Maryland employers can begin taking up to 0.45% of a worker’s wages for paid family and medical leave in January 2027, the first month of the state’s new Family and Medical Leave Insurance program, known as FAMLI. Maine and Minnesota already pay leave benefits to workers. Maryland will not pay anything until Jan. 1, 2028, so the deductions start a full year before the first benefit check.
The deduction is small on any single paycheck. A worker who earns $1,000 in a week would see up to $4.50 of it go to the program. On a $50,000 salary, 0.45% works out to $225 a year, or about $4.33 a week.
What comes out of Maryland paychecks in January
The Maryland Department of Labor says the initial contribution rate is 0.9% of wages up to the Social Security wage cap. That rate applies to wages paid in 2027. The department splits the cost equally, 0.45% for the employer and 0.45% for the employee. The page does not put a dollar figure on the wage cap…