💼 UAE Gratuity Calculator

Estimate your end-of-service gratuity under the UAE Labour Law (Decree-Law 33 of 2021).

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💼 UAE Gratuity Calculator

Need the complete breakdown? Use the UAE final settlement calculator to combine gratuity, unused leave and outstanding pay.

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How This Calculator Works

It follows Article 51 of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 (the UAE Labour Law for the private sector):

  • Eligibility: at least one year of continuous service. Below one year, no gratuity is due.
  • Daily wage: monthly basic salary ÷ 30. Allowances such as housing and transport are not included.
  • First five years: 21 days' basic wage for each year of service.
  • Each year after five: 30 days' basic wage.
  • Part years: once you pass one year, fractions of a year are paid pro rata.
  • Unpaid leave: days of unpaid absence are not counted as service.
  • Cap: the total cannot exceed two years' basic wage (24 months).

Worked Example

A basic salary of AED 10,000 gives a daily wage of AED 333.33. For 7 years of service: 21 × 5 × 333.33 = AED 35,000 for the first five years, plus 30 × 2 × 333.33 = AED 20,000 for years six and seven — a total of AED 55,000.

This is an estimate for private-sector employees under the UAE Labour Law. Government employees, some free zones (such as DIFC, which uses a savings scheme) and employees enrolled in an alternative end-of-service savings scheme follow different rules. Your employer may also deduct amounts you owe. Confirm your final figure with HR or MOHRE.

Before you calculate

Use the basic wage from your contract, your actual service dates and any unpaid absence. This tool estimates gratuity only: outstanding salary, unused leave, notice pay and deductions belong in a separate final settlement. Read our UAE resignation and final settlement guide and use the annual leave calculator to estimate the unused leave component.

Official sources

Our worked gratuity guide records its source review and explains exceptions, including alternative savings schemes.

Frequently Asked Questions

On your basic salary only — the figure shown as "basic" in your contract or payslip. Housing, transport and other allowances are not included.
Not under the 2021 law. Private-sector employees who resign after at least one year of service receive the full gratuity. The reductions for resigning early applied under the old 1980 law.
No gratuity is due for less than one year of continuous service. After the first year, part years are paid pro rata.
The law caps total gratuity at two years' basic wage. At these rates the cap is only reached after roughly 25 years of service.