Santo Domingo.– With the arrival of December, thousands of Dominican workers begin to wonder how much they will receive as a double salary, a labor right also known as “christmas salary” either “salary 13”. This payment, established in article 219 of the Labor Code, must be delivered before December 20 and is tax-free.
The calculation is simple: the worker must add all the ordinary income received during the year, only the base salary, without including overtime, incentives or bonuses and Divide that total by 12.
This result corresponds to the amount that you have to receive as a double salary.
In cases where the employee has not worked for twelve months, The figure is adjusted taking only the salaries received in the time worked and applying the same division by 12.
Learn in minutes to calculate your double
step by step
1. Add up all your ordinary income for the year and include only the fixed monthly salary.
Overtime, commissions, incentives or benefits are not included..
2. Make sure you’re only adding ordinary income.
Monthly base salary ✔️
Overtime ✖️
Bonuses and incentives ✖️
Commissions ✖️
3. Take that total sum and divide it by 12
This result is the amount that corresponds as a double salary.
If you did not work the entire year, add the ordinary salaries of the months that you did workdivide that total by 12.
-Quick example
If you earned RD$30,000 every month and worked the entire year:
Sum of the year: 30,000 × 12 = 360,000
Double salary: 360,000 ÷ 12 = RD$30,000
If you worked for 6 months earning RD$25,000: Sum: 25,000 × 6 = 150,000
Double salary: 150,000 ÷ 12 = RD$12,500
The Ministry of Labor reminds that This benefit is mandatory and constitutes one of the main economic guarantees for employees during the Christmas season.which is why it urges companies to comply with the deadline established by law
