Severance pay calculator: work out pesangon, long-service pay and contract compensation
Choose what to calculate, enter your wage and length of service, then the reason for dismissal. The result is the least the rules require.
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Prepared with AI assistance. Checked against official sources and approved for publication by Kaiser Khan (editor). Approval date: .
What is the estimated result?
Severance and fixed-term compensation rules, version 2021.1, checked 8 October 2026. Kementerian Hukum RI (peraturan.go.id)
- Wage used
- Severance pay (pesangon)
- Long-service pay (UPMK)
- Entitlement compensation (UPH)
- Minimum total
- Contract period counted
- PKWT compensation
- This is the least you are owed. Constitutional Court ruling 168/PUU-XXI/2023 says the severance table must be read as "at least", so a larger amount is lawful.
- For this reason you are also owed separation pay set in your contract, company regulations or collective agreement. The calculator does not include it.
- Under PP 35/2021 this reason gives no severance pay and no UPMK. Your rights are entitlement compensation and separation pay.
- UPMK starts at 3 years of service.
- Daily wages: the monthly wage for severance is 30 times the daily wage (Article 157(2) of Law 13/2003 as amended by Law 6/2023).
- Your average pay is below the minimum wage you entered, so the calculation uses the minimum wage (Article 157(4)).
- In micro and small businesses, severance is set by agreement between employer and worker (PP 35/2021 Article 59).
- Compensation is owed after at least 1 month of continuous service.
- If the contract is ended early, compensation covers the period already worked (PP 35/2021 Article 17).
- In micro and small businesses, compensation is set by agreement (Article 16(6)). Compensation does not apply to foreign workers.
This is an estimate from the figures you entered, not legal advice.
How to use this result. Keep the summary with your payslips and employment contract. If the amount differs, ask HR in writing first, then follow the steps below if that does not resolve it.
The summary and the printout are made on your device only.
Legal status: the Labour Protection Law was approved by the DPR and the Government on 6 October 2026 but has not been promulgated and its text is not public. Until it takes effect, the rules on this page apply.
Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat RI (emedia); Kementerian Ketenagakerjaan RI
How is severance pay calculated in Indonesia?
Under PP 35/2021 Article 40, a dismissed worker is owed severance pay (1 to 9 months of wages by length of service), long-service pay or UPMK (from 3 years of service, 2 to 10 months of wages) and entitlement compensation. Severance pay and UPMK are then multiplied by a factor for the dismissal reason in Articles 41 to 57, for example 0.5 times severance pay for redundancy because the company is making losses.
Kementerian Hukum RI (peraturan.go.id)JDIH BPK RI (peraturan.bpk.go.id)
Severance pay = months of wages by service × reason factor × wage. UPMK = months of wages by service × UPMK factor × wage. Total = severance pay + UPMK + entitlement compensation.
| Service | Amount |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 month of wages |
| 1 to under 2 years | 2 months of wages |
| 2 to under 3 years | 3 months of wages |
| 3 to under 4 years | 4 months of wages |
| 4 to under 5 years | 5 months of wages |
| 5 to under 6 years | 6 months of wages |
| 6 to under 7 years | 7 months of wages |
| 7 to under 8 years | 8 months of wages |
| 8 years or more | 9 months of wages |
| Service | Amount |
|---|---|
| 3 to under 6 years | 2 months of wages |
| 6 to under 9 years | 3 months of wages |
| 9 to under 12 years | 4 months of wages |
| 12 to under 15 years | 5 months of wages |
| 15 to under 18 years | 6 months of wages |
| 18 to under 21 years | 7 months of wages |
| 21 to under 24 years | 8 months of wages |
| 24 years or more | 10 months of wages |
| Dismissal reason | Severance pay | UPMK | Separation pay | Article |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merger, consolidation or split of the company | 1× | 1× | No | Article 41 |
| Takeover of the company | 1× | 1× | No | Article 42(1) |
| Takeover that changes working terms, and you are unwilling to continue | 0.5× | 1× | No | Article 42(2) |
| Redundancy because the company is making losses | 0.5× | 1× | No | Article 43(1) |
| Redundancy to prevent losses | 1× | 1× | No | Article 43(2) |
| Closure after losses over 2 years | 0.5× | 1× | No | Article 44(1) |
| Closure not caused by losses | 1× | 1× | No | Article 44(2) |
| Closure due to force majeure | 0.5× | 1× | No | Article 45(1) |
| Force majeure without closure | 0.75× | 1× | No | Article 45(2) |
| Debt-payment suspension (PKPU) caused by losses | 0.5× | 1× | No | Article 46(1) |
| PKPU not caused by losses | 1× | 1× | No | Article 46(2) |
| Bankruptcy | 0.5× | 1× | No | Article 47 |
| You asked for dismissal because of the employer's conduct (Article 36 letter g) | 1× | 1× | No | Article 48 |
| A dispute tribunal found the employer did not commit that conduct | 0× | 0× | Yes | Article 49 |
| Voluntary resignation (meeting Article 36 letter i) | 0× | 0× | Yes | Article 50 |
| Absent 5 working days in a row after 2 summons | 0× | 0× | Yes | Article 51 |
| Breach of contract or company rules after a first, second and third warning letter | 0.5× | 1× | No | Article 52(1) |
| Serious violation defined in the contract, company regulations or collective agreement | 0× | 0× | Yes | Article 52(2) |
| Detained 6 months over an alleged crime that harmed the company | 0× | 0× | Yes | Article 54(1) |
| Detained 6 months over an alleged crime that did not harm the company | 0× | 1× | No | Article 54(2) |
| Prolonged illness or work-accident disability beyond 12 months | 2× | 1× | No | Article 55(1) and (2) |
| Reaching retirement age | 1.75× | 1× | No | Article 56 |
| Death of the worker (paid to the heirs) | 2× | 1× | No | Article 57 |
Is the severance table a ceiling or a floor?
A floor. Constitutional Court ruling 168/PUU-XXI/2023, pronounced on 31 October 2024, held that the phrase "given as follows" in the severance table of Article 156(2) of the Manpower Law, as amended by Law 6/2023, must be read as "at least". Employers must pay at least the table amount, and a larger amount is lawful.
Which wage is used to calculate severance?
Basic wage plus fixed allowances paid to the worker and family (Article 157 of Law 13/2003 as amended by Law 6/2023). For daily pay, the monthly wage is 30 times the daily wage. For piece rates, it is the average of the last 12 months, and if that is below the minimum wage, the minimum wage where the company is based applies.
How is compensation for fixed-term (PKWT) workers calculated?
Employers must pay compensation when a PKWT ends to workers with at least 1 month of continuous service (PP 35/2021 Article 15). A contract of 12 months earns 1 month's wage, and shorter or longer contracts are pro rata: months of service divided by 12, times 1 month's wage (Article 16). The basis is basic wage plus fixed allowances.
Kementerian Hukum RI (peraturan.go.id)
- If the contract is ended early, compensation covers the period already worked (PP 35/2021 Article 17).
- In micro and small businesses, compensation is set by agreement (Article 16(6)). Compensation does not apply to foreign workers.
| Contract period counted | Calculation | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6 months | 6/12 × IDR 5,729,876 | IDR 2,864,938 |
| 12 months | 12/12 × IDR 5,729,876 | IDR 5,729,876 |
| 18 months | 18/12 × IDR 5,729,876 | IDR 8,594,814 |
What does a severance calculation look like?
Example: 10 years 4 months of service, dismissal for redundancy because the company is making losses (PP 35/2021 Article 43(1)), entitlement compensation not yet included.
Example figure: the 2026 DKI Jakarta UMP, used only as a sample wage. Kementerian Ketenagakerjaan (Satudata Kemnaker)
| Item | Calculation | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Severance pay (pesangon) | 9 × 0.5 × IDR 5,729,876 | IDR 25,784,442 |
| Long-service pay (UPMK) | 4 × 1 × IDR 5,729,876 | IDR 22,919,504 |
| Minimum total | IDR 48,703,946 |
What can you do if you disagree with the dismissal or the severance?
The employer must give written notice of dismissal at least 14 working days in advance, or 7 working days during probation. If you reject it, send a written rejection with your reasons within 7 working days of receiving the notice (PP 35/2021 Articles 37 and 39). Disagreements go to bipartite negotiation. If that brings no agreement, the dismissal can take effect only after a final and binding decision of the industrial relations dispute body, and until that process ends the employer and the worker must each keep meeting their obligations (Constitutional Court ruling 168/PUU-XXI/2023).
Kementerian Hukum RI (peraturan.go.id)Mahkamah Konstitusi RI
What can you do if you are not paid what you are owed?
Start by asking your employer in writing. Law 2/2004 requires a dispute to go first through bipartite negotiation, for at most 30 working days. If that fails, register the dispute with the district or city manpower office, with proof of those talks. A rights dispute, such as unpaid overtime, goes to mediation; a dismissal dispute goes to mediation or conciliation. If there is no agreement, the case can be filed with the Industrial Relations Court (Law 2/2004 Articles 4 and 5).
Kementerian Hukum RI (peraturan.go.id)
- Gather evidence: your employment contract, payslips, attendance records and messages or letters from the company.
- Send your employer a written request and keep a copy (bipartite negotiation).
- If there is no agreement within 30 working days, register the dispute with the district or city manpower office.
- You can also complain to the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) through its official channels below.
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What are the limits of this severance calculator?
- The calculator does not include separation pay, tax or BPJS Ketenagakerjaan benefits.
- If your employer enrolled you in a pension programme, employer contributions may count toward severance and UPMK, and the employer pays any shortfall (PP 35/2021 Article 58).
- Work out the value of leave and travel home for entitlement compensation yourself, from your contract and company regulations.
- For an estimate of tax on severance, use the Panduan Warga severance calculator below.
Severance and fixed-term compensation rules, version 2021.1, checked 8 October 2026.
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The facts on this page come from these sources. Dates show when we opened them.
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