A host of factors go into deciding whether to have a child, from finances and medical expenses to one’s lifestyle and living situation.
But in the US, another sometimes crucial detail is the companies where parents work.
The US is the only developed, high-income nation that doesn’t guarantee national paid parental leave, according to the BBC, although 14 states and Washington, DC, have enacted their own mandatory paid leave programs.
Employers’ policies can therefore make all the difference in how family planning and postpartum care look. For eligible workers, the Family and Medical Leave Act provides unpaid leave and job-protection guarantees, but it’s up to employers to set their own paid policies.
Amid economic uncertainty, some companies, such as Deloitte and Zoom, are scaling back leave benefits for some employees. Still, parental leave policies as a whole are trending in the other direction, according to Hillary Cookler, a researcher and doctoral candidate at UCLA Anderson who annually tracks the parental leave policies of the 500 largest US public companies by revenue.
“The trend that I’ve broadly observed is that [paid parental leave] is expanding over time,” Cookler told Business Insider. “More firms are offering it, and they’re also offering longer leave.”
In her most recent data from October 2025, she scored each company based on the transparency of its policy and the length of the primary parent’s paid leave.
Using this data, she compiled a list of companies that publicly disclose their paid parental leave policy and offer paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents. This data was then sorted by the length of paid leave for mothers and birthing parents.
The specifics of companies’ policies vary, with some stipulations depending on the caregiver, the parent’s role, or the method of birth. The policies apply to full-time, eligible US employees. All listed companies offer 20 weeks or more of paid leave in total for birthing parents.
See 18 of the best large companies for maternity leave, based on Cookler’s data, listed in alphabetical order.
Adobe
Adobe offers up to 182 days (26 weeks) of paid leave for birthing mothers and will pay 100% of the employee’s salary during that time, according to its publicly shared policy. The company also lets mothers begin their leave up to 30 days before their child is born.
Mothers who adopt a child are eligible for 182 days of paid leave if the child is under 6 years old.
For new fathers, Adobe offers up to 112 days (16 weeks) of paid leave.
Amazon
For full-time employees at Amazon, birthing parents are offered up to 20 weeks of fully paid leave, while “supporting and adoptive parents” are offered up to six weeks, according to the company’s policy. Mothers can begin their leave four weeks before the baby is born.
Amazon also offers a leave share program, in which employees can give six weeks of paid parental leave to a spouse or partner who doesn’t have paid leave through their employer.
Capital One Financial Corporation
Capital One offers “20 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for all other new parents,” per its publicly shared policy.
Citigroup
Citigroup offers a standard 16 weeks of “paid parental bonding leave” to all new parents at 100% base pay, according to its policy.
Birthing mothers receive an additional six or eight weeks of fully paid leave — depending on whether they have a traditional birth or C-section — giving birthing mothers 22 to 24 weeks of paid leave in total.
eBay
eBay offers 20 weeks of fully paid leave to birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.
The company also offers other benefits to parents for family building, including adoption reimbursement of up to $10,000 and surrogacy reimbursement of up to $25,000.
Eli Lilly and Company
At Eli Lilly, all new parents receive 12 weeks of paid leave in addition to 8 weeks of unpaid leave, according to its publicly shared policy. Birthing mothers are provided an additional eight weeks of paid maternity leave, for a total of 20 weeks.
Like other companies on this list, it also offers family-building support, including $25,000 for adoption or surrogacy.
GlobalFoundries Inc.
The technology manufacturer offers a baseline of 12 weeks of paid parental leave, while birthing mothers and surrogate/adoptive parents are eligible for a total of 20 weeks of paid leave, according to the company’s careers page.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
HP Enterprise Company offers six months of paid parental leave to all new parents. Fortune reported in 2025 that the company allows new parents flexibility with their leave, with some parents staggering it or returning on a part-time schedule.
Lam Research Corporation
At Lam Research Corporation, all new parents get 16 weeks of fully paid leave, while mothers receive an average of 26 weeks, with the ability to get more if certified by a doctor, per its policy.
The company also offers $10,000 towards adoption expenses and subsidized backup daycare.
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley offers 16 weeks of paid parental leave for all new parents and six to eight additional weeks for birthing mothers, per its publicly shared policy.
The company also offers other benefits, including subsidized backup care and perks like “a silver baby spoon engraved with your child’s name.”
NVIDIA Corporation
NVIDIA provides birthing mothers with 22 weeks of fully paid leave, as well as benefits like “unlimited reimbursement for surrogacy and adoption expenses,” according to its website.
Fortune reported in 2025 that non-birthing parents at the company receive 12 weeks of paid leave.
Oracle Corporation
At Oracle, 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, which the company describes as “the parent who takes on a supporting role,” are offered 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 offers benefits in 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 this with maternity leave for a total of 20 weeks of paid leave.
Workday, Inc.
At Workday, new mothers can combine their 12-week paid pregnancy leave with the 12 weeks of paid bonding time given to all new parents, for a total of 24 weeks, per its policy.
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