 to 5 years | 60% |
| 5 to 8 years | 70% |
| Over 8 years | 100% |
Regardless of record, 100% is paid to, among others, war veterans, family members of fallen veterans and defenders of Ukraine, people in Chornobyl categories 1-3, victims of Nazi persecution and rehabilitated persons. Donors lost this benefit from 26 January 2026; those who qualified earlier keep it for a year after donating blood. The calculator's Privileged category option covers these cases.
The record is taken from Pension Fund data on the first day of sick leave. How it builds up and how to check yours is explained in our guide to checking your insurance record.
The reference period is the 12 calendar months before the month incapacity began. Earnings include payments on which ESV was paid, and days when the person did not work for valid reasons are excluded: earlier sick leave, maternity leave, unpaid leave.
Two limits apply:
Sick leave certificates are electronic: the doctor opens one in the health system, and once it is closed it gets the Ready for payment status. The employer then has 10 working days to assign the payment. It pays the first 5 days itself, usually with the next salary. The employer pays out the Pension Fund's part once the fund transfers the money.
Sole proprietors who pay ESV for themselves are also entitled to sick pay, but receive it from the Pension Fund only from day 6 of illness: nobody covers the first 5 days for them. Sick pay is not paid, among other cases, for days spent on unpaid leave and in the other situations listed in Article 23 of Law No. 1105.
The pregnancy and childbirth benefit is 100% of average pay regardless of insurance record. It is paid at once for the whole leave: 70 days before birth and 56 after, 126 days in total. After a complicated birth or the birth of two or more children the leave is 140 days: the extra 14 days are issued as a separate certificate after the birth and paid on top. Women in Chornobyl categories 1-3 get 180 days, 90 before birth and 90 after. The Pension Fund pays maternity benefit from day one, and no income tax or military levy is withheld.
If a woman is not insured (does not work officially and does not pay ESV), since 2026 the Pension Fund grants her assistance of UAH 7,000 a month for the whole leave, regardless of earnings. Other payments available after a child is born are covered in our guide to child benefits.
From 50% to 100% of average pay for each calendar day of illness, depending on your insurance record: under 3 years 50%, 3 to 5 years 60%, 5 to 8 years 70%, over 8 years 100%. Certain categories, including war veterans and Chornobyl categories 1-3, get 100% regardless of their record.
The employer pays the first 5 days of incapacity due to illness or injury from its own funds, and the Pension Fund pays from day 6. Maternity pay comes entirely from the Pension Fund, from day one.
Average daily pay for the calculation cannot exceed UAH 5,681.34: the maximum ESV base of UAH 172,940 divided by 30.44. With under 6 months of insurance record in the last 12 months, sick pay cannot exceed UAH 284.07 a day.
Sick pay is taxed at 18% income tax and 5% military levy, like a salary. Pregnancy and childbirth benefit is not part of taxable income, so no taxes are withheld from maternity pay.
Maternity pay cannot be lower than the amount based on the minimum wage: UAH 284.07 a day. For 126 days of leave that is UAH 35,792.82. For women who are not insured, the Pension Fund grants UAH 7,000 a month.
Yes, if at least the minimum ESV was paid for those months. You can check your record in your account on the Pension Fund portal or in Diia.
Checked against official sources on October 29, 2026. When a figure changes, it is updated on every page of the site.
The calculation is simplified and for reference only: the exact amount is set by the employer and the Pension Fund based on your earnings and insurance record. It is not legal or tax advice.
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