Kuwait Leave Salary Calculator
Find how many days of annual leave you have earned under Kuwait Labour Law, what your leave salary is, when you are back at work, and what unused, sick or Hajj leave pays.
Leave days are working days. A week is 5 working days.
To see when your leave ends and you are back at work.
Leave blank to use your balance after this leave.
New Year (1 Jan), National Day (25 Feb) and Liberation Day (26 Feb) are skipped for you. Islamic holidays move each year, so add them here.
Article 67 divides the wage by the working days in the month. 26 is the usual count; some employers use 30.
Blank uses the law: 30 days a year. Used only where it is higher.
All annual leave you have taken since joining.
Taken off your service before leave is counted.
Paid at double the daily wage, plus a day off for each.
Type the rate you get: how many of that currency you get for 1 KWD.
How your leave salary is worked out
Leave earned from your service (30 working days a year), a daily wage of full wage ÷ 26, then days × wage.
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Leave you earned
5.5 yrs × 30
= 165 days - 2
Daily wage
(600 + 180) ÷ 26
= KWD 30.000 - 3
Pay for your leave
30 × 30.000
= KWD 900.000 - 4
Unused leave on exit
135 × 30.000
= KWD 4,050.000
Read more: the law, the formula, a worked example, sick and Hajj leave, and carrying leave over
Kuwait’s Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010 sets the minimum leave for private-sector workers. Article 70 was changed by Law No. 85 of 2017:
- 30 days of paid annual leave a year, earned once you have worked at least 6 months for the employer (Article 70)
- Fridays and Saturdays, official holidays and sick days that fall inside your annual leave are not counted as leave days, so 30 leave days are 30 working days, about 6 weeks away from work (Article 70)
- leave for part of a year is in proportion to the time worked (Article 70)
- leave is paid on your full wage, and the daily wage is the monthly wage divided by the working days in the month, usually 26 (Article 67)
- with your employer’s agreement, up to 2 years of leave can be carried over (Article 72)
- leave you have not used is paid in cash when your job ends (Article 73)
- 13 days of paid official holidays a year; if you work one, you get double the daily wage and another day off (Article 68)
The formula
leave earned = 30 × years of service
(part years in proportion; nothing before 6 months)
daily wage = (basic + fixed allowances) ÷ 26
leave salary = daily wage × leave days
unused leave pay = daily wage × unused days
Worked example
You joined on 1 January 2021 and count up to 30 June 2026, which is 5 years and 6 months, or 5.5 years. You have earned 5.5 × 30 = 165 days. Your basic salary is KWD 600 and your fixed allowances are KWD 180, so your wage is KWD 780 and the daily wage is 780 ÷ 26 = KWD 30.000. Taking 30 days pays 30 × 30 = KWD 900.000.
If the leave starts on Sunday 5 July 2026, the 30 working days skip 10 Fridays and Saturdays, so the last day of leave is Thursday 13 August 2026 (40 calendar days) and you are back at work on Sunday 16 August.
That leaves 165 − 30 = 135 days. If you left the job now, they would be paid at the same daily wage: 135 × 30 = KWD 4,050.000. With the leave salary, that is KWD 4,950.000 in total. (On basic only, the daily wage would be 600 ÷ 26 = KWD 23.077.)
Sick leave pay (Article 69)
| Sick days in the year | Pay | On KWD 30 a day |
|---|---|---|
| Days 1–15 | Full pay | 30.000 a day |
| Days 16–25 | Three quarters | 22.500 a day |
| Days 26–35 | Half pay | 15.000 a day |
| Days 36–45 | A quarter | 7.500 a day |
| Days 46–75 | No pay | 0.000 |
So 20 sick days pay 15 × 30 + 5 × 22.50 = KWD 562.500. Some summaries give the second step as two thirds rather than three quarters; check with your employer.
Hajj leave (Article 75)
After 2 years of continuous service you can take 21 days of paid leave for Hajj, once while you work for the employer. On KWD 30 a day that is 21 × 30 = KWD 630.000.
Leave a year by length of service
| Service | Total earned by then |
|---|---|
| Under 6 months | 0 days |
| 6 months | 15 days |
| 1 year | 30 days |
| 3 years | 90 days |
| 5 years | 150 days |
| 10 years | 300 days |
A contract can give you more than the law, but not less. When your job ends, also check your end-of-service indemnity and any overtime you are owed.
Who these rules cover
This calculator uses the private-sector rules of Kuwait Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, run by the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM). Government jobs and domestic workers follow separate laws.
Sources: Kuwait Labour Law No. 6 of 2010 (English text, ILO NATLEX), Law No. 85 of 2017 amending Article 70 (Gulf Labour Markets and Migration, gulfmigration.grc.net) and the Public Authority for Manpower (pam.gov.kw). This is an estimate for general information, not legal advice. Check your contract, or ask your employer or PAM, before relying on it.
Common questions
How is leave salary calculated in Kuwait?
Divide your monthly wage (basic plus fixed allowances) by 26 working days to get a daily wage, then multiply it by your leave days. For example, a wage of KWD 780 gives KWD 30 a day, so 30 days of annual leave pays KWD 900. Some employers divide by 30 instead; check your contract.
How many days of annual leave do I get in Kuwait?
Under Article 70 of Kuwait Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, as amended in 2017, private-sector workers get 30 days of paid annual leave a year once they have worked 6 months for the employer. Fridays, Saturdays, official holidays and sick days inside the leave are not counted, so 30 leave days take about 6 weeks of calendar time.
Is unused annual leave paid when I leave a job in Kuwait?
Yes. Article 73 says unused annual leave is paid in cash when your service ends. On a daily wage of KWD 30, 135 unused days are worth 135 × 30 = KWD 4,050, paid with your final settlement and your end-of-service indemnity.
How is sick leave paid in Kuwait?
Article 69 pays sick leave in steps each year: the first 15 days on full pay, the next 10 days on three quarters, 10 days on half pay, 10 days on a quarter, then up to 30 days without pay. On KWD 30 a day, 20 sick days pay 15 × 30 + 5 × 22.50 = KWD 562.500.
Can I carry forward annual leave in Kuwait?
Yes, with your employer’s agreement. Article 72 lets you carry over up to 2 years of leave, which is 60 days at 30 days a year. Anything you have not used when the job ends is paid in cash.
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