Qatar
Sources and data for Qatar
Every value the calculators use, with its effective dates and a link to the official source.
Minimum wage and allowances
- Current value
- Minimum basic wage per month QAR 1,000
- Minimum housing allowance when housing is not provided QAR 500
- Minimum food allowance when food is not provided QAR 300
- From
- March 20, 2021
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
End-of-service gratuity: minimum weeks of basic wage per year (Labour Law, Article 54)
- Current value
- 3 weeks
- From
- January 2, 2005
- Source
- Al Meezan, Qatar Legal Portal (Ministry of Justice)Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, consolidated text
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
End-of-service gratuity: minimum continuous service (Labour Law, Article 54)
- Current value
- 1 year
- From
- January 2, 2005
- Source
- Al Meezan, Qatar Legal Portal (Ministry of Justice)Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, consolidated text
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Annual leave (Labour Law, Article 79)
- Current value
- With less than five years of service 3 weeks
- With five years of service or more 4 weeks
- From
- January 2, 2005
- Source
- Al Meezan, Qatar Legal Portal (Ministry of Justice)Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, consolidated text
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Continuous service before annual leave is due (Labour Law, Article 79)
- Current value
- 1 year
- From
- January 2, 2005
- Source
- Al Meezan, Qatar Legal Portal (Ministry of Justice)Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, consolidated text
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Years of service for the longer annual leave (Labour Law, Article 79)
- Current value
- 5 years
- From
- January 2, 2005
- Source
- Al Meezan, Qatar Legal Portal (Ministry of Justice)Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, consolidated text
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Working hours (Labour Law, Articles 73 and 74)
- Current value
- Normal hours per week 48 hours
- Normal hours per day 8 hours
- Hours per week in Ramadan 36 hours
- Hours per day in Ramadan 6 hours
- Maximum hours per day with overtime 10 hours
- From
- January 2, 2005
- Source
- Al Meezan, Qatar Legal Portal (Ministry of Justice)Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, consolidated text
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Overtime premiums (Labour Law, Article 74)
- Current value
- Overtime premium 25%
- Premium for work between 9 pm and 3 am 50%
- From
- January 2, 2005
- Source
- Al Meezan, Qatar Legal Portal (Ministry of Justice)Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, consolidated text
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Notice period (Labour Law, Article 49 as amended)
- Current value
- During the first two years of service 1 month
- After the second year of service 2 months
- From
- September 9, 2020
- Source
- Al Meezan, Qatar Legal Portal (Ministry of Justice)Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, consolidated text
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Years of service after which the longer notice applies (Labour Law, Article 49)
- Current value
- 2 years
- From
- September 9, 2020
- Source
- Al Meezan, Qatar Legal Portal (Ministry of Justice)Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, consolidated text
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Sick leave (Labour Law, Article 82)
- Current value
- On full pay 2 weeks
- On half pay after that 4 weeks
- Total after which the employer may end the contract 12 weeks
- From
- January 2, 2005
- Source
- Al Meezan, Qatar Legal Portal (Ministry of Justice)Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, consolidated text
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Service before paid sick leave applies (Labour Law, Article 82)
- Current value
- 3 months
- From
- January 2, 2005
- Source
- Al Meezan, Qatar Legal Portal (Ministry of Justice)Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, consolidated text
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Maternity leave (Labour Law, Article 96)
- Current value
- Leave on full pay 50 days
- Minimum part after the birth 35 days
- From
- January 2, 2005
- Source
- Al Meezan, Qatar Legal Portal (Ministry of Justice)Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, consolidated text
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Service required for paid maternity leave (Labour Law, Article 96)
- Current value
- 1 year
- From
- January 2, 2005
- Source
- Al Meezan, Qatar Legal Portal (Ministry of Justice)Labour Law No. 14 of 2004, consolidated text
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Social insurance contribution rates (Law No. 1 of 2022, Article 11)
- Current value
- Deducted from the insured person 7%
- Paid by the employer 14%
- From
- January 3, 2023
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Social insurance salary limits (Law No. 1 of 2022, Articles 11 and 12)
- Current value
- Maximum contribution salary per month QAR 100,000
- Maximum housing allowance counted per month QAR 6,000
- From
- January 3, 2023
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Retirement pension ages and periods (Law No. 1 of 2022, Articles 24, 34 and 36)
- Current value
- Contribution years that earn a pension equal to the pension salary 30 years
- Minimum contribution period 25 years
- Minimum actual service 20 years
- Minimum retirement age 60 years
- Minimum age to draw a pension after resigning 50 years
- Reference age for the early pension reduction (men) 60 years
- Reference age for the early pension reduction (women) 55 years
- From
- January 3, 2023
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Pension reduction per year before the reference age after resigning (Law No. 1 of 2022, Article 36)
- Current value
- 2.5%
- From
- January 3, 2023
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Domestic workers: gratuity and annual leave (Law No. 15 of 2017)
- Current value
- Minimum weeks of wage per year of service 3 weeks
- Paid annual leave per year 3 weeks
- From
- September 12, 2017
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Domestic workers: maximum working hours per day (Law No. 15 of 2017)
- Current value
- 10 hours
- From
- September 12, 2017
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Income tax on salaries and wages
- Current value
- 0%
- From
- December 13, 2018
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Income tax rate on taxable income
- Current value
- 10%
- From
- December 13, 2018
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Withholding tax on payments to non-residents
- Current value
- 5%
- From
- December 13, 2018
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Excise tax rates
- Current value
- Tobacco products 100%
- Energy drinks 100%
- Special-category goods 100%
- From
- January 1, 2019
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Excise tax on sweetened drinks per litre
- Current value
- Medium sugar (5 to 7.99 g per 100 ml) QAR 0.77
- High sugar (8 g per 100 ml or more) QAR 1.06
- From
- July 6, 2026
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Sugar content that starts each tier (grams per 100 ml)
- Current value
- Medium tier from 5
- High tier from 8
- From
- July 6, 2026
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Real estate registration fees as a share of the value
- Current value
- Sale (of the property value) 0.25%
- Gift outside parents, children and spouse (of the property value) 0.25%
- Mortgage (of the secured debt) 0.025%
- From
- January 16, 2026
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Fixed real estate registration fees
- Current value
- Gift to parents, children or spouse QAR 500
- Transfer by inheritance, per property QAR 500
- From
- January 16, 2026
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026
Qatari riyal parity rate (QAR per US dollar)
- Current value
- QAR 3.64
- From
- July 9, 2001
- Checked on
- October 26, 2026