Severance Estimate Calculator accuracy and testing

Formula source

• Severance weeks = years of service x weeks per year, capped if a cap is entered. Gross severance = weeks x weekly pay.

Test cases

Known limitations

• This page documents the checked-in calculator logic and does not certify results for every real-world edge case.
• Use the result as a planning estimate unless the calculator page states a stricter purpose.

Assumptions

• This calculator does not provide legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship.
• Jurisdiction, contract language, service method, holidays, emergency orders, and agency rules can change the real deadline.
• Inputs are processed locally in the browser and are not stored by Calwarden.

Unit handling

• Weekly Pay accepts values in $/week.
• Years of Service accepts values in years.
• Weeks per Year of Service accepts values in weeks.
• Cap Weeks accepts values in weeks.
• Estimated Withholding accepts values in %.
• Estimated Gross Severance is displayed as currency.
• Estimated Net Severance is displayed as currency.
• Severance Weeks is displayed in weeks.

Rounding rules

• Number displays use up to 2 decimal places in the calculator UI.
• Currency outputs are displayed with standard US dollar formatting.
• Input precision follows configured step values where provided.

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