Svalbard and Jan Mayen employment facts
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These are the 5 statutory values we hold for Svalbard and Jan Mayen in Global Employment Facts (Employ Borderless), 4 of them read from a statute or the government that administers it. Each row names the page it came from, the date the figure took effect and the date a person last checked it. They are legal minimums, not what employers in Svalbard and Jan Mayen actually offer, and they are what our three published indexes score Svalbard and Jan Mayen on.
Robbin Schuchmann
Co-founder, Employ Borderless
What the law requires in Svalbard and Jan Mayen
SJ| Field | Value | Unit | Tier | Source | Effective | Verified | Caveats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National public holidayspublic_holidays | 12 | days a year | Calendar | nager | 2026-01-01 | 2026-09-02 | - |
| Employer social contributionsemployer_ssc_rate | 0 | % of gross pay | Statute | National statutes and government sources | 2026-09-12 | 2026-09-17 | - |
| Employee social contributionsemployee_ssc_rate | 7.6 | % of gross pay | Statute | National statutes and government sources | 2026-09-12 | 2026-09-17 | - |
| Income tax bracketsincome_tax_brackets | 2 bands | - | Statute | National statutes and government sources | 2026-09-12 | 2026-09-17 | threshold expressed as multiple of basic amount |
| Top personal income tax ratepersonal_income_tax_top_rate | 22 | % | Statute | National statutes and government sources | 2026-09-12 | 2026-09-17 | - |
Where a field is missing from this table, we hold no sourced value for Svalbard and Jan Mayen and publish the gap rather than filling it. Where a statute and a compilation disagree, the statute wins.
Source tiers on this page: Calendar is open holiday calendar · Statute is statute or government source.
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Schuchmann, R. (2026). Global Employment Facts (Employ Borderless) [Data set]. Employ Borderless. https://employborderless.com/hiring-intelligence/global-employment-facts/
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