Leave calculator: Bahrain
What leave days are worth when paid out, and what unpaid leave takes off a month’s salary.
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 Bahrain and their sources
The version in force from 2024-03-01. "Verified" rules were checked against the official source named; the others are estimates to confirm. · Expatriate employees
Requires confirmation
These rules of Bahrain are not applied, or are applied as estimates, because we could not confirm them from an official source yet. What is needed to add them:
- Income tax brackets, Employee social security %, Employer social security %, Hours in a work day: Not entered: the official pages refused our servers, so the salary, cost and overtime calculators are not offered. Needed: SIO’s contribution rates for expatriates (including unemployment insurance) and the Labour Law’s hours and overtime.
Pay and working time
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Currency: BHD Legal basis cited
Central Bank of Bahrain · 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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Paid annual leave days (minimum): 30 Confirmed by the owner
Labour Law for the Private Sector No. 36 of 2012 · Art. 58 · read 2026-11-01
Confirmed by the owner on 2026-11-02 (earlier: At least 30 days after a year, two and a half days a month.).
Overtime
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Rest-day rate: 1.5 Confirmed by the owner
Labour Law for the Private Sector No. 36 of 2012 · read 2026-11-01
Confirmed by the owner on 2026-11-02 (earlier: 150% of the wage or another rest day, as the worker chooses.).
End of service
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Minimum years of service: 0 Confirmed by the owner
Labour Law for the Private Sector No. 36 of 2012 · read 2026-11-01
Confirmed by the owner on 2026-11-02.
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Gratuity days per year, by years of service: 0–3: 15 · 3–∞: 30 Confirmed by the owner
Social Insurance Organization: gratuity for non-Bahrainis (Decision No. 109 of 2023) · read 2026-11-01
Confirmed by the owner on 2026-11-02 (earlier: Half a month’s wage a year for the first three years, a month a year after, on basic pay and social allowance; paid by the SIO from the employer’s monthly contributions.).
Every Bahrain rule here is an estimate: the official pages refused Mihnaro’s servers. Hours, overtime, tax and social security are not entered yet.
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