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Samoa calculators
With the values in force in Samoa, the source of each one and the date we checked it.
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Pay and work
Pay and extras
- Annual leave calculator Samoa 2026The Labour and Employment Relations Act 2013 gives an employee at least 10 days of paid annual leave after 12 months of continuous service with the same employer. Time spent on probation counts.
- Minimum wage Samoa 2026The minimum wage in Samoa is WS$5.24 an hour, in force since 1 July 2026. It applies to workers in the private sector and in state-owned enterprises.
- Overtime calculator Samoa 2026In Samoa an employee who works extra hours at the employer's request is paid at least 1.5 times the ordinary rate. Working a public holiday that is not a normal working day is paid at 2 times.
- Hourly to salary calculatorHow much is your salary per hour? What does an hourly offer come to per year? Enter an amount, pick the period and we show all the others.
- Pay raise calculatorYou have been offered a raise, or you are about to ask for one. Enter your pay and the raise, as a percentage or an amount, and see how much changes each month and year.
- Time card calculatorPick the start and end time for each day, your unpaid break and your hourly pay. We show total hours, overtime and your pay for the week.
Leaving a job
- Final pay calculator Samoa 2026When a job ends in Samoa, notice pay is due within 7 days of the wage period, and the money owed usually has three parts: any wages already earned, annual leave you have not taken, and pay instead of notice if your employer ends the job without letting you work the notice.
- Notice period calculator Samoa 2026The notice an employer or employee must give in Samoa depends on how long the employee has worked there. Schedule 2 of the Labour and Employment Relations Act 2013 starts at 1 week for service of three months to under a year, and tops out at 8 weeks after more than 19 years.
Taxes
- Business income tax calculator Samoa 2026Samoa taxes business income by structure. A company pays a flat 27% of taxable income. A sole trader pays on a progressive scale, and a partnership pays nothing itself because each partner is taxed on their own share.
- PAYE calculator Samoa 2026PAYE is the income tax your employer holds back from each pay. In Samoa a fortnight of pay up to WS$576 pays nothing. The next slice, up to WS$962, is taxed at 20%, and anything above that at 27%.
- VAGST calculator Samoa 2026VAGST, the value added goods and services tax, is 15% in Samoa. A registered business adds it to the price of most goods and services, and it also applies to most imports and some imported services.
- Withholding tax calculator Samoa 2026Withholding tax is income tax taken off a payment before it reaches the recipient, at 10% for residents paid by government and 15% for most non-residents. Samoa uses it in two situations: government payments for services to residents, and payments from Samoa to non-residents.
Money and indexes
Loans, savings and investing
- Loan calculatorBefore you sign for a loan, two numbers matter: what you pay each month and what the loan costs you in interest.
- APR to APY calculatorTwo offers with the same rate can cost different amounts. The difference is how often interest is charged or paid.
- Mortgage calculatorA mortgage is the biggest debt most households ever take on. It pays to see the full numbers before you talk to a lender.
- Rent vs buy calculatorComparing the mortgage payment with the rent is not enough. Buyers pay interest, upkeep and property tax, but they end up owning the home. Renters can keep the down payment invested.
- Compound interest calculatorWith compound interest, the interest is added to your balance and starts earning interest of its own. That is why savings grow faster and faster.
- Simple interest calculatorSimple interest is always worked out on the original principal: interest is not added to the balance during the term.
- Savings goal calculatorA trip, a car, a deposit on a home or a cushion for surprises. A goal with an amount and a date is much easier to hit.
- Retirement savings calculatorA state pension often is not enough to keep your standard of living. Savings of your own, even small ones, make a big difference if you start early.
- Credit card payoff calculatorA credit card is usually the most expensive debt you have. Paying only the minimum stretches it out for years and piles on interest.
- 50/30/20 budget calculatorThe 50/30/20 rule is a simple way to plan your month. Half goes to essentials, 30% to things you enjoy and 20% to savings.
- Emergency fund calculatorAn emergency fund is money set aside for what you can't plan for: losing your job, a health problem or an urgent home repair.
- Car cost calculatorMost people know what they spend on fuel. Few add up insurance, maintenance, parking and, above all, the value the car loses every year.
Business and self-employment
- ROI calculatorA 50% gain sounds great, but it is not the same over 2 years as over 10. To compare investments you need the return per year.
- Profit margin calculatorMargin and markup get mixed up all the time, and the difference can cost you money. Both measure the same profit, but against a different base.
- Break-even calculatorThe break-even point is the level of sales where a business neither makes nor loses money. Below it you lose, above it you start to profit.
- Freelance rate calculatorThe most common freelance mistake is taking the salary you would want as an employee and dividing it by 160 hours. That leaves out taxes, expenses, vacation and every hour you can't bill.
Other calculators
- Maternity leave calculator Samoa 2026The Labour and Employment Relations Act 2013 does not give one fixed maternity leave package. After talking it through with the employee, the employer must offer one of two options.
- Provisional tax calculator Samoa 2026Provisional tax is income tax paid in advance. In Samoa a person liable for income tax pays it in 3 instalments during the tax year, on 31 March, 31 July and 31 October.