Czech sick pay calculator

What you receive when ill: employer wage compensation and state sickness benefit.

Valid for 2026Employee under Czech labour law

Gross monthly salary

Average over the last 12 months, including bonuses and supplements.

Length of illness

Calendar days from the first day of sick leave.

Weekly hours

First day of illness

Optional. With a date the missed shifts in the first 14 days are counted exactly.

Total for the illness

CZK 28

Over 30 days: CZK 12 from the employer, CZK 16 from the state.

Average per day

CZK 1

The total divided by calendar days of illness.

Wage compensation from the employer (days 1 to 14)

Wage compensation

CZK 12

10 missed shifts at CZK 1.16 each. The shift count is an estimate (5 a week), enter a date for an exact figure.

Reduced hourly earnings

CZK 0.24

Average hourly earnings CZK 0.26, compensation is 60 % of the reduced figure. Shift of 8 h.

Sickness benefit from the state (from day 15)

Sickness benefit

CZK 16

For 16 calendar days from the 15th day of illness.

Daily assessment base

CZK 1.48

After reduction CZK 1.34.

Sickness benefit by day
Days of illness	Rate	Days	Per day	Total
day 15 to 30	60 %	16	CZK 1	CZK 16

Indicative calculation under Czech rules. The social security administration sets the actual daily base from income over the reference period, and the employer computes compensation from the previous quarter's average earnings.

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Sick pay under Czech law

This calculator follows the Czech rules for employees in 2026. An illness has two parts. For the first 14 calendar days the employer pays wage compensation, but only for the shifts you would have worked: 60 % of the average hourly earnings after reduction, times the hours of each missed shift. From day 15 the social security administration pays the sickness benefit for every calendar day, weekends included.

The benefit is based on the daily assessment base, which is the gross income of the last 12 months divided by 365. The base is reduced in tiers and the benefit is 60 % of the result from day 15 to 30, 66 % from day 31 to 60 and 72 % from day 61 on. The daily amount is rounded up to whole crowns.

The 2026 reduction thresholds

Daily base: 90 % of the part up to 1,633 CZK, 60 % between 1,633 and 2,449 CZK, 30 % between 2,449 and 4,897 CZK, nothing above that. The highest possible benefit is 1,617 CZK a day.
Hourly earnings for employer compensation: 90 % up to 285.78 CZK, 60 % up to 428.58 CZK, 30 % up to 856.98 CZK.
Average hourly earnings are estimated as monthly salary divided by weekly hours times 4.348. The employer uses the previous quarter, so the figures can differ when pay fluctuates.

Frequently asked questions

Are the first three days paid?

Yes. The unpaid waiting period for the first three days was abolished on 1 July 2019. Compensation is due from the first missed shift.

Who pays the first 14 days?

The employer, from its own funds, and only for days you were scheduled to work. Enter the first day of illness and the calculator counts the shifts from the calendar, including Czech public holidays.

How long is the benefit paid?

For at most 380 calendar days from the start of the incapacity. The administration can extend it on request by up to 350 more days when recovery is expected soon.

Do the self-employed get sick pay?

Only if they pay voluntary sickness insurance, and then only the state benefit from day 15. There is no employer compensation for them.