Sick pay and Illness Benefit estimator for Ireland
Statutory Sick Pay, Illness Benefit and the gap between them.
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Updated for tax year 2026This calculator runs in your browser and needs JavaScript, which is switched off right now. Nothing has gone wrong. Statutory Sick Pay, Illness Benefit and the gap between them. Below the form you will find how the calculation works and the official sources, and that reads without JavaScript.
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The result is based on the figures you entered and the rules published for the selected tax year. Your actual pay depends on your Revenue record, your contract and your employer’s payroll.
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A worked example: 5 days of certified sick leave
Normal daily pay €110, over 13 weeks of service, none of this year’s statutory days used.
| Days covered by statutory sick pay | 5 days |
|---|---|
| Daily rate: 70 % of normal pay, capped | €77.00 |
| Statutory sick pay for the period | €385.00 |
| Normal pay for the same days | €550.00 |
The shortfall against normal pay is €165.00 for those five days.
How to read it
Statutory Sick Pay pays 70 % of normal pay up to a daily cap, for a limited number of days a year, and only after 13 weeks of service with a medical certificate. Two things people miss: your contract may be better than the statutory minimum, in which case the contract wins; and once statutory days run out, the next step is Illness Benefit from the Department of Social Protection, which is a separate claim you have to make yourself.
The figures in this example are produced by the same engine as the calculator above, using the 2026 tax year data. If a rule changes, they change here too.
Sick pay estimator
Sick pay in Ireland comes from two places that work differently. Your employer pays Statutory Sick Pay at 70% of your normal pay, capped per day, for a limited number of days. After that, Illness Benefit from the Department of Social Protection may apply, subject to PRSI conditions. This estimator separates the two and shows what is left uncovered.
This is an estimate
The result is based on the figures you entered and the rules published for the selected tax year. Your actual pay depends on your Revenue record, your contract and your employer’s payroll.