Calculate severance pay (prestaciones laborales) for employee terminations in the Dominican Republic. Includes notice pay, severance, vacation, and Christmas bonus. Results match the official Ministry of Labor calculator.
How to use this Dominican Republic severance pay calculator
Enter the employee’s start date, termination date, salary history, and select which benefits apply. The calculator applies the exact formulas from the Dominican Código de Trabajo and produces an itemized breakdown — including notice pay (preaviso), cesantía, vacation, and Christmas bonus — that you can print or save as PDF.
Applicant Data — Optional
Employment Period & Pay Parameters
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Pay Frequency
Determines how salary entries in the table below are interpreted and converted to a monthly equivalent.
Work Schedule Type
Art. 147 C.T. — Standard: max. 8h/day, 44h/week.
Salary History — Last 12 Periods Base salary + Commissions
Enter each period’s base salary and commissions. Leave blank for periods not worked. Use the Fill All ↓ button in row 1 to copy the same salary to all rows.
⚠Row order matters. Row 1 = oldest pay period; Row 12 = most recent. Vacation pay uses the last month’s salary per Art. 181 CT.
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Period
Salary (RD$)
Commissions (RD$)
Total (RD$)
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Period 1
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2
Period 2
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3
Period 3
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4
Period 4
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5
Period 5
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6
Period 6
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7
Period 7
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8
Period 8
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9
Period 9
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10
Period 10
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11
Period 11
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12
Period 12
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Total
RD$ 0.00
RD$ 0.00
RD$ 0.00
Total Salaries
RD$ 0.00
0 periods entered
Average Monthly Salary
RD$ 0.00
Base for all calculations
Average Daily Rate
RD$ 0.00
monthly ÷ 23.83 (Art. 196 C.T.)
Conditions — Select all that apply
Was pre-notice already served?
Arts. 76–79 C.T. — Toggle ON if written notice was already given; notice pay (preaviso) will be excluded from the total.
RD$ 0.00
Include severance pay (cesantía)?
Art. 80 C.T. — Applies to unjustified dismissal (desahucio) and mutual termination. Toggle OFF for justified cause terminations.
Pre-1992: N/APost-1992: RD$ 0.00
Did the employee take last year’s vacation?
Arts. 177–195 C.T. — Toggle ON if the employee already took their 14 vacation days for the last completed year.
RD$ 0.00
Include Christmas bonus (regalía pascual)?
Art. 219 C.T. — Equal to 1/12 of the annual salary, prorated for the months worked in the current calendar year.
RD$ 0.00
Average monthly salary
Daily rate — monthly ÷ 23.83 (Ministry of Labor, standard schedule)
↳ Art. 80 C.T. — period before 08/16/1992
↳ Art. 80 C.T. — period from 08/16/1992 onward
Total Severance Pay
Based on Dominican Código de Trabajo: notice pay (Arts. 76–79), severance with pre/post-1992 split (Art. 80), vacation (Arts. 177–195, Art. 181), Christmas bonus (Art. 219). Daily rate = monthly ÷ 23.83 (standard) or ÷ 26 (intermittent), per Ministry of Labor Manual v2.0. This is an estimate — actual amounts may vary. Consult a licensed attorney before processing any termination payment.
Severance pay includes notice pay (preaviso, Art. 76 CT), severance (cesantía, Art. 80 CT), prorated vacation (Art. 177 CT), and Christmas bonus (regalía pascual, Art. 219 CT). It is based on the average monthly salary over the last 12 months, with a daily rate of monthly ÷ 23.83 for standard schedules.
Under Art. 80 CT, cesantía is calculated at 23.83 days of salary per year of service after August 16, 1992. A different rate applies for prior service. The total depends on salary and years of service — there is no statutory minimum lump sum.
No. Cesantía under Art. 80 CT applies to unjustified dismissal and mutual termination. Termination for a justified cause listed in Art. 88 CT does not require cesantía — but the employer must demonstrate just cause.
Notice pay (preaviso) under Art. 76 CT: 7 days for 3–6 months service; 14 days for 6 months–1 year; 28 days for 1–5 years; 60 days for over 5 years of service.
The regalía pascual under Art. 219 CT equals one-twelfth of total annual salary, prorated for months worked in the current calendar year. Mandatory for all employees regardless of termination type.