Qatar gratuity is not a bonus and not a negotiation. It is an end-of-service payment set by the Labour Law, and the arithmetic behind it is simple enough to check by hand before you sign anything. This page explains the convention the Qatar gratuity calculator uses, so you can see why a number comes out the way it does.

The rule in one paragraph

Under Qatar Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, Article 54, a worker who completes at least one year of continuous service is entitled to an end-of-service gratuity on termination. The entitlement accrues per year of service and is calculated on basic wage, not on the total package. Allowances such as housing, transport and mobile are excluded unless your contract explicitly folds them into basic wage. Anything better than the statutory minimum is a contractual promise, and it must be in writing to be worth anything.

Worked example: basic 8,000, three years and four months

Take a basic wage of QAR 8,000 a month and three years and four months of continuous service. The convention used by the live calculator is a three-week-per-year accrual expressed as a daily rate: monthly basic is divided by 30 to give QAR 266.67 per day. Three weeks is 21 days, so one completed year accrues 21 x 266.67 = QAR 5,600. Three completed years accrue roughly QAR 16,800. The extra four months is pro-rated: four twelfths is 0.3333, so 0.3333 x 5,600 is about QAR 1,867. The planning total is approximately QAR 18,667.

Two things matter more than the exact decimal. First, the accrual rate: if your contract states a higher rate, the statutory figure is a floor and your contract governs. Second, whether the calculator starts from basic wage. Feed it a total package and it will overstate your entitlement, sometimes badly.

Mini-example: resignation at ten months

Resign after ten months and the gratuity is zero. The one-year rule is a threshold, not a sliding scale, so ten months of service produces no end-of-service entitlement at all under the statutory minimum. This surprises people who assume accrual starts on day one and gets pro-rated. It does not. You still keep separately owed items such as unused annual leave and unpaid wages, which are not gratuity and follow their own rules.

What changes the number

• Basic wage versus total package: only basic wage counts unless your contract says otherwise.
• Continuous service: unpaid gaps and re-hires can break continuity and reset accrual.
• A contractual rate above the statutory minimum, which must be in writing.
• Termination reason, which affects notice pay rather than the accrual itself.
• Deductions your employer claims, which you should ask to see itemised.

Run your own figure

Put your own basic wage and service length into the Qatar gratuity calculator, then compare the output with the settlement your employer offers. If you are also leaving the country, work through the leaving Qatar checklist and settle any outstanding traffic fines before departure. Source: Al Meezan, Qatar Labour Law No. 14 of 2004. This is an explainer and a planning estimate, not legal advice and not a settlement statement. Reviewed 29 August 2026.