UAE gratuity calculator
Gratuity is 21 days’ basic salary for each of your first five years, then 30 days for each year after that, up to two years’ salary.
Before you start
You’ll need:
- the date you started this job
- the date your contract ends or ended
- your last basic monthly salary, from your payslip
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Your gratuity, line by line
Fill in the form and your gratuity will be worked out here, one step at a time.
Your estimated gratuity
The two-year limit applied
The law says gratuity can’t be more than “two years’ wage” (Article 51(6)). We use 24 months of your basic salary, the lowest way to read it. The law could be read as a higher limit, for example one based on your total pay, so check with MOHRE before you accept a final figure.
How it adds up
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Line by line
- Days employed
- Leap days
- Unpaid leave
- Service counted
- Daily basic wage
- First 5 years
- After 5 years
- Total before limit
- Limit: 24 months’ basic
- Estimated gratuity
What this assumes
- You’re a foreign worker in a full-time, monthly-paid, private-sector job covered by UAE labour law.
- The salary you entered is your last basic salary, without allowances.
- Notice period you worked counts as service: your contract stays in force until the notice ends (Article 43(2)).
- This is the legal minimum. If your contract promises more, you’re owed what it says.
- It’s before anything your employer may lawfully deduct, and it leaves out other money owed when you leave, such as unpaid salary or leave pay.
Still being checked
- Dividing your salary by 30 and your days of service by 365 follows Article 67. We haven’t yet matched this against MOHRE’s own calculator.
- If your job started before 2 February 2022 on an unlimited (indefinite-term) contract, the law lets your employer use the previous labour law’s rules for that contract (Article 68(3)). We haven’t read the previous law yet, so your gratuity could be different from this estimate.
- Only the final amount is rounded, to the nearest fils, so the lines can differ from the total by 0.01.
Source: Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Labour Relations, Article 51. Rules last checked: 12 November 2026.
Not eligible yet
This is an estimate, not legal advice. If your employer’s figure is different, ask them to show how they worked it out. You can also contact the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE).
How your gratuity is worked out
Three things decide your gratuity: how long you worked, your last basic salary, and which law covers your job.
Count your service in days, from your first day to your last day of employment, counting both. Take off any days of unpaid leave.
Turn the days into years by dividing by 365. Every day counts, including 29 February, so a year with a leap day counts as slightly more than a year.
Divide your last basic monthly salary by 30 to get your daily wage, because the law counts a month as 30 days.
Add 21 days’ wage for each of your first five years and 30 days’ wage for each year after that, part-years included.
Check the limit: the total can’t be more than two years’ wage. We use 24 months of basic salary.
You need at least one year (365 days) of continuous service to get gratuity. Under a year, you may still be owed other money, such as unpaid salary or leave pay.
Worked examples
Worked by hand from the rules above. Our tests check that the calculator gives the same answers.
- Days employed 1 March 2021 to 28 February 2024: 1,095 days
- Service counted 1,095 ÷ 365 = 3 years
- Daily basic wage 6,000.00 ÷ 30 200.00
- First 5 years 21 days × 3 years = 63 days 12,600.00
- Estimated gratuity 12,600.00
- Days employed 1 February 2019 to 30 April 2026: 2,646 days
- Leap days 2 days on 29 February, counted as service: + 0.0055 years
- Service counted 2,646 ÷ 365 = 7.2493 years
- Daily basic wage 12,000.00 ÷ 30 400.00
- First 5 years 21 days × 5 years = 105 days 42,000.00
- After 5 years 30 days × 2.2493 years = 67.4795 days 26,991.78
- Estimated gratuity 68,991.78
- Days employed 1 January 1995 to 31 December 2024: 10,958 days
- Leap days 8 days on 29 February, counted as service: + 0.0219 years
- Service counted 10,958 ÷ 365 = 30.0219 years
- Daily basic wage 20,000.00 ÷ 30 666.67
- First 5 years 21 days × 5 years = 105 days 70,000.00
- After 5 years 30 days × 25.0219 years = 750.6575 days 500,438.36
- Total before limit 570,438.36
- Limit: 24 months’ basic 24 × 20,000.00 480,000.00
- Estimated gratuity 480,000.00
Common questions
Do housing and transport allowances count?
No. Gratuity is based on your last basic salary only. Allowances for housing, transport, phone or anything else are left out, even if they’re paid every month. See what counts as basic salary.
I worked less than a year. Do I get anything?
Not as gratuity. You need at least one year of continuous service, and unpaid leave doesn’t count towards it. Other money may still be due; see what goes into a final settlement.
Does my notice period count?
Yes. Your contract stays in force during the notice period and ends when the notice runs out (Article 43(2)), so notice you work counts as service. Use the date your contract ends as your last day.
Does it matter that I resigned?
Article 51 works out gratuity the same way whether you resign or your employer ends your contract, and the law doesn’t take gratuity away if you’re dismissed. One case is still being checked: if your job started before 2 February 2022 on an unlimited contract, your employer may use the previous law’s rules (Article 68(3)). See does resigning change your gratuity.
My contract promises more. Which applies?
The law sets the minimum. If your contract or your employer’s rules promise more, you’re owed what they say.
I work in DIFC or ADGM. Can I use this?
No. Both financial free zones run their own employment rules, so our number would likely be wrong for you, and we don’t show one. See which rules cover you.
My employer moved me to the savings scheme. What now?
The scheme replaces gratuity from the day you joined. Gratuity earned before that is still owed, worked out on your basic salary on the day you joined. See the savings scheme guide.
When does my employer have to pay?
Within 14 days of your contract ending, together with your wages and anything else you’re owed. See what goes into a final settlement.
Sources
This calculator follows these sources. Rules we haven’t been able to confirm from an official text are listed as still being checked, next to the result and in the steps above. Full details: methodology and sources.
- Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 on the Regulation of Labour Relations Articles 1, 3, 33, 39, 43, 44, 51, 52, 53, 65, 67, 68 and 73. Official English text; the Arabic text prevails.
- UAE Government portal: end-of-service benefits in the private sector Official guidance, updated 15 October 2026.
- Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022 (executive regulations) Articles 29 (deductions) and 30 (part-time).
- Cabinet Resolution No. 96 of 2023 (end-of-service savings scheme) Articles 3, 5 and 6.
Rules last checked: 12 November 2026