Notice Period Pay Calculator
The pay you receive around your exit is easy to underestimate. Enter your salary, notice period, and any unused leave to estimate your notice pay, leave payout, and final total, so you can check the figure your employer gives you and fold it into your runway.
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Reading your result
The big number is the gross total you are likely owed around your exit: pay for the notice period, plus a payout for unused leave, plus any bonus or commission. The breakdown below splits it into those parts and shows your daily rate, which is the figure both the notice pay and the leave payout are built from.
This is a gross estimate, so your take-home will be lower after tax. Two things vary by country and contract: whether your unused leave is paid out at all, and whether you work your notice or receive payment in lieu. Either way you are generally paid for the notice, which is what the estimate assumes.
How to get an honest number
- Use your regular monthly pay. Enter base salary before tax. If a large part of your income is variable, estimate a typical month rather than your best one.
- Convert your notice to weeks. A one-month notice is about 4.3 weeks, three months about 13. Enter the equivalent so the daily-rate math lines up.
- Only add leave you will actually be paid. Check whether your unused leave is paid out, used during notice, or forfeited. Include days here only if you expect a payout. The leave payout guide explains how to check.
- Confirm any bonus is owed on exit. A bonus may be forfeited if you leave before a payout date. Add it only if the plan entitles you to it on departure.
A worked example
Priya earns 4,000 a month, has a one-month notice she enters as 4.3 weeks, and expects a payout for 8 unused leave days, with no bonus owed. Her annual pay is 48,000, so her daily rate is 48,000 divided by 260, about 185 a day.
Notice pay is 4.3 weeks times 5 working days, roughly 21.5 days, at 185 a day, about 3,975. Leave payout is 8 days at 185, about 1,477. Her gross total around exit is close to 5,452, before tax. Seeing the leave payout as a real line, rather than rounding it away, is often the difference of a thousand or more in the final figure she should expect.
Methodology, in plain English
Daily rate equals annual salary, which is monthly pay times twelve, divided by 260 working days. Notice pay equals your notice in weeks times five working days, times the daily rate. Leave payout equals unused leave days times the daily rate. The total adds notice pay, leave payout, and any bonus owed. All figures are gross, before tax. The 260-day basis is a common convention; some employers use 261 or a calendar-day method, which shifts the figure slightly. The tool does not model tax, pension deductions, or country-specific statutory rules, treat it as an estimate to check against your payslip. Educational estimate, not legal or financial advice. Full assumptions on the methodology page.
The mistakes that distort final pay
Assuming leave is always paid out
Some employers pay it, some require you to take it during notice, some do not pay it at all. Confirm before you count it. Leave payout guide
Counting a bonus you will forfeit
Leaving before a payout date can mean losing the bonus. Add it only if the plan entitles you to it on exit. How to quit safely
Reading the gross as take-home
Tax and deductions reduce the figure. Treat the result as gross and expect less in your account.
Mixing up notice in months and weeks
Entering months where the field expects weeks throws off the daily-rate math. Convert first, one month is about 4.3 weeks.
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Frequently asked questions
How is notice pay calculated?
This tool turns your salary into a daily rate by dividing your annual pay by 260 working days, then multiplies that rate by the working days in your notice period. It adds a payout for unused leave days at the same daily rate, plus any bonus or commission owed. The result is an estimate of the gross pay you are owed around your exit.
Is the result before or after tax?
Before tax. The figure is a gross estimate, so your actual take-home will be lower once income tax and any other deductions are applied. Use it to understand roughly what you are owed and to check your final payslip against, not as the exact amount that will reach your account.
Do I get paid for unused leave when I resign?
It depends on your country, region, and employer policy. In many places accrued, unused leave is paid out in your final pay, while in others it is governed by company policy that may not require a payout. Confirm how your balance is treated before your last day, then include it here only if you expect it to be paid.
What is payment in lieu of notice?
Payment in lieu of notice, sometimes called PILON, is when your employer pays you for the notice period instead of having you work it, ending your employment sooner. Whether it applies depends on your contract. Either way, you are generally paid for the notice period, which is what this calculator estimates.
People also ask
What if my notice period is in months, not weeks?
Convert months to weeks before entering the figure. One month is about four and a third weeks, so a one-month notice is roughly four to four and a half weeks, and three months is about thirteen weeks. Enter the equivalent number of weeks and the calculator does the rest.
Does everyone get a leave payout on resignation?
No. Leave payout rules differ by country and employer. Some treat accrued leave as earned wages that must be paid, others allow use-it-or-lose-it or no-payout policies, and some require you to take leave during notice instead. Check your own rules and only include a payout here if you expect to receive one.
Is this calculator free and private?
Yes. It is free with no signup, and every calculation runs in your browser, so nothing you type is stored or sent anywhere. The PDF summary is generated locally on your device.
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