How Is Overtime Calculated?
For every overtime hour the employer pays the hour’s wage plus 50% of the basic wage (Article 107).
Hourly wage = full monthly wage ÷ monthly hours; the premium = half the basic wage ÷ monthly hours.
Overtime Pay Calculator
Enter your monthly wage, your basic wage and your overtime hours, and we work out the hour’s value and what you are owed.
Result
Enter the full wage, the basic wage and the hours to see the result.
When Are Hours Overtime?
Actual working hours may not exceed eight a day or 48 a week, and six a day or 36 a week for Muslims in Ramadan (Article 98). Anything beyond is overtime.
Hours worked on public holidays and Eid days also count as overtime.
With the worker’s consent, the employer may grant paid compensatory days off instead of overtime pay (Article 107 as amended in 1446 AH).
What If the Employer Pays 1.5 Times the Full Wage?
Some employers pay an overtime hour at 1.5 times the full hourly wage. When allowances are large this is more than the law requires; the law sets a minimum that may be exceeded in the worker’s favor.
Results are estimates under the Saudi Labor Law and the Social Insurance Law and do not replace reading your contract or professional advice. Better terms in your contract or your employer’s policy take precedence. Calculated with the same rules the Madar platform applies in payroll.