Saudi Overtime Calculator
Find your hourly wages and what your overtime, rest-day and Eid hours are worth under the Saudi Labor Law, and check the working-hour limits.
The 50% extra is worked out on this.
Basic + allowances = your actual wage.
Time past your normal hours.
Every hour counts as overtime.
Every hour is overtime (Article 107).
Used for the hourly wage. Most employers use 8.
Used for the month estimate and the limits.
Leave blank to spread it over your working days. Used for the daily-hours check.
In Ramadan the limit for Muslims is 7 hours a day or 35 a week, so time past that counts as overtime.
The law counts a month as 30 days unless your contract says otherwise.
50% of basic is the legal minimum. Your contract may pay more, but not less.
Type the rate you get: how many of that currency you get for 1 SAR.
How your overtime pay is worked out
Two hourly wages from your pay, the Article 107 extra on the basic one, then hours × rate.
- 1
Basic hourly wage
6,000 ÷ 30 ÷ 8
= SAR 25.0000 - 2
Actual hourly wage
8,000 ÷ 30 ÷ 8
= SAR 33.3333 - 3
Overtime hour
33.3333 + 50% × 25
= SAR 45.8333 - 4
Hours × rate
10 h × 45.8333
= SAR 458.33
Read more: the law, the formula, a worked example, limits and Ramadan hours
The Saudi Labor Law (Royal Decree No. M/51, as amended) sets these rules for working hours and overtime in its English text:
- a worker may not actually work more than 9 hours a day (daily criterion) or 45 hours a week (weekly criterion) (Article 98)
- in Ramadan, actual working hours for Muslims are at most 7 hours a day or 35 hours a week (Article 98)
- no more than 5 hours in a row without a break of at least 30 minutes, and no more than 12 hours a day at the workplace (Article 101)
- two rest days a week with full pay, one of them a Friday (Article 104)
- in special cases such as inventory, emergencies, unusual work pressure, Eids and seasons, actual hours must not go over 10 a day or 60 a week; the yearly overtime maximum is set by the Minister (Article 106)
- overtime hours are paid an amount equal to the hourly wage plus 50% of the basic wage (Article 107)
- with weekly working hours, hours past the weekly figure are overtime, and all hours worked on holidays and Eids are overtime (Article 107)
The formula
basic hourly wage = basic monthly wage ÷ 30 ÷ 8
actual hourly wage = (basic + allowances) ÷ 30 ÷ 8
overtime hour = actual hourly wage + 50% × basic hourly wage
overtime pay = all overtime hours × overtime hour
Worked example
Your basic wage is SAR 6,000 a month and your allowances are SAR 2,000, so your actual wage is SAR 8,000. Your basic hourly wage is 6,000 ÷ 30 = SAR 200 a day, and 200 ÷ 8 = SAR 25.00 an hour. Your actual hourly wage is 8,000 ÷ 30 = SAR 266.67 a day (266.6667), and 266.6667 ÷ 8 = SAR 33.33 an hour (33.3333).
The extra is 50% of 25 = SAR 12.50. So each overtime hour pays 33.3333 + 12.50 = SAR 45.83 (45.8333). You worked 10 overtime hours this month, so your overtime pay is 10 × 45.8333 = SAR 458.33. Of that, 10 × 33.3333 = SAR 333.33 is plain pay for the hours and 10 × 12.50 = SAR 125.00 is the extra.
Spread over about 21.67 working days (5 days a week), that is about 0.46 hours a day, so a day of about 8.46 hours: within the 9-hour limit.
Rates on SAR 6,000 basic + SAR 2,000 allowances
| What | Worked out as | SAR |
|---|---|---|
| Basic hourly wage | 6,000 ÷ 30 ÷ 8 | 25.00 |
| Actual hourly wage | 8,000 ÷ 30 ÷ 8 | 33.33 |
| Overtime hour | 33.33 + 12.50 | 45.83 |
| Overtime hour, extra on full wage (contract) | 33.33 + 16.67 | 50.00 |
| 8 hours on Eid or a rest day | 8 × 45.8333 | 366.67 |
Notes
- The law does not write out the hourly-wage formula. Article 2 says a month is 30 days unless the contract says otherwise; dividing by 8 hours a day is common practice. You can change both in Advanced mode.
- Article 107 counts holiday and Eid hours as overtime. Work on your weekly rest days is usually paid the same way; check your contract.
- In Ramadan the calculator keeps your hourly wage on your usual daily hours and checks the shorter 7-hour limit. If you keep working your usual day, add the time past 7 hours to your overtime.
- Senior managers, preparatory work, intermittent work, guards and janitors are outside the daily and weekly limits (Article 108).
- Some older summaries of the law give 8 hours a day and 48 a week. This page follows the English text of Article 98 published by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (9 and 45). Ask your employer or the Ministry if you are not sure which applies to you.
For your end-of-service award, use the Saudi end-of-service calculator, and for social insurance the Saudi GOSI calculator.
Source: Saudi Labor Law, Royal Decree No. M/51, English text (Articles 2, 98, 101, 104, 106, 107 and 108), Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (hrsd.gov.sa). Checked 11 October 2026. This is an estimate for general information, not legal advice. Check your contract, or ask your employer or the Ministry, before relying on it.
Common questions
How is overtime calculated in Saudi Arabia?
Article 107 of the Saudi Labor Law says each overtime hour is paid at your hourly wage plus 50% of your basic hourly wage. Most employers divide the monthly wage by 30 days and 8 hours. With a basic of SAR 6,000 and SAR 2,000 of allowances, that is 33.33 + 12.50 = SAR 45.83 for each overtime hour.
Is Saudi overtime paid on basic or total salary?
Both play a part. The hourly wage part uses your actual wage, which is basic pay plus allowances. The 50% extra is worked out on your basic wage only. That is why the calculator asks for your basic and your allowances separately. A contract can be more generous, for example the extra on your full wage, but not less.
How many hours can you work in a day in Saudi Arabia?
The English text of the Labor Law (Article 98) says at most 9 hours a day or 45 hours a week, and 7 hours a day or 35 a week for Muslims in Ramadan. In the special cases in Article 106, such as inventory, emergencies or unusual work pressure, actual hours must not go over 10 a day or 60 a week.
Is work on a rest day or Eid paid as overtime in Saudi Arabia?
Yes. Article 107 says all hours worked on holidays and Eids count as overtime hours, so they are paid at the same overtime rate. Work on your weekly rest day is usually treated the same way. On a basic of SAR 6,000 with SAR 2,000 of allowances, 8 hours on Eid pays 8 × 45.83 = SAR 366.67.
What is the overtime rate if I only have a basic salary?
If your whole salary is basic pay with no allowances, both parts use the same hourly wage, so an overtime hour pays 1.5 times your hourly wage. For a basic of SAR 6,000, the hourly wage is 6,000 ÷ 30 ÷ 8 = SAR 25, so each overtime hour pays SAR 37.50.
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