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Vacation pay calculator 2026: pay and days of leave in Azerbaijan
This vacation pay calculator follows Article 140 of Azerbaijan’s Labour Code: the pay for the last 12 calendar months is divided by 12, then by 30.4, and multiplied by the days of leave. Enter the salary and the number of days to see the vacation pay. Not sure how many days you are entitled to? Work them out from service and children too.
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Vacation pay
| Months counted | 12 |
|---|---|
| Total pay | 14,400.00 ₼ |
| Monthly average | 1,200.00 ₼ |
| One day (÷ 30.4) | 39.47 ₼ |
| Days of leave | × 21 |
Income tax and insurance are withheld from this amount too.
Vacation pay 828.95 ₼: 21 days at 39.47 ₼ a day.
Rates checked against official sources in October 2026. The calculation is for information only and is not tax or legal advice. Personal tax reliefs, non-standard payments and the status of a particular employer can change the result: check the final figure with your accountant.
How it is calculated
How vacation pay is calculated: the formula
Under Article 140 of the Labour Code, vacation pay is based on the pay for the 12 calendar months before the month the leave starts:
- Add up the pay for the last 12 months.
- Divide by 12: that is the average monthly pay.
- Divide the average monthly pay by 30.4: that is one day’s pay. 30.4 is the average number of calendar days in a month over a year.
- Multiply one day’s pay by the calendar days of leave.
In short: vacation pay = last 12 months’ pay ÷ 12 ÷ 30.4 × days of leave. Compensation for unused leave is calculated the same way.
Which payments count
Every payment that is part of wages: base pay, sales commission, bonuses, allowances, night and overtime pay (Article 139). One-off payments outside the pay system are left out. The full list is set by the Cabinet of Ministers; if a payment is unclear, ask your accountant.
Months not fully worked (partly paid social leave, unpaid leave not at the employee’s initiative, idle time not caused by the employee) are replaced by the nearest fully worked months. If the employee has worked less than a year, the full calendar months actually worked are used: six months worked, divide by six.
How many days of leave
| What | Days | Article |
|---|---|---|
| Basic leave, most employees | at least 21 calendar days | 114.2 |
| Managers and specialists (by the tariff and qualification handbook), doctors and others | 30 calendar days | 114.3 |
| 5–10 years’ service | +2 days | 116 |
| 10–15 years’ service | +4 days | 116 |
| Over 15 years’ service | +6 days | 116 |
| Women with two children under 14 | +2 days | 117 |
| Women with three or more children under 14, or a child with a disability | +5 days | 117 |
Service days count the time actually worked for this employer. The extra days for children also apply to fathers raising children alone and to adoptive parents. Public holidays that fall within the leave are not counted or paid as leave days; the leave is extended by that many days (114.6).
In a restaurant this means a manager or head chef in the managers-and-specialists category may be entitled to 30 days. Check the category of the position in the employment contract and the staff schedule.
Three examples
Illustrative figures.
Cook, 1,200 ₼ every month, 21 days. 1,200 × 12 = 14,400 ₼; 14,400 ÷ 12 = 1,200 ₼; 1,200 ÷ 30.4 ≈ 39.47 ₼ a day; × 21 = 828.95 ₼.
Waiter, base pay and commission vary month to month, 21 days. Earned 11,200 ₼ over 12 months (commission was higher around Novruz and in summer). 11,200 ÷ 12 ≈ 933.33 ₼; ÷ 30.4 ≈ 30.70 ₼ a day; × 21 = 644.74 ₼.
Barista, six months in the job, 14 days. Earned 5,900 ₼ in six months. 5,900 ÷ 6 ≈ 983.33 ₼; ÷ 30.4 ≈ 32.35 ₼ a day; × 14 = 452.85 ₼.
The calculator rounds the daily figure for display only and works out the total from the unrounded number. Rounding the daily pay to the qəpik first and then multiplying gives a result a few qəpik off.
When vacation pay is due
No later than 3 days before the leave starts (140.5). An employment or collective agreement may set another date, but no later than the next payday. If the money is late, at the employee’s request the leave can start from the day it is actually paid.
Vacation pay is wages too: income tax and insurance are withheld from it. To estimate the take-home amount, use the salary calculator; which month it belongs to is for your accountant to decide.
What the calculator leaves out
- Indexation: after a pay rise, earlier months may be adjusted in the way the law sets (139.2, 140.7). In that case check the result with your accountant.
- Extra leave for hard or harmful work (Article 115), teachers’ 56-day leave and other special categories.
- Maternity leave: that is a social insurance benefit paid under other rules.
Dishment · Staff and payroll
Twelve months of pay in one table
Dishment’s Staff and payroll module keeps the timesheet and a payroll sheet for every period: hours worked, base pay, sales commission, bonuses. Closed periods do not change and export to CSV, so the last 12 months’ figures are easy to take from there. It does not calculate vacation pay, tax or insurance.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How is vacation pay calculated in Azerbaijan?
The pay for the last 12 calendar months is added up, divided by 12, then by 30.4, and multiplied by the days of leave (Labour Code, 140.3). An employee on 1,200 ₼ a month gets 828.95 ₼ for 21 days of leave.
What is 30.4?
The average number of calendar days in a month: 365 ÷ 12 ≈ 30.4. Dividing the average monthly pay by 30.4 gives one day’s pay.
How is vacation pay calculated if I have worked less than a year?
From the full calendar months you actually worked: their pay is added up and divided by the number of months, then divided by 30.4 and multiplied by the days of leave (140.2). In the calculator, change the number of months or fill in only the months you worked.
When must vacation pay be paid?
No later than 3 days before the leave starts. A contract may set another date, but no later than the next payday (140.5).
Do public holidays count as leave days?
No. Public holidays that fall within the leave are not counted or paid as leave days, and the leave is extended by that many days (114.6). Enter only the days of leave in the calculator.