Employee calculators

Check your own numbers. Always confirm figures against the legislation or with the NIBTT and IRD.

What severance am I owed?

Retrenchment and Severance Benefits Act, Chap. 88:13

Completed years of serviceExtra months

How are you paid?

Your weekly basic wage (TT$)

Use your basic pay only. Do not include allowances, overtime or commissions.

Years 1 to 4 (4 x 2 weeks)TT$16,000.00
Year 5 onwards (4 x 3 weeks)TT$24,000.00

20.00 weeks' payTT$40,000.00

Estimate only, not legal advice. Confirm the current figures before relying on this result.

Am I being paid the minimum wage?

National minimum wage: TT$20.50 per hour since 1 January 2024

Your monthly salary (TT$)

Hours you work per weekMinimum wage (TT$/hr)

What should my take-home pay be?

NIS by NIBTT earnings class (a fixed weekly amount for each Monday in the month), PAYE with the TT$90,000 personal allowance, and Health Surcharge.

Gross monthly pay (TT$), incl. overtime and allowancesPay monthAge bandApproved pension or annuity contributions (TT$ per month, optional)

April 2026 has 4 Mondays.

Employee

Gross payTT$8,500.00

Employee NIS (Class XI)-TT$437.60

PAYE (income tax)-TT$167.04

Health Surcharge-TT$33.00

Total deductions-TT$637.64

Net (take-home) payTT$7,862.36

Employer

Gross payTT$8,500.00

Employer NIS (Class XI)TT$875.20

Total employer costTT$9,375.20

Estimate. Does not include tertiary education, mortgage interest or other TD1 deductions.

Overtime calculator

Normal workday: first 4 overtime hours at 1.5x, next 4 at 2x, then 3x. Off-day, Sunday (where not a normal workday) or public holiday: first 8 hours at 2x, then 3x.

Monthly basic salary (TT$)Hours at 1.5xHours at 2xHours at 3x

Hourly rate (salary / 173.33)TT$20.50

Overtime payTT$328.00

Statutory overtime rates apply (Minimum Wages Order)

Last reviewed: October 2026

General guidance only, not legal advice.