Kuwait End of Service Indemnity Table (Private Sector)
Find the row for your years of service and the column for your last full wage to read the indemnity. For a period in days or dividing by 30, use the calculator.
The table is calculated with the same formula as the Kuwait indemnity calculator and assumes whole years and a constant wage.
Full indemnity (employer terminates or the contract ends)
| Service | Wage 300 | Wage 500 | Wage 800 | Wage 1,000 | Wage 1,500 | Wage 2,000 | Wage 3,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 173 | 288 | 462 | 577 | 865 | 1,154 | 1,731 |
| 2 years | 346 | 577 | 923 | 1,154 | 1,731 | 2,308 | 3,462 |
| 3 years | 519 | 865 | 1,385 | 1,731 | 2,596 | 3,462 | 5,192 |
| 4 years | 692 | 1,154 | 1,846 | 2,308 | 3,462 | 4,615 | 6,923 |
| 5 years | 865 | 1,442 | 2,308 | 2,885 | 4,327 | 5,769 | 8,654 |
| 6 years | 1,165 | 1,942 | 3,108 | 3,885 | 5,827 | 7,769 | 11,654 |
| 7 years | 1,465 | 2,442 | 3,908 | 4,885 | 7,327 | 9,769 | 14,654 |
| 8 years | 1,765 | 2,942 | 4,708 | 5,885 | 8,827 | 11,769 | 17,654 |
| 10 years | 2,365 | 3,942 | 6,308 | 7,885 | 11,827 | 15,769 | 23,654 |
| 12 years | 2,965 | 4,942 | 7,908 | 9,885 | 14,827 | 19,769 | 29,654 |
| 15 years | 3,865 | 6,442 | 10,308 | 12,885 | 19,327 | 25,769 | 38,654 |
| 20 years | 5,365 | 8,942 | 14,308 | 17,885 | 26,827 | 35,769 | 53,654 |
| 25 years | 5,400 | 9,000 | 14,400 | 18,000 | 27,000 | 36,000 | 54,000 |
Indemnity on resignation (Article 53)
| Service | Wage 300 | Wage 500 | Wage 800 | Wage 1,000 | Wage 1,500 | Wage 2,000 | Wage 3,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 years | 260 | 433 | 692 | 865 | 1,298 | 1,731 | 2,596 |
| 4 years | 346 | 577 | 923 | 1,154 | 1,731 | 2,308 | 3,462 |
| 5 years | 577 | 962 | 1,538 | 1,923 | 2,885 | 3,846 | 5,769 |
| 6 years | 777 | 1,295 | 2,072 | 2,590 | 3,885 | 5,179 | 7,769 |
| 8 years | 1,177 | 1,962 | 3,138 | 3,923 | 5,885 | 7,846 | 11,769 |
| 10 years | 2,365 | 3,942 | 6,308 | 7,885 | 11,827 | 15,769 | 23,654 |
| 15 years | 3,865 | 6,442 | 10,308 | 12,885 | 19,327 | 25,769 | 38,654 |
The formula used
Indemnity = 15 days' wages for each of the first 5 years + a month's wage for each year after, capped at 18 months' wages, on the last full wage. Daily wage = monthly wage ÷ 26. Prefer Arabic? Use the Arabic version.
Frequently asked questions
How much is end-of-service indemnity for 5 years in Kuwait?
75 days' wages (15 days per year): a wage of KWD 1,000 gives about KWD 2,885 dividing by 26, or 2,500 dividing by 30. On resignation it is only half.
What is the cap on indemnity in Kuwait?
18 months' wages, reached after about 20 years of service when dividing by 26, after which the indemnity stops rising.
Why divide by 26?
In Kuwait the daily wage is usually the monthly wage divided by 26 working days, the practice followed by the authorities. The calculator also lets you divide by 30.
Sources
Figures and formulas on this page were last reviewed on 2026-11-03.