Spain Severance Pay Calculator
Enter the gross annual salary, employment dates, and dismissal type to calculate severance under Articles 53 and 56 of the Spanish Workers Statute.
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How Spanish severance pay works under the Workers Statute
Spanish severance depends on the dismissal type: unfair (33 days per year of service) or objective (20 days per year). Contracts predating the 2012 reform apply 45 days per year for the pre-reform period.
The result is a pre-tax estimate. It does not replace a collective agreement or individual settlement.
This covers Spanish labor law only
The calculation follows Real Decreto Legislativo 2/2015, Articles 53 and 56.
Korean severance and Indonesian pesangon use entirely different formulas.
- Currency: euro (€)
- Jurisdiction: Spain
- Other countries: separate calculator
Unfair dismissal: 33 days/year, max 24 months
Article 56 sets 33 days of salary per year of service, capped at 720 days. Service before February 12, 2012 uses 45 days/year (max 1,260 days).
- Post-2012: 33 days/year
- Pre-2012: 45 days/year
- Combined cap: max(720, pre-2012 portion)
Objective dismissal: 20 days/year, max 12 months
Article 53 sets 20 days per year, capped at 360 days. Collective dismissals (ERE) start from this legal minimum.
- 20 days/year
- Cap: 360 days
- ERE: same minimum
Daily wage is gross annual ÷ 365
The gross annual salary is divided by 365. Benefits in kind are excluded.
- Gross annual salary
- ÷ 365
- No benefits in kind
2012 reform transitional rule
For contracts starting before February 12, 2012, the pre-reform period uses 45 days/year and the post-reform period uses 33 days/year. The total is capped at 720 days unless the pre-reform portion alone exceeds it.
- Pre-2012: 45 days/year
- Post-2012: 33 days/year
- Cap: max(720, pre-2012 alone)
Compare with the collective agreement
This estimate applies statutory minimums only. A more favorable collective or individual agreement prevails. Statutory severance is IRPF-exempt up to the legal ceiling.
- Agreement may improve
- IRPF: exempt up to legal limit
- Excess: taxable
Questions about Spanish severance pay
QWhich country does this calculator cover?
Spanish severance only, under the Workers Statute (Art. 53 & 56).
QWhat is the difference between unfair and objective dismissal?
Unfair (improcedente): 33 days/year, max 720 days. Objective: 20 days/year, max 360 days.
QHow does it work for contracts before 2012?
Service before February 12, 2012 uses 45 days/year; service after uses 33 days/year. The combined total is capped at 720 days unless the pre-2012 portion alone exceeds 720.
QWhat salary should I enter?
Gross annual salary before IRPF and social security, excluding benefits in kind.
QIs there a cap?
Unfair: 720 days. Objective: 360 days.
QAre partial years prorated?
Yes, by months.
QDoes it include taxes?
No. Statutory severance is IRPF-exempt up to the legal limit; the excess is taxable.
QWhy can the final payment differ?
Collective agreements, individual pacts, ERE/ERTE, transitional rules, and taxation can change it.
Official Spanish sources
Checked August 18, 2026. ET published October 24, 2015; RDL 3/2012 published February 11, 2012.