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Well i get 60% but it is a company benefit. Too much less and I would probably have to go back to work earlier

60% before taxes. Then 25% lopped off for taxes

Ours is 60% for six weeks for a vaginal birth! but you can opt to pay extra during our annual enrollment period to have it bumped to 80%.

My short term disability sucked. I wouldn't even bother signing up/paying for it next time.

I had Prudential and the policy was that I would get 60% of my salary for 6 weeks after a 30 day waiting period. However, what I didn't realize/they didn't make clear was that the 30 days counted for part of the 6 weeks. So essentially, I got paid for 12 days (42 - 30 days) at 60% of my salary. Not even a full paycheck!

I took off 4 months but only 2 months were paid. I had a month worth of PTO and then had FMLA and short term disability for the next two months. Those two together did not equal my real paycheck though...

My company offers 60% of your salary for STD for people who have worked there less than 5 or 6 years with an option for a buy-up to 80% for about $8 a pay period. People who have worked there longer than the 5 or 6 years (can't remember) automatically get the 80% with no option to buy-up. Maybe you can get Aflac? Not sure of the benefits of that as I haven't looked into it, though I know there is a stipulation about pregnancy and not delivering or conceiving (again, can't remember) within the first 10 months of your plan start.