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End-of-Service Calculator — Saudi Arabia

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Estimated under Saudi Labour Law (Royal Decree No. M/51). Read the full statutory basis →

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 Saudi Arabia calculation works

  1. Enter your monthly salary — for this country that means your full monthly wage (basic + regular allowances).
  2. Enter your total years of service (partial years count proportionally).
  3. Choose how the employment ends — resignation can reduce the entitlement in some countries.
  4. Read your estimate with its legal basis, and talk to us on WhatsApp if you want it checked.

The law: Saudi Labour Law (Royal Decree No. M/51)

  • First 5 years: half a month's wage per year
  • After 5 years: 1 month's wage per year
  • Partial years are calculated proportionally
  • Resignation under 2 years: no award
  • Resignation 2–5 years: one-third of the award
  • Resignation 5–10 years: two-thirds of the award
  • Resignation 10+ years: full award
  • Termination by employer: full 100% award

Read the Saudi Arabia labour-law quick guide

How the Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Labour Law (Royal Decree No. M/51) figures the calculator above uses.

Years of serviceAccrues per year
Years 1–50.5 months' wage
Year 6 onwardsOne month's wage
After 10 years of service7.5 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.

There is no minimum qualifying period — a part-year leaver is owed a pro-rata share, not nothing.

Resigning vs being terminated in Saudi Arabia

This is the difference most people are actually searching for, and it is the input the calculator will not let you skip.

Resigning reduces the award on a sliding scale. Being terminated by the employer always pays 100%.

How it endsPaid
Resigning under 2 years0% of the award
Resigning at 5 years or less33.3% of the award
Resigning under 10 years66.7% of the award
Resigning at 10 years or moreThe full award

Saudi Arabia: what changes the answer

The first five years accrue half a month a year, not a full one, so the curve is deliberately back-loaded — the difference between leaving at year five and year six is larger than any other single year. The wage basis is the last monthly wage including fixed allowances. Resignation reductions apply on the Article 85 scale above, but resignations for a statutory cause, and a woman's resignation within six months of marriage or three months of childbirth, are treated as full-award cases. This estimate applies the flat scale to every resignation and does not model those exceptions.

Social-insurance rates in Saudi Arabia

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 SAR 1,000.00/month salary, terminated by the employer, the end-of-service benefit is SAR 7,500.00 — computed from the same statutory engine that powers the product.

Frequently asked questions

How is end-of-service calculated in Saudi Arabia?

For an employee with 10 years of service on a SAR 1,000.00/month salary, terminated by the employer, the end-of-service benefit is SAR 7,500.00 — computed from the same statutory engine that powers the product.

What is the formula for end-of-service in Saudi Arabia?

Calculated per Saudi Labour Law (Royal Decree No. M/51). Base award = half a month's wage for each of the first 5 years + 1 month's wage per year thereafter. Resignation: no award under 2 years, ⅓ for 2–5 years, ⅔ for 5–10 years, full after 10 years.

What happens to my gratuity if I resign in Saudi Arabia?

First 5 years: half a month's wage per year · After 5 years: 1 month's wage per year · Partial years are calculated proportionally · Resignation under 2 years: no award · Resignation 2–5 years: one-third of the award · Resignation 5–10 years: two-thirds of the award · Resignation 10+ years: full award · Termination by employer: full 100% award

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.

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