Billing statements

Billing statements for elective coverage customers

Paid Leave currently mails billing statements to employers and self-employed earners who owe a balance of $50 or more. You can check your billing status, including any amount owed and account details, by logging in to your account.

How to pay your premiums

Log in to your elective coverage account
Select $ Payments in the top menu bar then Make Payments.
On the Pay Your Premiums screen, you have the option to:
Pay Paid Leave Premiums or
Pay WA Cares Premiums

If you’ve elected coverage for Paid Leave and WA Cares, you must make separate payments because they must be paid to the appropriate program accounts.

Accepted payment methods

We offer three methods to pay premiums:

Pay by ACH: You will be taken to a secure third-party payment processor. It’s important that you do not close your browser during the payment process. Once your payment is complete, click Exit to return to your account.

Pay by card: You will be taken to a secure third-party payment processor. It’s important that you do not close your browser during the payment process. Once your payment is complete, click Exit to return to your account. Note: You will be charged a 2.9% convenience fee with this option.

Pay by check/money order: Download and print the payment coupon for the program you’re paying premiums for. Attach your payment and mail it to the address on that form. Processing times will be longer than 3-5 business days. We do not accept foreign currency.

Payments can take several days to post to your account depending on your payment method.

Delayed payment posting

Some common reasons for delays in payment posting include:

Not enclosing the correct program payment coupon when mailing your payment
Postdating your payment to a date later in the month
Sending your payment to the wrong program
Not including your customer ID or UBI on your payment
If it’s been more than a week since you made your payment online and your balance isn’t updated, please contact us at paidleave@esd.wa.gov.

Late payments:

Starting August 2026:

A one percent (1%) monthly interest charge will be applied to overdue premium balances.

Note for elective coverage customers

Late fees are not currently assessed on elective coverage balances, and payment plans are not available.