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Saudi End of Service Calculator

Calculate your end-of-service award in Saudi Arabia from your last wage and dates, including the reduced award on resignation (Articles 84 and 85).

How it's calculated

Under the Saudi Labor Law (Articles 84 to 87), a worker whose employment ends is entitled to an end-of-service award:

  1. Wage: the last actual wage, meaning the basic wage plus allowances such as housing and transport (Article 2). Commissions may be excluded by agreement (Article 86).
  2. First five years: half a month's wage for each year.
  3. Each year after five: a full month's wage.
  4. Parts of a year count in proportion.

If you resign (Article 85), you receive part of the award, depending on your continuous service:

ServiceAward
Less than 2 yearsNothing
2 to 5 yearsOne third
More than 5 and less than 10 yearsTwo thirds
10 years or moreThe full award

The full award is paid, even when you leave, if you leave because of force majeure, or if you are a woman who leaves within six months of marriage or three months of giving birth (Article 87), or if you leave because of the employer's breach (Article 81).

Calendar: the law counts periods in the Hijri calendar unless your contract says otherwise (Article 10). Choose Gregorian if your contract uses it. A Hijri year is shorter, so the same dates give slightly more years of service.

Source: Saudi Labor Law, Articles 2, 10, 81, 84, 85 and 87 (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development) · Spotted a wrong figure? Report it

Frequently asked questions

How much do I get if I resign?

Nothing before two years of service, one third of the award for two to five years, two thirds for more than five and less than ten years, and the full award from ten years (Article 85).

Which wage is used?

Your last actual wage: the basic wage plus allowances such as housing and transport. Commissions can be left out if your contract says so (Article 86).

Hijri or Gregorian years?

The law counts periods in the Hijri calendar unless your contract uses the Gregorian one (Article 10). Choose the calendar your contract uses.