Tax and salary
Night and Weekend Allowance Tool
Estimate additional pay from night or weekend hours and an agreed premium.
Quick math
Use this for quick arithmetic, percentages, or to check figures while filling in the main tool, without leaving the page.
Estimate
Estimated gross pay: 7,000 NOK
- Total gross pay
- 7,000 NOK
- Premium portion
- 2,000 NOK
How this breaks down
- Base pay
- 5,000 NOK
- Premium rate
- 40.0%
Uses the premium percentage you enter. Actual shift, night and weekend rates depend on your agreement.
How to use this tool
- Use Night and Weekend Allowance Tool for the question described above, and check that the inputs match your records and time period.
- Enter hourly wage.
- Enter eligible hours.
- Enter allowance.
- Change hourly wage, eligible hours, allowance to compare scenarios, then check the units in the result.
Worked example with the prefilled values
This example shows how Night and Weekend Allowance Tool uses its starting values. Change the calculator inputs to estimate your own situation.
- Hourly wage
- 250 NOK/hour
- Eligible hours
- 20 hours
- Allowance
- 40 %
Estimated gross pay: 7,000 NOK
- Total gross pay7,000 NOK
- Premium portion2,000 NOK
Uses the premium percentage you enter. Actual shift, night and weekend rates depend on your agreement.
Formula and calculation logic
Base allowance pay = hourly wage × eligible hours
Allowance = base allowance pay × agreed premium percentage ÷ 100
Estimated total gross pay = base allowance pay + allowance
Estimate additional pay from night or weekend hours and an agreed premium.
The displayed formula below shows how the entered values are combined.
Assumptions
- The premium is set by your agreement; Norwegian law does not set general night, weekend or shift supplement rates.
Published sources
Further reading for checking current rules and information. These links are not live inputs to the tool.
Questions about this tool
How is the allowance calculated?
The entered premium percentage is applied to hourly wage multiplied by eligible hours.
Does Norwegian law set a universal night or weekend rate?
No universal rate applies; terms are usually set by agreement, with some sector-specific rules.
Is the result net pay?
No. It is gross pay before tax.
What hours count as eligible?
Use the hours your employment agreement treats as eligible for the allowance.