Saudi Annual Leave Calculator Widget
See how many annual leave days a Saudi private-sector worker has earned in the current leave year, what the balance is after leave taken and carried over, and what that balance is worth in cash if the contract ends now.
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How it works
Article 109 grants at least twenty-one days of paid annual leave a year, rising to at least thirty once the worker has completed five continuous years with the same employer. The widget finds the current leave year from the last work anniversary, applies 21 or 30 days depending on whether five years were complete at that anniversary, and accrues it day by day - so a worker 182 days into a 365-day leave year has earned about half the year's days. Days carried over with the employer's consent (Article 110) are added and days already taken are subtracted. Leave cannot be cashed in while the job continues; when it ends, Article 111 pays the unused days, including a share for the part year, and A2Z values them at the actual monthly wage divided by thirty, the Article 2 month.
Calculation method
- Entitlement = 21 days a year; 30 from the leave year that starts after 5 completed years
- Earned this leave year = entitlement x days worked in it / days in the year
- Balance = earned + carried over - taken
- Cash value on leaving = actual monthly wage / 30 x balance
Worked examples
Six months into year six
Inputs: Start 1 Feb 2021; on 1 Aug 2026; nothing carried or taken
Result: 14.96 days earned
30 days x 182 / 365.
First year, leap year
Inputs: Start 1 Feb 2024; on 1 Aug 2024; 2 days carried, 3 taken
Result: 9.5 days
21 x 183 / 366 = 10.5; + 2 - 3.
An estimate from the dates entered, not a payroll record. The employer's records and the Labor Law decide the balance.
Limitations
- Counts in the Gregorian calendar; contracts that keep the Hijri calendar have slightly shorter leave years.
- Public holidays, Eid leave, sick leave and other special leave are separate and not included.
- More generous contractual leave is not modelled - enter extra days as carried over if needed.
Where publishers use it
- An HR portal where staff check their accrued leave before booking time off
- A small business owner working out a leaving employee's leave pay
- An expatriate guide to leave entitlement after five years in the Kingdom
- An Al Khobar hospital roster office tracking 30-day entitlements
- A Hail logistics firm planning Hajj and summer leave
Questions
How many days of annual leave do workers get in Saudi Arabia?
At least 21 days a year, increased to at least 30 days once the worker has spent five continuous years with the employer (Labor Law Article 109). Leave is paid in advance.
Can unused leave be paid out?
Not during employment - Article 109 forbids cash in lieu while the contract runs. When the worker leaves, Article 111 pays the unused days, including a share for the part year worked.
Can the employer postpone my leave?
Yes, by up to 90 days, or longer with the worker's written consent, but not beyond the end of the following leave year (Article 110).
Does Hajj leave count as annual leave in Saudi Arabia?
No. Article 113 gives a worker who has served two years paid leave of ten to fifteen days, including Eid al-Adha, to perform Hajj once during service, separate from the 21 or 30 days of annual leave.
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 Saudi Arabia; when a rule changes, the widget changes with it.
| Rule | Official source | In force from | Last verified | Next review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual leave At least 21 days a year, at least 30 after five continuous years with the employer. Unused leave is paid on leaving, including a pro rata share for part of a year, on the actual wage (Arts. 111 and 2). |
Labor Law (consolidated), Part Six Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development - Arts. 109, 110 and 111 |
Not stated on the source | 7 Oct 2026 | 5 Apr 2027 |
| A month under the Labor Law A month is 30 days unless the contract or work regulations say otherwise, so a day's wage is the monthly wage / 30 (the division follows from the definition). |
Labor Law (consolidated), Part One Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development - Art. 2 (definition of month) |
Not stated on the source | 7 Oct 2026 | 5 Apr 2027 |
| Calendar for Labor Law periods Art. 10: periods are counted in the Hijri calendar unless the contract or work regulations say otherwise. The unified contract forms adopted by the 2025 Implementing Regulations select the Gregorian calendar. Widgets default to Gregorian and offer Hijri for contracts that specify it. |
Labor Law Art. 10 and Implementing Regulations Art. 18, Annex 5 (unified contract cl. 14.6) Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development - Art. 10; IR Art. 18; Annex 5 cl. 14.6 |
19 Feb 2025 | 7 Oct 2026 | 5 Apr 2027 |
Sources
- Labor Law (consolidated), Part Six - Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development . Arts. 109, 110 and 111. Verified 2026-10-07.
- Labor Law (consolidated), Part One - Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development . Art. 2 (definition of month). Verified 2026-10-07.
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