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Saudi Arabia annual leave calculator 2026

Hani · Founder & Tax Data Researcher · ArabTaxCalc

Enter your salary, years of service and unused leave days to see your entitlement and what the unused days are worth under the labour law of Saudi Arabia.

Short answer

At least 21 days for each year, rising to at least 30 days after 5 years of continuous service with the same employer. Example: after 3 years of service the entitlement is 21 days a year, and 15 unused days on a total salary of 10,800 Saudi riyals are worth 5,400 Saudi riyals.

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What the law says

At least 21 days for each year, rising to at least 30 days after 5 years of continuous service with the same employer.

Leave is paid in advance, and in the law the wage means the actual wage (basic plus allowances). A worker who leaves the job is entitled to pay for unused leave days, and to leave pay for fractions of a year in proportion to the time worked. Leave may not be paid out in cash during employment.

If annual leave overlaps with Eid and official holidays, annual leave is extended by the number of those days (Implementing Regulations). The English version of the unified employment contract annexed to the Regulations states that leave is counted in calendar days. Leave pay is based on the actual wage, inferred from the definition of wage in Article 2, since Article 111 does not mention the basic wage.

Labour Law: Article 2 (wage = actual wage, month = 30 days), Article 109, Article 110, Article 111. Implementing Regulations: Articles 33 and 37 and the rules on Eid holidays.

How the calculator works it out

  1. Daily wage = the total monthly salary ÷ 30 = 360 SAR on the example salary.
  2. Pay for unused leave = unused days × daily wage: 15 × 360 = 5,400 SAR.

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Annual leave questions about Saudi Arabia

How many days of annual leave do you get in Saudi Arabia?

At least 21 days for each year, rising to at least 30 days after 5 years of continuous service with the same employer.

How is pay for unused leave calculated in Saudi Arabia?

Leave is paid in advance, and in the law the wage means the actual wage (basic plus allowances). A worker who leaves the job is entitled to pay for unused leave days, and to leave pay for fractions of a year in proportion to the time worked. Leave may not be paid out in cash during employment.

What else should I know about annual leave in Saudi Arabia?

If annual leave overlaps with Eid and official holidays, annual leave is extended by the number of those days (Implementing Regulations). The English version of the unified employment contract annexed to the Regulations states that leave is counted in calendar days. Leave pay is based on the actual wage, inferred from the definition of wage in Article 2, since Article 111 does not mention the basic wage.

Sources

  1. Updated Saudi Labour Law (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development) Official source · checked 2 October 2026
  2. Implementing Regulations of the Labour Law and annexes (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development) Official source · checked 2 October 2026

Results are estimates for information only. Your contract or a collective agreement can give you more leave than the legal minimum.

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