Ecuador Vacation Calculator
Ecuador · EmploymentCalculate your vacation in Ecuador: 15 days of rest per year of service, plus 1 additional day for each year beyond five. You'll see accrued, taken, and pending days, and their estimated value if settled at the end of the employment relationship.
How is it calculated?
Every worker is entitled to 15 uninterrupted days of rest per year, including non-working days (Article 69 of the Labor Code). Anyone with more than five years with the same employer receives 1 additional day for each year beyond five (6th year: 16 days; 7th year: 17...), up to a maximum of 15 additional days (30 total). The current year is prorated by months and days worked (15 days ÷ 360 per day, commercial basis). Pending days = accrued days − days taken. The value of a day is salary ÷ 30; the estimated value only applies to days settled at the end of the employment relationship: during the relationship, ordinary vacation isn't freely exchanged for money. This is a rough estimate, not an official calculation.
Examples
Hired 01/01/2025, cutoff 12/31/2025, salary of 900 and 10 days taken
15 days accrued and 5 pending; at 30 a day, 150.
More than five years: hired 01/01/2019, cutoff 06/30/2026
7 years and 6 months: 112.5 base days plus 4.5 additional = 117 days accrued; 107 pending (3,210 if settled).
How many vacation days you're owed
You're owed 15 days of rest per year of service, counting non-working days. From the sixth year on, 1 day is added for each year beyond five, up to 15 additional days (30 total).
During the employment relationship, ordinary vacation isn't freely exchanged for money: pending days are generally paid at the end of the contract, in the final settlement.
| Year of service | Vacation days |
|---|---|
| 1st to 5th | 15 |
| 6th | 16 |
| 7th | 17 |
| 20th or more | 30 |
Sources
- Ministry of Labor and Human Development (Ecuador) — Labor Code: thirteenth- and fourteenth-month bonuses, vacation, severance notice, unjustified dismissal, overtime, and profit sharing — in effect since January 2026 · reviewed on September 25, 2026