Norway Unpaid Leave Calculator
Work out how much is deducted from your salary if you take unpaid vacation or leave in Norway, based on your annual salary and number of days.
How to use the unpaid leave calculator
- Enter your (gross) annual salary.
- Enter the number of days of unpaid vacation or leave.
- The calculator shows the deduction per day and the total deduction from your salary.
How the deduction is calculated
Total deduction = Deduction per day × number of days
The deduction per day is calculated from 260 working days a year (5 days a week × 52 weeks) — a common, simplified divisor many Norwegian employers use to calculate a daily-pay deduction for unpaid absence. If you take 5 days of unpaid vacation with an annual salary of 550,000 kr, the deduction is 550,000 ÷ 260 × 5 ≈ 10,577 kr.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the annual salary divided by 260?
260 is a common simplified estimate of the number of working days in a year (5 days a week × 52 weeks), and is often used as a divisor when employers work out what one day's absence costs in salary.
Am I entitled to unpaid leave?
The right to leave (for example for education, caregiving or other purposes) follows from Norway's Working Environment Act and any agreements, but the leave is generally unpaid unless something else has been specifically agreed or follows from law, such as parental leave covered by NAV.
Do I earn holiday pay for unpaid vacation days?
No. Holiday pay is normally earned from taxable employment income. If you take unpaid vacation, you don't receive salary for that period, and therefore don't earn holiday pay for those days either.