The Hardest Market · Norway
Norway's HR data
The rules and costs of employing people in Norway (Oslo), from official sources, in English and Japanese.
Employment rules
| Statutory annual leave | 25 working days; 5 weeks common |
|---|---|
| Public holidays (2026) | 12 days |
| Notice of dismissal | 1-6 months by service and age |
| Severance required by law | None by law |
| Typical negotiated exit | No official benchmark |
| Probation | Up to 6 months, 14 days' notice |
| Working hours | 9 h/day, 40 h/week |
| How hard is dismissal? | Hard: objective grounds; can stay during dispute |
Employer contributions
| Employer's national insurance contribution (arbeidsgiveravgift, zone I) | 14.1% |
|---|---|
| Mandatory occupational pension (OTP, statutory minimum) | 2% |
Employee contributions
| National insurance contribution (trygdeavgift) | 7.6% |
|---|
Take-home pay and employer cost by annual salary
| Annual salary | Employee contributions | Income tax | Take-home | Employer cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kr 600,000 | kr 45,600 | kr 98,582 | kr 455,818 | kr 693,869 |
| kr 800,000 | kr 60,800 | kr 157,853 | kr 581,347 | kr 926,069 |
| kr 1,100,000 | kr 83,600 | kr 268,669 | kr 747,731 | kr 1,274,369 |
| kr 1,500,000 | kr 114,000 | kr 424,197 | kr 961,803 | kr 1,738,769 |
Employee in Oslo, Norwegian tax resident and a Norwegian national (no expatriate rules such as PAYE source tax), single with no children, aged 17-69, salary only paid evenly as monthly pay (no bonus or benefits in kind), income year 2026. Tax on ordinary income (22%: municipal, county and state common tax combined; the same rate applies in Oslo as everywhere outside Troms and Finnmark) after the standard deduction (minstefradrag) and personal allowance (personfradrag, class 1); bracket tax (trinnskatt) on gross pay; national insurance contribution (trygdeavgift) on gross pay. Net wealth tax and capital income are ignored. Employer side: employer's national insurance contribution in zone I (Oslo) and the statutory minimum occupational pension (OTP).
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Checked 2026-11-08; 2026 rates.