# مكافأة نهاية الخدمة — UAE gratuity calculator

Source page: https://valem.run/calculators/uae/gratuity

UAE gratuity is 21 days of your basic salary per year for the first five years, then 30 days per year beyond, payable after one year.

**Tax year:** 2026

## How it is calculated

The UAE levies no personal income tax, so take-home equals gross for expatriate employees. The high-intent calculation is the end-of-service gratuity paid when a contract ends.

Gratuity is 21 days of basic salary (not total pay) for each of the first five years, then 30 days per year beyond, pro-rated for part years and payable after at least one year of service. The total is capped by law at two years' wage, which starts to bite at around 25.5 years of service. Use the basic salary figure, the single most common error. Estimate, not legal advice.

## Worked example

With Basic monthly salary of 10,000 AED, this model computes End-of-service gratuity of 21,000 AED.

## Inputs

| Name | Label | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `basicMonthly` | Basic monthly salary | number |
| `years` | Years of service | number |

## Sources

- [Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021, art. 51 — end-of-service gratuity](https://uaelegislation.gov.ae/en/legislations/1541/download) (checked 2026-10-05)
- [u.ae — end-of-service benefits (the authority's stated calculation method)](https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/jobs/working-in-uae-private-sector/end-of-service-benefits) (checked 2026-10-05)

## What this page claims

The Valem engine reproduces this model's formula through 4 self-test cases. That shows internal consistency, not that the formula matches current law; the cited sources are the evidence for that. Estimate, not tax advice.

## For agents

- Model manifest (formula, constants, test vectors): https://valem.run/calculators/uae/gratuity.json
- Compute by URL: https://valem.run/calculators/uae/gratuity.json?basicMonthly=10000
- MCP: https://valem.run/mcp/calculators (call `calculate` with calculator `uae/gratuity`)