What does membership cost, and who can get a discount?

For the 2025 and 2026 income years, employees can deduct the full Tekna membership fee on their tax return. (For 2026, the maximum deduction is NOK 8,700.) We report to the Norwegian Tax Administration how much you have paid in membership fees, so that you receive your tax deduction. Pensioner membership fees are not deductible.

As a recent graduate, you automatically receive a discount for the first three years after completing your first master's degree that qualifies for membership.

• Year 1: 75% discount = NOK 1,290 / 795*
• Year 2: 50% discount = NOK 2,580
• Year 3: 25% discount = NOK 3,870
• Year 4: Ordinary membership fee

Plus the corresponding proportion of the local branch fee.

If you were already a member when you completed your master's degree, you pay NOK 150 for the first half-year and receive a 75% discount on the ordinary fee for the second half-year: 150 + (1,290 ÷ 2) = 795. If you join after completing your master's, you pay NOK 1,290 for the first year.

If you continue directly into a new programme of study after completing your master's, you still pay the student membership fee, provided that you work less than 50%.

If you are pursuing a doctorate, you can receive a 75% discount for up to 4 years. Other further studies outside ordinary employment also qualify for a 75% discount for up to 4 years.

Tekna grants a full exemption from the membership fee for up to 4 years to members who have lost their job and do not receive any remuneration from an employer. Tekna may request written documentation if necessary.

We have no scheme for a reduced membership fee based on a reduced position or lower salary. However, if you are in an involuntary part-time position and are seeking work or are partially laid off, you may apply for a reduced membership fee – see below.

If you are wholly or partially laid off, you can receive a discount on your membership fee. State your percentage of layoff and the relevant period in your application. You can find more information here.

Pensioners aged 62 and over: 75% discount, provided that their combined income from employment and self-employment, in addition to their pension, is below 1G.

• Members resident abroad: 50% discount. Granted automatically when you have a foreign home address.
• Entrepreneurs for whom this is their main occupation pay a 50% membership fee for up to 2 years after start-up. The discount is granted for a start-up period of up to 2 years, provided they are in a paid position of less than 50% elsewhere. Get in touch!

Married or cohabiting couples where both are members: you each receive a 25% discount.

• Care leave on less than 2/3 of your salary: full exemption.
• Compulsory military service: full exemption.

If you have started working after your bachelor's degree but plan to take a master's within five years, you may in some cases still be a member. Get in touch!

Disability: a discount corresponding to your percentage of disability, up to a maximum of 75%. We require a copy of the decision letter from NAV.