Remote’s guide to employing in

Norway
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  • Capital City

    Oslo

  • Currency

    Norwegian krone (kr, NOK)

  • Languages

    Norwegian

  • Population size

    5,391,369

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Taxes in Norway

Learn how employment taxes and statutory fees affect your payroll and your employees’ paychecks in Norway.

14.10%National Insurance (Folketrygdloven)
12%Mandatory Holiday Pay
2%Mandatory occupational pension scheme (OTP)
5%Additional Social Security contribution for income above 850,000 NOK. Non-monetary benefits like insurances, phone allowances, and company cars, count towards this threshold, except pension contributions. The year-to-date (YTD) earnings reset each January, so if an employee exceeds the threshold in one year, the calculation starts fresh in the next year, and the additional 5% contribution only applies once the employee surpasses the threshold again.
NOK 1500 - Accident insurance (calculated at 1500 NOK on top of the base monthly salary)
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