Find your basic monthly salary on the left and your years of service across the top. Where they meet is your estimated gratuity in AED. If your salary is not listed, type it in the box to add your own row at the top.
Enter your salary to add your own row to the table below.
| Basic salary (AED / month) | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years | 4 years | 5 years | 7 years | 10 years | 15 years | 20 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 | 2,100 | 4,200 | 6,300 | 8,400 | 10,500 | 16,500 | 25,500 | 40,500 | 55,500 |
| 4,000 | 2,800 | 5,600 | 8,400 | 11,200 | 14,000 | 22,000 | 34,000 | 54,000 | 74,000 |
| 5,000 | 3,500 | 7,000 | 10,500 | 14,000 | 17,500 | 27,500 | 42,500 | 67,500 | 92,500 |
| 6,000 | 4,200 | 8,400 | 12,600 | 16,800 | 21,000 | 33,000 | 51,000 | 81,000 | 111,000 |
| 7,500 | 5,250 | 10,500 | 15,750 | 21,000 | 26,250 | 41,250 | 63,750 | 101,250 | 138,750 |
| 8,000 | 5,600 | 11,200 | 16,800 | 22,400 | 28,000 | 44,000 | 68,000 | 108,000 | 148,000 |
| 10,000 | 7,000 | 14,000 | 21,000 | 28,000 | 35,000 | 55,000 | 85,000 | 135,000 | 185,000 |
| 12,000 | 8,400 | 16,800 | 25,200 | 33,600 | 42,000 | 66,000 | 102,000 | 162,000 | 222,000 |
| 15,000 | 10,500 | 21,000 | 31,500 | 42,000 | 52,500 | 82,500 | 127,500 | 202,500 | 277,500 |
| 20,000 | 14,000 | 28,000 | 42,000 | 56,000 | 70,000 | 110,000 | 170,000 | 270,000 | 370,000 |
| 25,000 | 17,500 | 35,000 | 52,500 | 70,000 | 87,500 | 137,500 | 212,500 | 337,500 | 462,500 |
How to read the table
- Basic salary is the fixed basic amount in your contract, without allowances.
- Formula: 21 days of basic pay per year for the first 5 years, 30 days per year after that. Daily rate = basic salary ÷ 30. See how gratuity is calculated.
- The total is capped at two years of wage (Article 51, clause 6), applied here as 24 months of basic salary.
- Part of a year counts in proportion (clause 3), so 3 years and 6 months falls between the 3-year and 5-year columns.
- Less than one year of service gives no gratuity, so the table starts at one year.
- Figures are rounded to the nearest dirham.
If your numbers are not in the table
Your exact dates and any unpaid leave change the result. Use the gratuity calculator for your own figures.
Worth knowing
Each year after the fifth earns 30 days of pay instead of 21, about 43% more. So going from 5 to 6 years adds more than going from 4 to 5.
This table is an estimate. Your employer may also owe you unused leave and other dues, and may deduct amounts you owe.
Official text: Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 · Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022
Common questions
How much gratuity on AED 3,000 basic after 1 year?
AED 2,100. One year earns 21 days of basic pay, and the daily rate is 3,000 ÷ 30 = AED 100, so 21 × 100 = AED 2,100.
How much gratuity on AED 5,000 basic after 5 years?
AED 17,500. Five years at 21 days a year is 105 days, and the daily rate is 5,000 ÷ 30 = AED 166.67, so 105 × 166.67 = AED 17,500.
How much gratuity on AED 7,500 basic after 5 years?
AED 26,250. That is 105 days at a daily rate of 7,500 ÷ 30 = AED 250.
How much gratuity on AED 15,000 basic after 3 years?
AED 31,500. Three years at 21 days a year is 63 days, and the daily rate is 15,000 ÷ 30 = AED 500, so 63 × 500 = AED 31,500.
How much gratuity on AED 10,000 basic after 10 years?
AED 85,000. The first 5 years earn 105 days and the next 5 years earn 30 days each, 150 days, so 255 days in all. At 10,000 ÷ 30 = AED 333.33 a day that is AED 85,000.
When does the 2-year cap on gratuity apply?
The total cannot be more than two years' wage (Article 51, clause 6), which is 24 months or 720 days of basic pay. With 105 days for the first 5 years and 30 days a year after that, you reach 720 days at 25.5 years of service, so the cap only matters from then on.
Work out your own figure
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