GCC End-of-Service Calculator

As of 4 November 2026. Based only on the basic rules of each labour law, for reference.

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Estimate the end-of-service benefit for private-sector expat workers in all six Gulf states (Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman) from your length of service and last wage. Nothing you enter is stored or sent.

How each country calculates it

  • Saudi Arabia: half a month of wages for each of the first five years and one month for each year after that, based on the last wage, with part years counted pro rata. The wage includes basic pay and allowances set by the contract or regulations. On resignation you get nothing under 2 years, one third for 2 to 5 years, two thirds for 5 to 10 years and the full amount after 10 years. Leaving due to force majeure, or a woman resigning within 6 months of marriage or 3 months of childbirth, gets the full amount.
  • United Arab Emirates: under Article 51 of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021, full-time expat employees with at least one year of service get 21 days of basic wage per year for the first five years and 30 days per year after that. The total cannot exceed two years of wages, and unpaid absence days are excluded.
  • Qatar: under Article 54 of Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, employees with at least one year of service get at least three weeks of their last basic wage per year, with part years paid pro rata.
  • Kuwait: under Article 51 of Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, monthly-paid staff get 15 days per year for the first five years and one month per year after that, capped at one and a half years of wages. Under Article 53, resignation from an open-ended contract pays nothing under 3 years, half for 3 to 5 years, two thirds for 5 to 10 years and the full amount after 10 years.
  • Bahrain: the same formula as Article 116 of Labour Law No. 36 of 2012: half a month per year for the first three years and one month per year after that. Resignation does not reduce it. For service from 1 March 2024, employers pay monthly contributions to the Social Insurance Organization (4.2% for the first three years, 8.4% after), and you claim from the SIO when you leave.
  • Oman: contracts under the Labour Law issued by Royal Decree 53/2023 get at least one month of last basic wage per year. Contracts under the previous law get 15 days per year for the first three years and one month per year after that.

Things to keep in mind

  • The actual amount can change with the reason for termination, contract breaches, or better terms in your contract or company policy.
  • For the UAE and Qatar the daily wage is monthly basic ÷ 30 and a year is 365 days. Employers and authorities may calculate slightly differently.
  • For Kuwait the daily wage is monthly wage ÷ 26. Daily, weekly and piece-rate workers have a different scale (10 days per year for the first 5 years, 15 days after that, capped at one year of wages), so this calculation does not fit them.
  • Oman has announced plans to move expat end-of-service benefits to a savings scheme, so we will check again when it takes effect.

Results are for reference only and are not legal advice. Confirm the exact amount with the labour ministry or a professional.

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