Saudi End-of-Service Benefit Calculator
What is your end-of-service award under Saudi Labor Law, Articles 84–85? Last wage in, award out — with the resignation tiers that change the answer.
Saudi Labor Law (Royal Decree M/51, Bureau of Experts English text) provides in Article 84: on the end of the employment relation, the employer pays an award of a half-month wage for each of the first five years and a one-month wage for each following year, calculated on the last wage, with part-years pro-rated. Unlike the UAE, there is no cap stated in Articles 84–85.
The wage base matters. Article 2 defines “wage” as the actual wage — basic wage plus all other due increments, including allowances, cost-of-living and family increments, and grants. So the default base is your last actual wage, not basic alone. Article 86 lets the contract validly exclude variable commissions or sales percentages from the EOSB base, so this calculator has a separate field for those and an exclusion checkbox. Piecework or all-commission pay uses an average basis under Article 96 — this calculator flags that case instead of applying the last-month wage.
Resignation changes the answer. Article 85: resignation after 2 to 5 years inclusive pays one third; after more than 5 years but less than 10 pays two thirds; at 10 years or more pays the full award. Below 2 years on resignation, no award is payable under Article 85. Note the boundary: exactly 5.0 years is one third, not two thirds. Article 87 gives the full award despite resignation in three cases: force majeure, a female worker ending within 6 months of marriage, or within 3 months of giving birth. Article 80 allows termination without an award only in listed cases with procedure — this calculator does not apply automatic forfeiture. Domestic workers are exempt from this law (Article 7). One honesty note: the BOE PDF carries no amendment-date stamp, and amendment summaries report no change to EOSB in the 2024/2025 amendments — confirm against the current BOE Arabic consolidation before treating this as legal advice.
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Piecework / all-commission: Article 96 uses an average basis, not the last-month wage. Treat this figure as an illustration only and check Article 96.
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How to use the result
- Enter your last actual wage — basic plus fixed allowances — not basic alone.
- Check the resignation boundary: exactly 5.0 years is one third, 5 years + 1 day is two thirds.
- If your contract excludes variable pay under Article 86, tick the box so it is removed from the base.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a cap on Saudi EOSB?
No cap is stated in Articles 84–85. That is different from the UAE, which caps at two years' wage.
Does resignation below 2 years pay anything?
Under Article 85, no — the tiers start at 2 years. For non-resignation endings, Article 84 pro-rates from day one with no minimum stated.
Is Saudi EOSB based on basic salary?
No. Article 84 says “last wage”, and Article 2 defines wage as the actual wage (basic plus due increments). Some payroll guides say “basic only” — that contradicts the law text.
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Sources & verification: see links in the text above. Rates verified 2026-10-18. If a rate or law has changed since then, the law prevails over this calculator.