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Qatar Gratuity After 5 and 10 Years of Service

Last updated June 2026 · 3 min read

Because Qatar uses a flat three-weeks-per-year rate, your gratuity grows in a straight line — there is no jump after five years as there is in Saudi Arabia or Kuwait. That makes the five-year and ten-year figures easy to compare.

Here is how they stack up.

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Five years

Five years earns 15 weeks’ wage (5 × 3). On a QAR 10,000 monthly salary that is about QAR 34,615.

Ten years

Ten years earns 30 weeks’ wage — exactly double the five-year figure, around QAR 69,231 on the same salary. Because the rate is flat, doubling your service simply doubles your gratuity.

Plan around the straight line

With no step-up and no resignation reduction in the statutory minimum, Qatar gratuity is predictable. The main variable is whether your contract grants more than three weeks per year.

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