Oman annual-leave entitlement
The Oman Labour Law, issued by Royal Decree 53/2023, sets paid annual leave at 30 calendar days per year. The current or final partial year is always pro-rated by the months served into it: 6 months gives 15 days of accrued leave, 3 months gives 7.5 days, and 9 months gives 22.5 days. The calculator above applies this pro-rata to any service figure you enter, so you can see the exact accrued balance for your situation.
How unused-leave encashment is calculated
When you leave the company, any annual leave accrued and not taken is paid out. The formula is the gross monthly salary divided by 30 to get a daily gross, multiplied by the number of unused days. Unused days are the leave accrued in the current or final year minus the days you have already taken, floored at zero. The important point for Oman: this encashment is calculated on gross salary, the full monthly wage including allowances, not on basic pay alone.
Gross vs basic: why Oman differs from the UAE
This is the detail workers most often get wrong. In the UAE, unused-leave encashment is paid on basic salary only, with allowances excluded. In Oman, the encashment is paid on gross (total) salary, so allowances are included. For a worker whose basic is a small slice of total pay, the Oman rule produces a noticeably larger encashment for the same number of days. Always confirm the gross figure your employer uses against your contract and payslips before signing the settlement.
Notice-period rules
Under Royal Decree 53/2023, the standard notice period is 30 days. Either party that wants to end an indefinite-term contract must serve written notice within that period. Notice pay is settled on the gross wage for the days served and is treated separately from leave encashment. Leave keeps accruing during the notice period because it counts as service, so the final encashment includes any days earned across the notice run.
Worked examples
Example 1: 2 years 6 months, OMR 600 gross, 0 days taken. The final 6-month partial year accrues 15 days (30 days pro-rated by 6 of 12 months). With 0 days taken, all 15 days are unused. Daily gross is OMR 20, so encashment is 15 times OMR 20, which is OMR 300.
Example 2: 1 year 9 months, OMR 450 gross, 5 days taken. The final 9-month partial year accrues 22.5 days. With 5 days taken, 17.5 days remain unused. Daily gross is OMR 15, so encashment is 17.5 times OMR 15, which is OMR 262.500.
| Service into final year | Accrued leave days |
|---|---|
| 3 months | 7.5 |
| 6 months | 15 |
| 9 months | 22.5 |
| 11 months | 27.5 |
| 12 months (full year) | 30 |
The scenarios table below pairs three common exits with the inputs you would type into the calculator and the encashment they produce. Because Oman pays on the gross salary, the figure you type into the gross field is what drives the result, so confirm it against your payslips before relying on the number.
| Scenario (service / gross / days taken) | Unused days | Encashment |
|---|---|---|
| 2y 6m / OMR 600 gross / 0 | 15 | OMR 300.000 |
| 1y 9m / OMR 450 gross / 5 | 17.5 | OMR 262.500 |
| 3y 3m / OMR 800 gross / 2 | 5.5 | approx OMR 146.667 |
How Oman compares across the GCC
The annual entitlement is broadly similar across the Gulf, but the pay base used for encashment is not, and that base is what changes the final figure. Oman pays unused leave on the gross salary, which includes allowances. The UAE pays on basic salary only, and so does Qatar. Saudi Arabia pays on the full wage. Bahrain uses basic plus the social allowance, and Kuwait uses basic plus regular allowances over a 26-day divisor rather than the 30-day divisor Oman applies. Because of the gross base, a worker with a large allowance component generally receives more in Oman than under the UAE basic-only rule. To see that difference for yourself, run the same service and pay through the UAE leave salary calculator and compare the two payouts. For the wider cost of moving between Gulf states, the GCC paperwork cost and processing-time index sets out fees and timelines side by side.
Common mistakes and edge cases
The most common mistake is confusing gross with basic. Oman uses the gross salary, so a settlement that quietly drops allowances and pays on basic alone understates what you are owed. A second trap is forgetting that leave keeps accruing through the 30-day notice period, so the balance at your last working day is higher than the balance on the day you resign. Always reconcile the leave ledger your employer keeps against your own count, and confirm the gross figure shown on your recent payslips, because that one number drives the entire calculation. If your residence paperwork is also coming up for renewal around your exit, the Oman resident card renewal guide walks through the timing. For the penalties that follow a late departure, see GCC overstay fines compared, and if you sponsor family, the family sponsorship salary thresholds explain how a change in pay can affect their status.
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The employer should settle leave encashment, end-of-service benefits, any unpaid wages and notice-period dues in the final settlement after your last working day. Cross-check the leave balance recorded by HR against your own count before you sign anything. Keep your contract, your recent payslips showing the gross figure and your leave records ready, as those are the documents a labour officer will ask for in a dispute. For the full picture of work permits, contract types and dispute routes, see the work permit guide and the Oman country guide.