Overtime Rules in Norway
In Norway, overtime starts after 9 hours in a day and after 40 hours in a week and is paid at 1.4× the regular rate.
- Daily overtime after
- 9 hours
- Weekly overtime after
- 40 hour
- Overtime rate
- 1.4×
- Maximum weekly hours
- Check the source
- Rest break
- Check the source
- Source
- lovdata.no
When overtime starts in Norway
The daily threshold is 9 hours and the weekly threshold is 40 hours. Hours worked beyond either point count as overtime and are paid at 1.4× the regular rate.
Where a figure is not shown, Norway does not set that threshold nationally, or it is left to a collective agreement. Check the source before applying it to a specific contract.
Maximum weekly hours
A limit on weekly hours applies in Norway, but the current figure could not be confirmed against the source cited below and is deliberately not printed. Check lovdata.no before planning long weeks, and bear in mind that averaging over a reference period changes how any limit applies to a single week.
Rest breaks
Rest-break rules apply in Norway, but their current terms could not be confirmed against the source cited below, so no figure is printed here. Check lovdata.no and the agreement that covers the job. Either way, unpaid breaks are excluded from paid hours, which is how the hours calculator treats the break field by default.
Calculate overtime pay for Norway
Select Norway in the hours calculator or the timesheet and these thresholds and the 1.4× multiplier are applied to your week automatically. Overtime hours are shown on their own line rather than folded into the total, so the figure can be checked against the statute.
As of Setyembre 21, 2026
This page summarises the statutory baseline in Norway for general information. It is not legal advice, collective agreements and sector rules can set different terms, and labour law changes. Check lovdata.no before relying on any figure.
Questions and answers
When does overtime start in Norway?
After 9 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week, whichever is reached first. Hours beyond that point are overtime.
How much is overtime pay in Norway?
Overtime is paid at 1.4× the regular hourly rate under the rule cited on this page. Collective agreements may set a higher rate.
What is the maximum number of hours per week in Norway?
The rule does exist in Norway, but its current figure could not be confirmed against the source cited on this page, so it is left blank rather than estimated. Check lovdata.no and the agreement that covers the job.
Are rest breaks required in Norway?
The rule does exist in Norway, but its current figure could not be confirmed against the source cited on this page, so it is left blank rather than estimated. Check lovdata.no and the agreement that covers the job.
Where do these figures come from?
From lovdata.no, the statutory instrument for working time in Norway. Where a figure is uncertain it is left blank rather than estimated.