Dues and Discounts

Student Membership dues: NOK 300 per year.

Tax allowance for trade union dues

The tax allowance for the 2024 financial year has a maximum rate of NOK 8,000. Tekna reports to the tax authorities how much you have paid in dues each year.

Recent graduates

• First year after graduation 25 % membership dues NOK 1,215 + 25 % local branch dues

• Second year after graduation 50 % membership dues NOK 2,430 + 50 % local branch dues

• Third year after graduation 75 % membership dues NOK 3,645 + 75 % local branch dues

• Fourth year after graduation full membership dues

The discount will be applied automatically for those who recently completed a Master's degree that qualifies for ordinary membership.

If you have continued studying directly after you have completed your master’s degree, (i.e. a new bachelor’s or master’s degree) you can apply for a student discount, as long as you are employed less than 50 %. Please send documentation of your student status to apply for this discount.

PhD candidate

If you are pursuing a PhD we can offer a 75 % discount for up to 4 years. 

Reduced Position or Part-Time Position

We do not offer a reduced membership fee based on reduced positions or salary. However, if you have an involuntary part-time position and are seeking employment or are partially laid off, you can apply for a reduced membership fee, see below.

Discounts for unemployed members

Members that have lost their job and don't recieve compensation from their employer, can apply for a full exception from the membership fee. For longer periods of unemployement, we may require documentation.

Other discounts in membership dues

• Continued studies outside of steady employment give a reduction of 75 % for up to 4 years.
• If a member's spouse or partner is also a member of Tekna, the membership fee for both individuals is 75 % of the ordinary rate.
• Pensioners ages 62 and over with an income from employment and self-employment of less than 1G (the national insurance basic amount) pay 25 % of the ordinary membership dues plus a corresponding proportion of the dues payable to their local branch.
• Disabled members pay a percentage of regular membership dues depending on their degree of disability. We require a copy of documentation from NAV.
• If a member is residing outside of Norway, he/she pays 50 % of regular membership dues/no dues to his/her local branch.

Full exemption from membership dues

• Members in active military service
• Members on maternity/paternity leave if their salary is less than 2/3 of their ordinary salary level

To apply for exemption or discounts please contact us by e-mail: [email protected] or telephone 22 94 75 00.