End-of-service award calculator
Enter your last wage, your dates and how the contract ends to estimate the end-of-service award (gratuity) due under the Saudi Labor Law, including the reduced share when you resign.
How the calculator works
- Length of service: the days between your start and end dates, divided by 365. Parts of a year count in proportion (Article 84).
- Full award: half a month's wage for each of the first five years, then one month's wage for each following year, on the basis of the last wage.
- Share due: on resignation, nothing under 2 years, one third from 2 to 5 years, two thirds from more than 5 to less than 10 years, the full award from 10 years (Article 85). Force majeure and a female worker leaving within 6 months of marriage or 3 months of giving birth keep the full award (Article 87).
- No award during probation, or for a dismissal under Article 80 when the serious misconduct is proven.
- Domestic workers: one month of the last wage for every four consecutive years of service.
The wage to enter is the actual wage: basic wage plus allowances such as housing and transport, as defined by Article 2 of the Labor Law, unless your contract excludes commissions or other variable parts.
Examples
| Case | Last wage | Service | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer ends the contract | SAR 6,000 | 4 years | SAR 12,000 |
| Employer ends the contract | SAR 10,000 | 8.5 years | SAR 60,000 |
| Resignation (two thirds) | SAR 9,000 | 7 years | SAR 27,000 |
| Resignation (one third) | SAR 6,000 | 4 years | SAR 4,000 |
| Resignation | SAR 6,000 | 18 months | Nothing |
Rules, exceptions and what to do if your employer does not pay: read our guide on the end-of-service award. If you resign, see also resignation and notice period; for leave days still owed, use the unused leave calculator.
Official sources
- Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development — Labor Law: Articles 2, 84 to 88.
- HRSD — Awareness guide on the rights and duties of employers and workers: award on resignation, no award during probation.
- HRSD — End of service benefits for domestic workers: one month per four years.
Indicative calculation. Your contract may give more than the law. The exact amount depends on the wage components in your contract and on the reason the contract ended; in case of dispute, the Ministry's amicable settlement and the labor court decide.