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Severance Pay Estimator

Estimate gross severance from salary, service, policy weeks, and additional compensation.

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Primary result$25,500.00Estimated gross severance total
Estimated gross severance total$25,500.00Policy severance weeks applied16 weeksBase severance$24,000.00Additional entered severance$0.00Unused PTO payout estimate$1,500.00Weeks excluded by entered cap0 weeks

What this means: 16 weeks of base pay plus entered additional severance and PTO produces $25,500.00 before withholding.

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Formula, assumptions & limitations

Inputs used: Annual base salary ($); Completed years of service; Weeks of pay per service year; Additional severance ($); Unused PTO payout hours; Hourly PTO payout rate ($); Policy maximum severance weeks (0 = no cap).

Method: Policy weeks = completed service years × weeks per year, limited by the optional week cap. Base severance = annual base salary ÷ 52 × applied weeks. Gross total adds entered extra severance and PTO hours × payout rate.

This estimates gross—not take-home—severance from entered policy terms. A written agreement, plan document, release, tax withholding, benefit continuation, commissions, partial-year service, PTO rules, eligibility, and applicable law determine actual payment.

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How this tool works

Policy weeks equal completed service years × weeks per service year, limited by the optional cap. Base severance uses annual salary ÷ 52; additional severance and PTO hours × payout rate are then added.

Assumptions

Completed service years, policy weeks per year, and the optional cap define base severance. Additional severance and PTO payout are gross amounts before withholding.

Limits to know

The estimate follows the entered base pay and weeks or periods. Plan documents, releases, taxes, benefit continuation, commissions, accrued leave, and local law determine actual severance.