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Holiday pay calculator (feriepenger) 2026
Holiday pay in Norway is not a bonus and it is not calculated from this year's salary. It is a percentage of what you earned last year, paid out when you take your holiday. Enter last year's qualifying pay to see the amount.
Rules checked against Ferieloven on 2026-07-31
How holiday pay works
Under the Holidays Act (Ferieloven) your employer sets aside a percentage of everything you earn during the qualifying year (opptjeningsår) and pays it out the following year (ferieår). The statutory minimum is 10.2% with four weeks and one day of holiday. Most collective agreements give five weeks, which raises it to 12%. Employees who reach 60 during the holiday year get an extra 2.3 percentage points on pay up to six times the National Insurance basic amount.
Common questions
When is holiday pay paid out?
Usually in June, in place of that month's salary — which is why June's payslip looks so different. Your employer may pay it in the month you actually take your holiday instead. If you leave the job, all accrued holiday pay must be paid with your final salary.
Is holiday pay taxed?
It is taxable income, but no tax is normally deducted in the month it is paid. The tax on it is already spread across the deductions taken from your other months' pay, which is why the amount looks tax-free but is not.
What counts as qualifying pay?
Ordinary salary, overtime and most variable supplements. It excludes the previous year's holiday pay itself, and it excludes payments covering expenses such as travel or subsistence.
I only worked part of last year — do I still get it?
Yes. Holiday pay is a percentage of what you actually earned, so a part year simply produces a smaller amount. Note that the right to holiday pay and the right to paid time off are separate: a newcomer can be entitled to take holiday while having little or no holiday pay accrued.
An estimate. Your collective agreement may set a higher percentage than the statutory minimum.
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