Vacation Salary Argentina 2026
Calculate your vacational salary in Argentina
The salary you receive when you take your vacation, but it is paid differently from normal salary.
📅 Vacation days (by law)
- Up to 5 years: 14 days
- 5 to 10 years: 21 days
- 10 to 20 years: 28 days
- Over 20 years: 35 days
💰 How it is paid
It is not normal monthly salary. It is calculated as:
Monthly salary / 25 × vacation days
(Divided by 25, not by 30 → that's why you get a little more)
Example
Monthly salary: $1,000,000
Vacation: 14 days
$1,000,000 / 25 × 14 = $560,000
👉 If it were normal salary for 14 days it would be less, that's why it's "better".
When it is paid
Before going on vacation (mandatory)
Deductions
- Has social security and health insurance contributions
- It is not a bonus or bonus
⚠️ Important The bonus is NOT included to calculate vacation salary. Vacation salary does NOT generate bonus. Both apply only to dependent employment.
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Vacation Salary Argentina 2026
Calculate your vacational salary in Argentina
How it is calculated
Vacational salary in Argentina is calculated: gross monthly salary / 25 × vacation days. Divided by 25 (not 30) per LCT. If there are variable remunerations from the last year, they are averaged. The result is gross; pension and health contributions apply on it. Vacation days depend on seniority: 14 days up to 5 years, 21 from 5 to 10, 28 from 10 to 20, 35 over 20 years.
Legal framework
Regulated by the Employment Contract Law (LCT), articles 155 to 156. Must be paid before vacation starts. The formula salary/25×days is legal. Bonus is not included in the calculation base.
Practical example
Monthly salary $1,000,000, 14 vacation days. Gross vacational salary = $1,000,000 / 25 × 14 = $560,000. Pension and health are deducted on that. Net ≈ $480,000. It is more than 14 days of normal salary (which would be /30).
Frequently asked questions
- Why divide by 25 and not 30?: As established by LCT. Represents average working days. That is why vacational salary is higher than proportional by 30.
- How many vacation days are due?: Up to 5 years: 14 days. 5 to 10 years: 21 days. 10 to 20 years: 28 days. Over 20 years: 35 days.
- When must it be paid?: Before the worker goes on vacation. It is mandatory.
- Does vacational salary generate bonus?: No. Bonus is not included to calculate vacational salary, and vacational salary does not generate bonus.