Sick pay under the Spanish school and nursery agreements
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Pick the agreement and the days of leave: the calculator shows the months at 100% and what is left after, when only Social Security pays.
Top-up: Publicly funded private schools
€1,638
100% of pay for 3 months, plus a month per three years of service; 7 months for teachers paid by the education authority.
| Statutory benefit | €5,112 |
| Employer top-up | €1,638 |
| Total you receive | €6,750 |
| Without leave you would have earned | €7,200 |
Add 30 days at 100% per three-year step; teachers paid by the authority get 7 months. Top-up reference: pay. 7th agreement, in force until the 8th is signed. Read in the BOE on 29 October 2026.
| Days | Dates | % | Who pays | Amount | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | 29 Oct 2026 – 31 Oct 2026 | 0% | Nobody: unpaid days | €0 | + €180 |
| 4-15 | 1 Nov 2026 – 12 Nov 2026 | 60% | Employer, at its own cost | €432 | + €288 |
| 16-20 | 13 Nov 2026 – 17 Nov 2026 | 60% | INSS or mutua (advanced by the employer) | €180 | + €120 |
| 21-90 | 18 Nov 2026 – 26 Jan 2027 | 75% | INSS or mutua (advanced by the employer) | €3,150 | + €1,050 |
| 91-120 | 27 Jan 2027 – 25 Feb 2027 | 75% | INSS or mutua (advanced by the employer) | €1,350 | – |
| Agreement | Article | BOE |
|---|---|---|
| VII Convenio colectivo de empresas de enseñanza privada sostenidas total o parcialmente con fondos públicos | Art. 74. Complemento por incapacidad temporal | BOE-A-2021-15665 |
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · Rules and agreements read in the BOE on 29 October 2026
Both national education agreements follow the same pattern: full pay for the first months of leave, whatever the cause, then the statutory benefit only. In publicly funded private schools it is three months at 100% of total pay, plus one month for each three-year service step, and seven months for teachers paid directly by the education authority. In nurseries it is the first three months of any leave at 100% of agreement pay, as long as you are entitled to the Social Security benefit. On a salary of 1800 euros, 120 days off sick at a school with no service steps add up to €6,750; with 3 steps, the same days are paid in full. Once that period ends, the 60 and 75% scale applies.
Publicly funded schools: three months plus one per step
The agreement for private schools funded with public money (BOE-A-2021-15665, article 74) guarantees 100% of total pay during sick leave, including any rises approved while it lasts. It does not distinguish illness from accident. The general period is three months, with one more month at 100% for each three-year service step. Teachers whose salary is paid directly by the education authority get seven months. 7th agreement, in force until the 8th is signed.
The calculator applies the three months of the general case. On €1,800 a month, 120 days off sick give €6,750.00: the first 90 days at full pay and the next 30 at 75% of the base, under Decree 3158/1966. With 3 steps, 180 days of leave add up to €10,800.00, against €9,450.00 with no seniority.
| Seniority | Days at 100% | 180-day leave |
|---|---|---|
| No steps | 90 | €9,450.00 |
| 1 step | 120 | €9,900.00 |
| 2 steps | 150 | €10,350.00 |
| 3 steps | 180 | €10,800.00 |
Nurseries: the first three months
The agreement for nursery and early-years centres (BOE-A-2025-11289, article 38) covers the first three months of any leave at 100% of monthly agreement pay: base salary, personal supplement and seniority, without the extra payments. It requires you to be entitled to the Social Security benefit, so if you do not meet the qualifying period for ordinary illness there is no top-up either. 13th agreement, to 2027.
On €1,800, a 30-day leave pays €1,800.00; a 120-day leave, €6,750.00, because the last month goes back to the statutory benefit.
Your leave at an education centre
Top-up: Nurseries
€1,638
| Statutory benefit | €3,762 |
| Employer top-up | €1,638 |
| Total you receive | €5,400 |
| Without leave you would have earned | €5,400 |
After the agreement period
When the months at 100% run out, you receive the temporary incapacity benefit: 75% of the regulatory base once you have been off for more than 20 days. For a teacher with a €1,800 base, that is €45.00 a day. Leave can last up to 365 days and be extended by 180 more, as the maximum length page explains. Regional education agreements and school-level arrangements can be more generous: if yours is, its text prevails.