Severance Pay Calculator
Calculate severance pay based on your annual salary, years of service, and weeks of pay per year of service.
Enter values and click Calculate to see results.
How this is calculated
weekly_pay = annual_salary / 52. severance_weeks = years_of_service × weeks_per_year. severance_amount = weekly_pay × severance_weeks. U.S. employers are not federally required to pay severance unless contractually obligated (WARN Act: 60 days notice for mass layoffs of 100+ employees).
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