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Kuwait end-of-service gratuity calculator 2026

Hani · Founder & Tax Data Researcher · ArabTaxCalc

Enter your last salary and how long you have worked to see the gratuity you are owed in Kuwait, whether you resign or the employer ends the contract.

Short answer

Under Article 51 of Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, a worker paid monthly is entitled to 15 days' pay for each of the first five years and a month's pay for each year after that, and the total gratuity cannot exceed 18 months' pay. It is calculated on the last pay including fixed allowances. Example: 5 years of service on a basic salary of 1,000 Kuwaiti dinars (1,400 with allowances) gives 3,500 Kuwaiti dinars when the contract ends or the employer ends it.

Your service

Kuwaiti dinar
Kuwaiti dinar
Some laws use the total salary, or cap the gratuity with it.

Worked examples: basic salary 1,000 KWD

Length of serviceIf you resignIf the contract ends
1 year0700
3 years1,0502,100
5 years2,3333,500
10 years10,50010,500

For an expat with a total salary of 1,400 KWD (basic plus allowances). Amounts in KWD.

How it is calculated

The 5-year example above, step by step:

  1. First 5 years: 5 × 15 days' pay = 3,500 dinars
  2. After 5 years: 0 × one month's pay = 0 dinars
  • Article 51 of Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010: 15 days' pay for each of the first five years and one month's pay for each year after that, with the award capped at one and a half years' pay. Article 53 sets the shares due on resignation.
  • It is worked out on the last wage including fixed allowances. We took 15 days' pay as half the monthly wage; some employers and courts work out the daily wage on a 26-day basis, which gives a higher amount.

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Gratuity questions about Kuwait

How much end-of-service gratuity will I get in Kuwait?

Under Article 51 of Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, a worker paid monthly is entitled to 15 days' pay for each of the first five years and a month's pay for each year after that, and the total gratuity cannot exceed 18 months' pay. It is calculated on the last pay including fixed allowances. Example: 5 years of service on a basic salary of 1,000 Kuwaiti dinars (1,400 with allowances) gives 3,500 Kuwaiti dinars when the contract ends or the employer ends it.

How do I calculate end-of-service gratuity in Kuwait?

15 days' pay for each of the first 5 years and a month's pay for each year after that, capped at 18 months' pay. Pay of 1,000 dinars and 6 years gives 3,500 dinars when the contract is ended by the employer.

How much gratuity do I get if I resign in Kuwait?

Nothing before 3 years, half the gratuity from 3 to under 5 years, two thirds from 5 to under 10 years, and the full gratuity after 10 years, under Article 53.

Is the Kuwait gratuity based on basic or total pay?

On the last total pay including the fixed allowances the worker receives regularly, not on basic pay alone.

Sources

  1. Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010 and its amendments (Articles 51, 52 and 53), text published on Mohamah.net (secondary source, as the official site could not be reached) Secondary source used to cross-check · checked 2 October 2026

Based on each country's labour law, as listed on our sources page. Special cases (fixed-term contracts, dismissal for misconduct, domestic workers) can differ; check with the labour ministry in your country.

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