UAE Leave Salary Calculator 2026 – Annual Leave Pay
Work out how many days of annual leave you have earned, how many are left and what the unused days are worth when you leave the job. Built on Article 29 of the UAE Labour Law, with the basic rules for Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman.
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A worker earns 30 days of paid annual leave for each year of service. In the first year, after six months, leave builds up at 2 days for each month. When the job ends the worker is paid for any leave earned and not taken, including the part of the last year, and that payment is calculated on the basic wage (Article 29(9)). Leave taken during service is paid at the full wage.
Employers can agree to let you carry leave forward, but cannot stop you taking leave that has built up for more than two years.
Saudi Arabia: 21 days a year, 30 days after five years with the same employer (Article 109). Qatar: three weeks a year after one year, four weeks after five years, paid on basic wage (Articles 72 and 79). Oman: 30 days a year at gross wage, usable after six months (Article 78). Kuwait and Bahrain also give 30 days, but we have not verified their pay basis, so they are not in this calculator.
- Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021, Article 29
- MOHRE – Employer awareness guide (annual leave)
- Qatar Labour Law 14/2004 (ILO)
- Oman Royal Decree 53/2023
Rules were checked against these sources in October 2026. Laws change — if a source says something different, the source is right.
How is leave salary calculated in the UAE?
Unused leave days × daily basic wage. The daily wage here is basic × 12 ÷ 365 unless you choose ÷ 30.
How many leave days do I get in my first year?
None in the first six months, then 2 days per month until you complete a year; after that 30 days a year.
Is leave encashment based on basic or gross salary?
In the UAE, payment for unused leave on leaving is calculated on basic salary (Article 29(9)).