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What a salary is worth, what an employee really costs with end-of-service gratuity, overtime, annual leave, VAT and the cost of hiring, all on the UAE Labour Law and Federal Tax Authority rules in force in 2026. Free, instant and with every figure explained.
- UAE figures 2026 · Personal income tax
- none
- Gratuity (years 1 to 5)
- 21 days' basic pay per year
- Overtime premium
- 25 % / 50 %
- Annual leave
- 30 calendar days
- VAT
- 5 %
For employees and job seekers
What a job offer is really worth: take-home pay, hourly rates, overtime and leave.
Hourly to monthly salary calculator
An hourly rate as a weekly, monthly and annual figure, from your hours per week.
Calculate →Overtime pay calculator
Your hourly rate from the salary and what the extra hours pay at the statutory 25 % and 50 % premiums.
Calculate →Annual leave calculator
What a day of leave is worth and what your unused annual leave pays out.
Calculate →Freelance hourly rate calculator
The hourly and day rate you need to charge to take home what you want.
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For employers
What hiring and keeping people costs, from the payslip to the recruitment budget.
Total employer cost calculator
Gross salary plus the gratuity accrual and benefits: the real cost of a hire.
Calculate →Cost per hire calculator
Advertising, agency fees, recruiter time and onboarding divided by the hires they produce.
Calculate →Employee turnover cost calculator
How many people leave each year and what replacing them really costs.
Calculate →VAT calculator
Add 5 % VAT to a net price or strip it from a gross one.
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For recruitment agencies
Bill rates, pay rates, on-costs and the margin left for the agency.
Recruitment agency margin calculator
Pay rate, on-costs and bill rate: the markup and margin on every placed worker.
Calculate →Client bill rate calculator
The hourly rate to quote a client so the margin you want is left after the worker's full cost.
Calculate →Placement fee calculator
The fee a permanent placement earns, what the search cost, and the profit it leaves.
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How the calculators work
Every calculator uses the rules in force in the United Arab Emirates, shows its arithmetic and names the source.
- 1.
Enter a few figures
A salary, an hourly rate or a budget. The result updates as you type, nothing is sent anywhere.
- 2.
See the breakdown
Every deduction, contribution and total on its own line, per month and per year, so the headline figure is never a black box.
- 3.
Check the rules
Each page lists the rates and thresholds it applies, the official source and the date we last checked them.
Frequently asked questions
Are the calculators free?
- Yes. Every calculator is free, needs no account and sends none of your figures to a server: the arithmetic runs in your browser.
Which rules do they use?
- The UAE Labour Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021) for gratuity, overtime and leave, and the Federal Tax Authority's 5 % VAT. There is no personal income tax, so gross and net salary are the same for expatriate employees. Each page shows the date its rules were last checked.
Are the results exact?
- They are estimates built on the statutory rules. Your contract, free-zone regulations, the split between basic salary and allowances, and Emirati pension contributions change the figures. For a decision that depends on the exact figure, ask your payroll or an adviser.
Why is there no gross-to-net calculator?
- Because the UAE levies no income tax on salaries: an expatriate employee's net pay equals the gross. UAE nationals contribute to GPSSA or ADPF pensions (11 % of pensionable salary under the 2023 law), which the employer cost calculator covers in the benefits field.