UAE annual leave calculator

Full-time private-sector employees earn 30 days of paid leave for each year of service. Unused leave is paid on leaving, based on the basic salary.

Your answer

Leave earned30 days
Pay for unused daysAED 6,666.67
Days left20 days
  • A day’s pay is taken as the monthly basic salary ÷ 30.

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How we worked it out

Updated as you change the numbers.

  1. A full year of service: 30 days.
  2. Unused days × basic salary ÷ 30.

Method and assumptions

UAE Government portal (Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021): 30 days of paid annual leave for each year of service, and 2 days for each month when service is more than six months and less than a year; leave due on leaving is paid on the basic salary.

Questions

How much leave after 9 months?

18 days (2 days a month).

Sources

Method and figures checked on November 3, 2026. Every worked answer on this page is covered by an automated test. Found a mistake? Tell us.

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