End-of-Service Calculator — Qatar
Your estimated end-of-service benefit
The statutory cap applies to this amount.
Dismissed summarily? Law No. 9 of 2026, amending Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, added a ground on which a worker may be dismissed with neither notice nor end-of-service gratuity: inciting others to strike for illegitimate reasons in a way that disrupts operations. This estimate assumes that ground does not apply, and pays the full Article 54 entitlement — if it does apply, the award may be excluded entirely. Check the Arabic text of the law before paying or relying on this figure.
Are you a Qatari national? Article 54 does not require an employer to pay this gratuity ON TOP of a retirement or similar system that secures GREATER benefits than it. Qatari nationals in the private sector are covered by the GRSIA scheme under Law No. 1 of 2022, which is normally the greater of the two — so expect the pension rather than this figure. Note the test is the comparison, not your nationality: where the scheme secures less, the Article 54 entitlement is still live. This estimate assumes an expatriate employee.
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- What changes this figure
Including questions like:
- The exact monthly figure used as the calculation base, and whether it is basic or full wage.
- Your recorded start date and last working day.
…and 4 more, each one a fact your employer already holds.
Statutory rules current as of August 2026. This is an indicative estimate, not legal advice. Everything is computed on your device — your salary is never sent or stored.
How the Qatar calculation works
- Enter your monthly salary — for this country that means your monthly basic salary (allowances excluded).
- Enter your total years of service (partial years count proportionally).
- Choose how the employment ends — resignation can reduce the entitlement in some countries.
- Read your estimate with its legal basis, and talk to us on WhatsApp if you want it checked.
The law: Qatar Labour Law No. 14 of 2004
- Requires at least 1 year of continuous service
- 21 days' wage (3 weeks) per year, for all years of service
- No cap on the total gratuity
- Partial years are calculated proportionally
- Full gratuity on both resignation and termination
How the Qatar entitlement builds up
End-of-service accrues in bands: each year of service earns a fixed slice of wage, and the slice changes once you pass the statutory boundary. These are the Qatar Labour Law No. 14 of 2004 figures the calculator above uses.
| Years of service | Accrues per year |
|---|---|
| Every year of service | 21 days' wage |
| After 10 years of service | 7 months' wage |
There is no cap: a long career keeps accruing at the same per-year rate, so a 30-year employee's award is well above a 10-year one's.
At least 1 year of continuous service is required before anything is owed.
A day's wage is the monthly figure divided by 30, which is why a days-based band is worth slightly less than the same number of thirtieths.
Resigning vs being terminated in Qatar
This is the difference most people are actually searching for, and it is the input the calculator will not let you skip.
In Qatar it makes no difference to the amount. A resignation and an employer termination pay the identical award; the reductions that exist in some GCC markets have no equivalent here. What can still remove the award is dismissal on a statutory ground, which is a separate question from how the employment ended.
Qatar: what changes the answer
Qatar publishes a statutory floor, not a ceiling: 21 days a year is the minimum, and a contract may promise more — check yours before treating this as the final number. There is no cap and no resignation reduction, so length of service is the only variable that matters. Law No. 9 of 2026 added a summary-dismissal ground that can exclude the award entirely; the estimate above assumes it does not apply.
What this estimate does not include
End-of-service is one line on a final settlement, not the whole of it. Three things are owed separately and are not in the figure above:
- Accrued but untaken annual leave, paid out at the rate your leave entitlement is calculated on.
- Notice pay, or pay in lieu of notice where the notice period was not worked.
- Any contractual enhancement above the statutory floor. The law sets a minimum; a contract or a company policy can promise more, and where it does, the higher figure is what is owed.
Worked example
For an employee with 10 years of service on a QAR 1,000.00/month salary, terminated by the employer, the end-of-service benefit is QAR 7,000.00 — computed from the same statutory engine that powers the product.
Frequently asked questions
How is end-of-service calculated in Qatar?
For an employee with 10 years of service on a QAR 1,000.00/month salary, terminated by the employer, the end-of-service benefit is QAR 7,000.00 — computed from the same statutory engine that powers the product.
What is the formula for end-of-service in Qatar?
Calculated per Qatar Labour Law No. 14 of 2004 (Art. 54). Statutory minimum gratuity = 21 days' wage (3 weeks) per year for every year of service, with no cap. Requires at least 1 year of continuous service. A contract may grant more (e.g. 1 month's wage per year after 5 years), but 21 days' wage per year is the statutory floor.
What happens to my gratuity if I resign in Qatar?
Requires at least 1 year of continuous service · 21 days' wage (3 weeks) per year, for all years of service · No cap on the total gratuity · Partial years are calculated proportionally · Full gratuity on both resignation and termination
Is my salary stored when I use this calculator?
No. The calculation runs entirely in your browser using the same statutory engine that powers AhlanHamad payroll — your salary is never transmitted or stored.