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Spanish Severance Pay Calculator

Calculate Spanish statutory severance pay (indemnizacion por despido) for 2026. Enter your monthly salary, years of service, and dismissal type to see the indemnizacion and whether the monthly salary cap applies.

How to use the Severance Calculator

  1. 01

    Enter your monthly gross salary in EUR.

  2. 02

    Enter your years of service (decimals allowed for partial years).

  3. 03

    Choose the dismissal type: Improcedente (unfair, 33 days per year) or Objetivo (fair, 20 days per year).

  4. 04

    See the statutory severance pay and whether the cap has been reached.

How the severance estimate works

Enter your monthly salary, years of service, and dismissal type. The calculator computes the Spanish statutory indemnizacion por despido and shows whether the monthly salary cap applies to your case.

The post-2012 reform rates

For unfair dismissal (despido improcedente), the rate is 33 days per year of service, capped at 24 monthly salaries. For fair dismissal (despido objetivo), the rate is 20 days per year, capped at 12 monthly salaries.

How the cap changes the result

Once your accumulated days exceed the cap for your dismissal type, the payout stops growing at that ceiling. The tool flags when this happens so you can see why the figure levels off.

The statutory minimum only

The result reflects the statutory minimum. Collective agreements may set higher amounts, and contracts signed before February 2012 can follow different transitional rules.

An estimate, not legal advice

This is an estimate of what the law provides, not legal advice, and official figures may differ. All calculations run in your browser, and no data is sent to any server.

Frequently asked questions

What is despido improcedente?

An unfair dismissal (improcedente) is one where the employer has no valid legal grounds or has not followed the required procedure. The statutory indemnizacion is 33 days of daily salary per year of service, up to a maximum of 24 monthly salaries.

What is despido objetivo?

An objective or fair dismissal (objetivo or procedente) is based on specific legal grounds, such as economic, technical, organizational, or production reasons. The statutory indemnizacion is 20 days of daily salary per year of service, up to a maximum of 12 monthly salaries.

How is the daily salary calculated?

The daily salary (salario diario) is the monthly salary multiplied by 12, then divided by 365. This gives the daily rate used in the severance formula.

Does this apply to contracts before February 2012?

No. Workers with service before 12 February 2012 are subject to a transitional rule: the portion before that date is calculated at 45 days per year (the old rate), and the portion after is calculated at 33 days. This calculator applies the post-2012 rate of 33 days for the full period.

Sources

This tool is for general information only and is not financial, tax, or legal advice. Results are estimates that depend on your situation and current rules, so check the official source or a qualified professional before you act.

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