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What will leaving early actually cost you?

If a new offer needs you sooner than your notice period allows, most employers charge a buyout for the days you can't serve. Here's exactly how that's calculated, and what it comes to for your notice period.

Your notice period
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Most Indian employers calculate the buyout as (monthly salary ÷ 30) × shortfall days — a 30-day-month convention, not the actual number of days in the calendar month you're leaving in. Check your own offer letter/HR policy; some companies use basic pay only, or a different day-count convention.

Enter your monthly salary and required notice period to see the buyout estimate.

Questions people actually ask

Is the buyout always based on gross salary?
No — it depends on your employment contract. Gross monthly salary is the most common basis, but some companies (especially for more senior or sales roles with large variable pay) calculate it on basic salary only. Check your appointment letter or ask HR before assuming.
Does the buyout get taxed?
The buyout itself is usually a straightforward deduction from your final settlement or a payment you make to your employer — it isn't income, so it isn't taxed the way a bonus would be. It's a pure cash cost, which is why the job-offer comparison tool treats it as a one-time cost in year one, not something that changes your tax calculation.
Why 30 days and not the actual days in the month?
It's a payroll convention, not a calendar fact — nearly every Indian employer computes notice pay as (monthly salary ÷ 30) × days, regardless of whether the actual month has 28, 30, or 31 days. It's simpler for HR systems and it's what almost every offer letter's notice clause implies, even when not spelled out explicitly.