How to use this calculator
- Enter your last monthly basic salary in QAR, without allowances.
- Enter your years of service plus any extra months.
- Click Calculate to see your daily wage, the total gratuity days and the minimum amount payable.
Formula — how it is calculated
Article 54 of Labour Law No. 14 of 2004 says an employer must pay a worker who has completed at least one year of service an end-of-service gratuity agreed with the worker, provided it is not less than three weeks' wage for every year of employment. Fractions of a year are paid in proportion, and the calculation uses your last basic wage.
Three weeks is 21 days. Qatar practice uses a 30-day month, so the daily wage is the monthly basic salary divided by 30, each year earns 21 of those days, and the total is simply 21 × daily wage × years of service. There is no cap, and — unlike Saudi Arabia and Kuwait — Qatar has no resignation reduction: Article 54 does not scale the gratuity down because you resigned.
Be careful with a common mistake online: you will often read that Qatar pays three weeks a year for the first five years and four weeks after that. The law does not say that. The four-week figure comes from Article 79, which is about annual leave, not gratuity. Many contracts do voluntarily pay a full month per year, especially for professional roles — if yours does, your real entitlement is higher than this calculator's legal minimum.
Worked example
Fatima's last basic salary is QAR 15,000 a month and she has worked 5 years. Her daily wage is 15,000 ÷ 30 = QAR 500. Each year earns 21 days, so five years earn 105 days. 105 × 500 = QAR 52,500. After 10 years the same salary would give QAR 105,000. Those are the legal minimums — a contract promising 30 days per year would pay QAR 75,000 for the same five years.
Frequently asked questions
How is gratuity calculated in Qatar?
Gratuity = (last monthly basic salary ÷ 30) × 21 × years of service, including part years in proportion. It is the minimum set by Article 54 of the Labour Law.
Does resigning reduce my Qatar gratuity?
No. Article 54 contains no resignation scale, unlike Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Any contract clause reducing the gratuity below the three-week minimum for resignation would not override the law.
Is Qatar gratuity 3 weeks or 4 weeks after 5 years?
Three weeks for every year, at all service lengths. The four-week figure belongs to annual leave under Article 79 — a frequent source of confusion in online guides.
Are allowances included in Qatar gratuity?
No. The basis is the last basic wage. Housing, transport and other allowances are excluded unless your contract specifically says otherwise.
Is there a cap on Qatar gratuity?
No statutory cap. The amount grows with every year of service and with your basic salary.