UAE GratuityUAE gratuity by basic salary
The gratuity for common basic salaries after 2, 5, 10 and 20 years of service.
| Basic salary | 2 years | 5 years | 10 years | 20 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AED 1,500 | AED 2,100 | AED 5,250 | AED 12,750 | AED 27,750 |
| AED 2,000 | AED 2,800 | AED 7,000 | AED 17,000 | AED 37,000 |
| AED 3,000 | AED 4,200 | AED 10,500 | AED 25,500 | AED 55,500 |
| AED 4,000 | AED 5,600 | AED 14,000 | AED 34,000 | AED 74,000 |
| AED 5,000 | AED 7,000 | AED 17,500 | AED 42,500 | AED 92,500 |
| AED 7,500 | AED 10,500 | AED 26,250 | AED 63,750 | AED 138,750 |
| AED 10,000 | AED 14,000 | AED 35,000 | AED 85,000 | AED 185,000 |
| AED 15,000 | AED 21,000 | AED 52,500 | AED 127,500 | AED 277,500 |
| AED 20,000 | AED 28,000 | AED 70,000 | AED 170,000 | AED 370,000 |
How to use this table
Find the row nearest to your last basic salary, not your total pay: housing, transport and similar allowances do not count. Each row uses the rule from u.ae: 21 days per year for the first 5 years and 30 days after, a day being basic salary ÷ 30. Tap a salary for the full year-by-year table.
What the numbers show
- Doubling the basic salary doubles the gratuity, because every figure is a number of days of the basic salary.
- The step from 5 to 10 years is larger than from 0 to 5 years in each row, because years after the fifth earn 30 days instead of 21.
- A person whose package has a low basic salary and large allowances gets a smaller gratuity than the package suggests. Check the basic salary in the contract.
- Any figure here is an estimate for a full-time expatriate worker with continuous service and no unpaid absence.
Sources
- UAE Government portal u.ae, "End of service benefits for workers in the private sector" (u.ae), read on 13 November 2026. It quotes Article 51 of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 and Article 30 of Cabinet Resolution No. 1 of 2022. Everything about the 21 and 30 days, the two-year cap, the basic salary, the 14-day payment deadline, part-time workers and the Savings Scheme comes from that page.
- The only assumption: a "day" of salary is the monthly basic salary divided by 30. The page does not state the divisor; check how your employer or MOHRE counts it.
Rules read on 13 November 2026 from the UAE Government portal. They apply to expatriate workers in the private sector; Emiratis follow the pension and social security legislation. Laws change and your contract may give more. This site is not connected with the UAE Government or MOHRE and gives no legal advice: contact the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation for your own case.