Severance & Final Pay Calculator (Mexico)
This calculator estimates what you are owed when an employment relationship ends in Mexico under the Federal Labor Law. If you resign or leave by mutual agreement, you receive the finiquito: the accrued prorated amounts (year-end bonus, vacation and vacation premium) plus any unpaid salary days. If you are dismissed without justification, you are also owed severance: three months of salary, twenty days per year worked and the seniority premium. Enter your salary, your dates and the reason to see the full breakdown with the integrated daily salary (SDI).
Total to receive
Daily salary
Integrated daily salary (SDI)
Seniority
Final settlement (prorated amounts)
Severance for dismissal
Simplified estimate under Mexico’s Federal Labor Law (arts. 50, 76, 79, 87 and 162). It ignores above-statutory benefits, commissions, overtime, regional variations and the specifics of each contract. The integrated daily salary uses only the year-end bonus and vacation premium. Consult a labor lawyer or the Federal Labor Defense Attorney’s Office (PROFEDET) for the exact figure.
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How it works
The daily salary is your monthly pay divided by 30. The integrated daily salary (SDI) adds to the daily figure the prorated year-end bonus (bonus days ÷ 365) and vacation premium (25% of your vacation days ÷ 365). The finiquito, always paid, includes: unpaid salary, prorated year-end bonus (bonus days × days worked in the year ÷ 365), prorated vacation from the article 76 LFT table (12 days the first year, rising to 30) and the 25% vacation premium on it. If the dismissal is unjustified, severance is added: 90 days (3 months) of SDI, 20 days of SDI per year worked and the seniority premium of 12 days per year, with salary capped at twice the general daily minimum wage (315.04 MXN in 2026, a cap of 630.08 MXN).
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Preguntas frecuentes
- What is the difference between finiquito and severance?
- The finiquito is the prorated amounts you are always owed when work ends, regardless of the reason: prorated year-end bonus, prorated vacation, vacation premium and unpaid salary. Severance is the extra payment for unjustified dismissal: three months of salary, 20 days per year and the seniority premium. If you resign, you only get the finiquito.
- What is the integrated daily salary (SDI)?
- It is the base used to calculate dismissal severance. It takes the daily salary (monthly ÷ 30) and adds the daily prorated portion of the year-end bonus and the vacation premium. That is why the SDI is always slightly higher than the plain daily salary.
- How many vacation days am I owed?
- Under the 2023 reform of article 76 of the LFT: 12 days the first year, 14 the second, 16 the third, 18 the fourth and 20 the fifth. From the sixth year they increase by 2 days for every five years worked (22 from 6 to 10 years, 24 from 11 to 15, and so on).
- How much is the seniority premium?
- It is 12 days of salary per year worked, but with salary capped at twice the general daily minimum wage. In 2026 the general minimum is 315.04 MXN, so the cap for this calculation is 630.08 MXN per day, even if you earn more.
- Does the calculator include income tax (ISR)?
- No. It shows the gross amounts set by law. Income tax may be withheld on the finiquito and severance under the separation rules, and part of the severance can be tax-exempt. This is a rough estimate: for the exact net figure consult an accountant or labor lawyer.