Gross salary from net calculator: Saudi Arabia
Agreed a take-home salary? Find the basic salary that leaves that net after social security and income tax.
Enter the figures and press Calculate: the breakdown shows here, with the rules used.
Results are estimates for planning only, not legal, tax or payroll advice. Rates marked "estimate" are published figures Mihnaro has not confirmed; check them with the country’s tax authority, its social security body or your accountant, and your employment contract. Each rule shows its source.
Rules for Saudi Arabia and their sources
The version in force from 2022-01-01. "Verified" rules were checked against the official source named; the others are estimates to confirm. · Non-Saudi employees
Pay and working time
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Currency: SAR Legal basis cited
Saudi Central Bank · read 2026-11-01
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Salary days in a month: 30 Confirmed by the owner
Calculation convention · read 2026-11-01
Confirmed by the owner on 2026-11-02 (earlier: A month counted as 30 days for a day's pay; not a rule of law.).
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Hours in a work day: 9 Confirmed by the owner
Labor Law (Royal Decree No. M/51 of 1426H) · Art. 98 · read 2026-11-01
Confirmed by the owner on 2026-11-02 (earlier: The file on hrsd.gov.sa reads “nine hours a day … forty-five hours a week”; other references give 8 and 48. Confirm.).
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Paid annual leave days (minimum): 21 Legal basis cited
Labor Law (Royal Decree No. M/51 of 1426H) · Art. 109 · read 2026-11-01
21 days; 30 days after five consecutive years with the employer.
Overtime
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Overtime rate on working days: 1.5 Legal basis cited
Labor Law (Royal Decree No. M/51 of 1426H) · Art. 107/1 · read 2026-11-01
The hourly wage plus 50% of the basic wage.
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Holiday rate: 1.5 Legal basis cited
Labor Law (Royal Decree No. M/51 of 1426H) · Art. 107/3 · read 2026-11-01
All hours worked on holidays and Eids are overtime hours.
Social security
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Employee social security %: 0% Confirmed by the owner
Social Insurance Law (GOSI) · read 2026-11-01
Confirmed by the owner on 2026-11-02 (earlier: Occupational hazards only: 2% paid by the employer. Confirm with GOSI.).
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Employer social security %: 2% Confirmed by the owner
Social Insurance Law (GOSI) · read 2026-11-01
Confirmed by the owner on 2026-11-02 (earlier: Occupational hazards only: 2% paid by the employer. Confirm with GOSI.).
Income tax
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Tax brackets and allowances are: monthly Confirmed by the owner
Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority · read 2026-11-01
Confirmed by the owner on 2026-11-02 (earlier: Saudi Arabia levies no income tax on employees’ salaries; confirm with ZATCA.).
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Income tax brackets: 0% Confirmed by the owner
Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority · read 2026-11-01
Confirmed by the owner on 2026-11-02 (earlier: Saudi Arabia levies no income tax on employees’ salaries; confirm with ZATCA.).
End of service
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Minimum years of service: 0 Legal basis cited
Labor Law (Royal Decree No. M/51 of 1426H) · Art. 84 · read 2026-11-01
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Gratuity days per year, by years of service: 0–5: 15 · 5–∞: 30 Legal basis cited
Labor Law (Royal Decree No. M/51 of 1426H) · Art. 84 · read 2026-11-01
Half a month’s wage for each of the first five years, a month’s wage for each year after, on the last wage; part years in proportion.
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Share of the gratuity on resignation, by years of service: 0–2: 0% · 2–5: 33.3333% · 5–10: 66.6667% · 10–∞: 100% Legal basis cited
Labor Law (Royal Decree No. M/51 of 1426H) · Art. 85 · read 2026-11-01
On resignation: a third after 2 to 5 years, two thirds after 5 to 10, all after 10.
The gratuity is worked out on the last wage, which can include allowances: enter that wage as the salary.
Payroll, leave and end of service in one system
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