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Gratificación calculator 2026: how much do you get in december?

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Your gratificación

≈ S/ 1,232 by 15 December 2026

It includes the extraordinary bonus. If you started mid-semester, each full calendar month you worked counts.

One month's salary in July (Independence Day) and another in December (Christmas), plus an extra 9% bonus. · Legal basis: Ley 27735 y Ley 30334

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What you are owed

With a salary of S/ 1,130 (general regime), each year you are owed approximately:

Total on top of your 12 salariesS/ 3,782
Paid to you Gratificaciones · July and December S/ 2,463 S/ 2,260 + S/ 203 bonus (9%). They appear on separate lines of your payslip. Income tax applies; no AFP, ONP or EsSalud deductions.
Deposited in your CTS account CTS · May and November S/ 1,318 No deductions and no tax. Protected account: with each deposit the company must give you the deposit statement.

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What you receive each month, approximately

S/ 1,002Your take-home pay, in the AFP
S/ 0Income tax (quinta categoría) withheld each month
S/ 17,342You earn in a year, before deductions

Salary S/ 1,130, minus AFP ≈ S/ 128, minus income tax ≈ S/ 0. If you were in the ONP you would get S/ 983. This is an approximate calculation. Your payslip may differ because of overtime, absences, loans or other deductions. Gratificaciones have no pension deduction, but they do count for income tax.

With this salary no income tax is withheld: for the tax, your 12 salaries plus the gratificaciones count, S/ 16,023 a year, and the first S/ 38,500 (7 UIT) are tax free.

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Your rights, one by one

✓ Owed to you ↓ Reduced ? It depends – Not owed to you

Minimum wage

✓ Owed to you

For full-time work you cannot be paid less than the minimum wage (remuneración mínima vital). If you work fewer hours, the minimum is proportional.

≈ S/ 1,130 per month Legal basis: DS 006-2024-TR

Maximum hours and overtime

✓ Owed to you

At most 8 hours a day or 48 a week. Overtime is voluntary and paid extra: 25% for the first two hours and 35% after that.

Legal basis: TUO DL 854 (DS 007-2002-TR)

CTS (severance savings)

✓ Owed to you

Savings for when you lose your job. The company deposits about one month's salary a year into an account in your name, in two parts: by 15 May and by 15 November. If you work less than 4 hours a day, you don't get it.

≈ S/ 1,318 per year Legal basis: TUO DL 650 (DS 001-97-TR)

Gratificaciones (July and December bonuses)

✓ Owed to you

One month's salary in July (Independence Day) and another in December (Christmas), plus an extra 9% bonus.

≈ S/ 2,463 per year Legal basis: Ley 27735 y Ley 30334

Holidays

✓ Owed to you

30 calendar days of paid rest for each full year worked. If you don't take them, you must be paid compensation.

≈ S/ 1,130 per year Legal basis: DL 713

Compensation for unfair dismissal

✓ Owed to you

If you are dismissed without a just cause, you are paid one and a half months' salary for each year worked, up to 12 months.

≈ S/ 1,695 per year worked Legal basis: DS 003-97-TR, art. 38

Family allowance

? It depends

If you have children under 18 (or up to 24 if they are studying for a degree), you are paid 10% of the minimum wage every month.

Legal basis: Ley 25129

Profit sharing

– Not owed to you

Only companies with more than 20 workers that made a profit must share 5% to 10% of it with their staff. It is paid up to 30 days after their annual tax return.

Legal basis: DL 892

Health insurance

✓ Owed to you

The company pays 9% of your salary to EsSalud. It is not deducted from your pay.

Legal basis: Ley 26790

Retirement pension

✓ Owed to you

You choose between the ONP and an AFP. This contribution is deducted from your salary (about 13%).

Legal basis: DL 19990 y DS 054-97-EF

Vida Ley life insurance

✓ Owed to you

From your first day of work, the company must take out and pay for life insurance for your family, even if your contract doesn't mention it.

Legal basis: DL 688

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Dates to check

The day after each deadline, check whether you were paid. These are the next 12 months in your regime.

  1. Nov16 Check your CTS depositNovember 2026 ≈ S/ 659
  2. Dec16 Check your gratificaciónDecember 2026 ≈ S/ 1,232
  3. May16 Check your CTS depositMay 2027 ≈ S/ 659
  4. Jul16 Check your gratificaciónJuly 2027 ≈ S/ 1,232

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