Bahrain Government Employee End of Service

Enter the rates from your government contract; we prefill the Labour Law benchmark.

Employee category
BHD

Usually the basic salary – check your contract.

Prefilled with the private-sector benchmark. Replace with your contract’s figures.

More options

Days without pay are not counted as service.

Estimated entitlement
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Fill in your dates and salary – the result appears instantly.

§ Entitlement depends on the contract and Civil Service Bureau rules

Estimate only, based on the law as reviewed on 2026-10-11. Not legal advice – confirm with your employer or Ministry of Labour.

Rate
Per contract (benchmark: ½ month, then 1 month)
Minimum service
Per contract
Salary used
Per contract
Law
Entitlement depends on the contract and Civil Service Bureau rules

How it’s calculated

  1. Find the end-of-service clause in your contract.
  2. Enter days per year for the first period and later years.
  3. Part years count in proportion.

Worked examples

5 years · BHD 800 a month
Non-national (contract)
BHD 2,800.000

Legal reference

Legislation: Civil Service Law (Decree-Law No. 48 of 2010) and the non-Bahraini employment contract

Provisions: Entitlement depends on the contract and Civil Service Bureau rules

Official sources:

Last reviewed:

Good to know

  • Non-Bahrainis in the civil service are employed on contracts, and their end-of-service terms come from those contracts and Civil Service Bureau rules.
  • Bahraini civil servants are covered by the SIO pension scheme.

Questions

Does the SIO scheme apply to government expats?

Check with your HR department and SIO; arrangements for government contracts can differ from the private sector.

Same calculator in other GCC countries

This calculator gives an estimate based on our reading of the published law. It is not legal advice and is not affiliated with any government. Final amounts depend on your contract and records. Read the full disclaimer