Kuwait Overtime Pay Calculator Widget

Price overtime the way Kuwait's Private Sector Labour Law sets it - the normal wage plus 25% for overtime hours, plus 50% for work on the weekly rest day and double pay on official holidays - within the Law's two-hours-a-day limit.

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Article 66 allows overtime only by written order for necessity or emergency, and pays it at the worker's normal wage for the same period plus twenty-five per cent; the ILO summary's '125 to 150%' range is not in the text. Overtime is limited to two hours a day, one hundred and eighty hours and ninety days a year, and three days a week. Article 67 adds at least fifty per cent to the wage for work on the weekly rest day - a day of twenty-four consecutive hours after every six working days - together with a substitute rest day, and Article 68 gives double pay and a substitute day for work on any of the thirteen official holiday days, such as National Day and Liberation Day on 25 and 26 February. The widget converts the monthly wage to an hourly rate with a divisor the Law does not fix; 208 hours (twenty-six working days of eight hours) is shown as a derived default you can change.

Calculation method

  • Hourly = monthly wage / divisor (default 208, derived)
  • Overtime x 1.25; rest day x 1.50; official holiday x 2.00
  • Total rounded to the fils

Worked examples

Ten overtime hours

Inputs: Wage KWD 624; divisor 208 (KWD 3 an hour)

Result: KWD 37.500

Rest day and holiday

Inputs: 8 hours each on KWD 624

Result: KWD 84.000

8 x 4.5 + 8 x 6.

A calculation aid, not legal advice.

Limitations

  • The hourly divisor is not set by law.
  • Night work has no separate premium in Law 6/2010.
  • Sector rules for banking hours are not modelled.

Where publishers use it

  • A logistics or oil-services contractor costing extra shifts
  • A worker checking an overtime line on a payslip
  • An HR policy page on Kuwait's overtime caps
  • A Shuwaikh or Mina Abdullah workshop budgeting weekend and National Day shifts

Questions

How is overtime paid in Kuwait?

At the normal wage for the same period plus 25% (Law 6/2010 Article 66), with at most 2 overtime hours a day and 180 a year.

What do I get for working on a public holiday in Kuwait?

Double pay for the day plus a substitute day off (Article 68). There are 13 official holiday days.

What is the weekly rest-day premium?

At least 50% on top of the wage, plus a substitute rest day (Article 67).

Which days are Kuwait's official holidays?

Article 68 lists thirteen paid days: Hijri New Year, Isra and Miraj, three days of Eid al-Fitr, Arafat Day, three days of Eid al-Adha, the Prophet's Birthday, National Day on 25 February, Liberation Day on 26 February and Gregorian New Year.

Does overtime need a written order in Kuwait?

Yes. Article 66 allows it only on a written order from the employer for necessity, emergencies or exceptional workload, and the employer must keep a register recording the dates, hours and pay of every overtime period.

Rules and official sources

Every legal or regulatory figure this widget uses is listed here, with the official page it was read from. The widget reads them from A2Z's rule file for Kuwait; when a rule changes, the widget changes with it.

RuleOfficial sourceIn force fromLast verifiedNext review
Overtime, rest-day and holiday pay
Overtime is paid at the normal wage for the same period plus 25%. Work on the weekly rest day: the wage plus at least 50% and a substitute rest day. Work on one of the 13 official holiday days: double pay plus a substitute day. The Law fixes no monthly-to-hourly divisor. 		Private Sector Labour Law, Law No. 6 of 2010 (official text, Ministry of Justice)
Ministry of Justice, Kuwait - Arts. 66, 67, 68		 Not stated on the source 7 Oct 2026 4 Feb 2027
Working hours
At most 48 hours a week or 8 a day; in Ramadan 36 hours a week (the Law sets no Ramadan daily figure). No more than 5 consecutive hours without a 1-hour rest. Overtime is limited to 2 hours a day (so 10 in all), 180 hours and 90 days a year, and 3 days a week. 		Private Sector Labour Law, Law No. 6 of 2010 (official text, Ministry of Justice)
Ministry of Justice, Kuwait - Arts. 64, 65, 66		 Not stated on the source 7 Oct 2026 4 Feb 2027

Sources

  1. Private Sector Labour Law, Law No. 6 of 2010 (official text, Ministry of Justice) - Ministry of Justice, Kuwait . Arts. 66, 67, 68. Verified 2026-10-07.

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