This Mexico end-of-service calculator estimates the money you are owed when employment ends, under the Ley Federal del Trabajo (LFT). It separates the finiquito (amounts already earned) from the liquidación (statutory severance for dismissal without just cause).
How it works
The settlement is built from several statutory components:
- Pro-rated aguinaldo — at least 15 days’ salary per year, owed for the fraction of the year worked:
daily salary × 15 × (days worked this year ⁄ 365). - Accrued vacation — your unused vacation days × daily salary.
- Vacation bonus (prima vacacional) — at least 25% of the accrued vacation pay.
- Seniority premium (prima de antigüedad) — 12 days’ salary per year of service, with the daily salary capped at twice the minimum wage (LFT Art. 162).
- Severance (liquidación), only on unjustified dismissal — three months’ integrated daily salary plus 20 days per completed year (LFT Art. 48–50), using the salario diario integrado.
Example
An employee on a $500/day integrated salary with 5 years of service, dismissed without cause halfway through the year with 12 vacation days owed, receives roughly: three months (90 days) + 20 days × 5 = 190 days of severance, plus the seniority premium and the finiquito items. The tool itemises each line so you can check the total.
Notes
- Figures are estimates. The integrated daily salary (SDI) includes the aguinaldo and vacation-bonus proportions, so it is higher than the base daily wage; enter your actual SDI for the severance line.
- The seniority premium uses a daily salary capped at 2× the minimum wage, which is why it can be lower than the figure used for severance.
- Tax (ISR) is withheld on parts of a settlement; this tool shows gross statutory amounts.