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10.17 NOK = 1 USD

878,253 NOK

$86,320 USD

Oslo

897,289 NOK

783,428 NOK

$77,000 USD

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Average Salary / Norway

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Average salary in Norway is 878,253 NOK per year. The most typical earning is 783,428 NOK. All data are based on 1,289 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 902,468 NOK. Women receive a salary of 757,992 NOK.

The most paid careers are Engineers & Technicians II with average income 1,660,460 NOK and Management & Business with income 1,180,229 NOK.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 961,479 NOK. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 946,218 NOK.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 1,090,694 NOK. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 1,062,206 NOK.

Levels / Norway (Gross NOK)

Salary Levels (NOK) per Year	Surveys	[%]
101,700 NOK - 152,599 NOK	1	100% 0.08%
152,600 NOK - 203,499 NOK	5	99.92% 0.39%
203,500 NOK - 254,299 NOK	8	99.53% 0.62%
254,400 NOK - 305,199 NOK	7	98.91% 0.54%
305,200 NOK - 356,099 NOK	12	98.37% 0.93%
356,100 NOK - 406,999 NOK	26	97.44% 2.02%
407,000 NOK - 457,799 NOK	25	95.42% 1.94%
457,800 NOK - 508,699 NOK	36	93.48% 2.79%
508,700 NOK - 559,599 NOK	71	90.69% 5.51%
559,600 NOK - 610,499 NOK	87	85.18% 6.75%
610,500 NOK - 661,299 NOK	99	78.43% 7.68%
661,300 NOK - 712,199 NOK	74	70.75% 5.74%
712,200 NOK - 763,099 NOK	105	65.01% 8.15%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
763,100 NOK - 813,899 NOK	114	56.87% 8.84%
814,000 NOK - 864,799 NOK	92	48.02% 7.14%
864,800 NOK - 915,699 NOK	71	40.88% 5.51%
915,700 NOK - 966,599 NOK	64	35.38% 4.97%
966,600 NOK - 1,017,399 NOK	59	30.41% 4.58%
1,017,400 NOK - 1,068,299 NOK	52	25.83% 4.03%
1,068,300 NOK - 1,119,199 NOK	38	21.8% 2.95%
1,119,200 NOK - 1,169,999 NOK	22	18.85% 1.71%
1,170,100 NOK - 1,220,899 NOK	33	17.15% 2.56%
1,220,900 NOK - 1,271,799 NOK	25	14.58% 1.94%
1,271,800 NOK - 1,322,699 NOK	29	12.65% 2.25%
1,322,700 NOK - 1,373,499 NOK	21	10.4% 1.63%
1,373,500 NOK - 1,424,399 NOK	11	8.77% 0.85%
1,424,400 NOK - 1,475,299 NOK	12	7.91% 0.93%
1,475,300 NOK - 1,526,099 NOK	11	6.98% 0.85%
HIGH SALARIES
1,526,200 NOK - 1,627,899 NOK	19	6.13% 1.47%
1,627,900 NOK - 1,729,599 NOK	16	4.65% 1.24%
1,729,600 NOK - 1,831,399 NOK	11	3.41% 0.85%
1,831,400 NOK - 1,933,099 NOK	8	2.56% 0.62%
1,933,100 NOK - 2,034,899 NOK	7	1.94% 0.54%
2,034,900 NOK - 2,136,599 NOK	2	1.4% 0.16%
2,136,600 NOK - 2,238,399 NOK	3	1.24% 0.23%
2,238,400 NOK - 2,340,099 NOK	2	1.01% 0.16%
2,340,100 NOK - 2,441,799 NOK	2	0.85% 0.16%
2,441,900 NOK - 2,543,599 NOK	3	0.7% 0.23%
2,543,600 NOK - 3,560,999 NOK	6	0.47% 0.47%

Gender / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	986	902,468 NOK
2	Women	232	757,992 NOK

Education / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	90	961,479 NOK
2	Masters Degree	491	946,218 NOK
3	Bellow H. School	19	877,032 NOK
4	Bachelors Degree	463	831,247 NOK
5	Some College	139	811,916 NOK
6	High School	87	765,114 NOK

Experience / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	195	1,090,694 NOK
2	16-20 Years	115	1,062,206 NOK
3	12-16 Years	153	952,322 NOK
4	8-12 Years	236	897,381 NOK
5	4-8 Years	263	814,968 NOK
6	2-4 Years	156	725,434 NOK
7	0-1 Year	77	675,579 NOK
8	1-2 Years	94	640,986 NOK

Age / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys
1	66-70	6	1,212,787 NOK
2	56-60	40	1,204,647 NOK
3	46-50	93	1,100,868 NOK
4	61-65	18	1,100,868 NOK
5	41-45	129	988,950 NOK
6	51-55	59	951,305 NOK
7	n/a	71	941,131 NOK
8	36-40	185	911,625 NOK
9	31-35	295	871,945 NOK
10	26-30	268	727,468 NOK
11	21-25	111	671,509 NOK
12	14-20	14	604,358 NOK

Work Type / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	43	999,125 NOK
2	Permanent	1,097	890,259 NOK
3	Contract	121	795,637 NOK
4	Part Time	28	571,800 NOK

Cities / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys
1	Sandnes	11	1,096,799 NOK
2	Skien	14	945,200 NOK
3	Stavanger	158	935,026 NOK
4	Oslo	665	897,381 NOK
5	Bergen	100	874,997 NOK
6	Fredrikstad	20	845,491 NOK
7	--Other--	123	830,230 NOK
8	Drammen	40	804,794 NOK
9	Trondheim	99	796,654 NOK
10	Kristiansand	32	778,340 NOK
11	Tromso	23	747,817 NOK
12	Sarpsborg	4	676,596 NOK

Career Groups / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys
1	Engineers & Technicians II	3	1,660,460 NOK
2	Management & Business	143	1,180,229 NOK
3	Engineers & Technicians V	16	1,124,270 NOK
4	Insurance	11	1,085,607 NOK
5	Fashion	2	1,052,031 NOK
6	Engineers & Technicians III	53	1,048,979 NOK
7	Engineers & Technicians IV	8	1,033,718 NOK
8	Military	8	1,032,700 NOK
9	Archaeology & History	1	1,013,369 NOK
10	Agriculture & Fishing	9	1,005,229 NOK
11	Health Care & Medical	23	1,000,142 NOK
12	Architect Constructions	10	963,514 NOK
13	Properties & Real Estates	4	947,235 NOK
14	Finance & Banking	64	883,137 NOK
15	Health Care & Medical II	18	882,119 NOK
16	IT & Programming II	100	881,102 NOK
17	Aviation & Shipping	20	869,910 NOK
18	Human Resources	20	860,753 NOK
19	IT & Programming	186	854,648 NOK
20	Engineers & Technicians	168	849,561 NOK
21	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	81	835,317 NOK
22	Automobile	6	834,299 NOK
23	Security & Fireguard	3	834,299 NOK
24	Accounting & Administration	46	824,125 NOK
25	Construction & Labor Workers	27	764,096 NOK
26	Geography & Geodesy	5	735,608 NOK
27	Education & University	65	733,573 NOK
28	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	15	731,538 NOK
29	Logistics, Road, Railway	21	729,503 NOK
30	Media	7	729,503 NOK
31	Salesmen & Saleswomen	18	725,434 NOK
32	Law	11	723,399 NOK
33	Public Sector	21	715,259 NOK
34	Making Design	20	706,102 NOK
35	Sports & Recreation	10	705,085 NOK
36	Arts, Culture, Performance	5	696,945 NOK
37	Organization & Coordination	14	689,823 NOK
38	Customer Services	21	581,975 NOK
39	Hotels & Tourism	6	491,423 NOK
40	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	20	445,638 NOK

Careers / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys
1	CEO	16	1,810,023 NOK
2	General Manager	12	1,404,065 NOK
3	Doctor Specialist	7	1,383,717 NOK
4	Business Manager	7	1,267,728 NOK
5	Business Development Manager	6	1,265,694 NOK
6	Manager	27	1,219,909 NOK
7	Oil & Gas Engineer Lead	13	1,211,769 NOK
8	Director	15	1,128,339 NOK
9	Engineering Manager	10	1,127,322 NOK
10	Other Engineer Career	16	1,124,270 NOK
11	Technical Manager	11	1,027,613 NOK
12	Computer Architect	9	1,025,578 NOK
13	SAP Consulting	7	1,016,421 NOK
14	IT Manager	24	1,009,299 NOK
15	Logistics Manager	8	1,006,247 NOK
16	Human Resources Manager	8	994,037 NOK
17	Oil & Gas Engineer	34	987,933 NOK
18	Product Manager	8	979,793 NOK
19	University Professor	11	977,758 NOK
20	Security Specialist	7	975,724 NOK
21	Finance Manager	12	973,689 NOK
22	Other Finance Career	13	972,671 NOK
23	Sales	7	953,340 NOK
24	Sales Manager	17	939,096 NOK
25	Project Manager	15	936,043 NOK
26	IT Project Manager	22	930,956 NOK
27	Architect	8	926,886 NOK
28	Lead Developer	15	924,852 NOK
29	Economist	7	904,503 NOK
30	C, C++ Developer	9	892,294 NOK
31	Marketing Manager	16	882,119 NOK
32	Unix or Linux System Administrator	6	877,032 NOK
33	Engineer	62	845,491 NOK
34	Other Management Career	15	845,491 NOK
35	Software Engineer	22	843,456 NOK
36	Accountant	7	840,404 NOK
37	Mechanical Engineer	35	836,334 NOK
38	.NET Developer	6	835,317 NOK
39	Data-warehouse Engineer	6	833,282 NOK
40	Marketing	10	819,038 NOK
41	Other IT Career	15	815,986 NOK
42	Financial Analyst	10	804,794 NOK
43	Software Developer	53	803,776 NOK
44	Data Coordinator	6	796,654 NOK
45	Other Public Sector Career	9	787,497 NOK
46	Construction Worker	5	752,904 NOK
47	Java Developer	9	743,747 NOK
48	Electrical Engineer	6	741,713 NOK
49	System Administrator	10	733,573 NOK
50	Web Developer	8	704,067 NOK
51	University Professor Assistant	11	701,015 NOK
52	Teacher	7	681,684 NOK
53	Other Education Career	14	678,631 NOK
54	Lecturer	6	656,248 NOK
55	Research Engineer	19	655,230 NOK
56	Public Administration	7	610,463 NOK
57	Logistics	6	571,800 NOK
58	Call Center	5	477,178 NOK

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Vp Engineering

Posted 15 November 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Management, business strategy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	1,308,900 NOK

R&d Scientist

Posted 22 August 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research, application and process."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	634,300 NOK

Leader

Posted 22 August 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Multidicipline tasks."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stavanger	High School	16-20 Years	Advanced	986,700 NOK

Business Unit Director

Posted 18 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing 4 differensiert business Lines in two countries."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Bergen	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	2,030,300 NOK

Process Engineer

Posted 14 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"LNG, FLNG, Operation Support, Process Engineer, Production support, Design, HAZOP."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	1,318,100 NOK

Construction Engineer

Posted 14 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Static analysis and documentation. Project planning of constructions. Close cooperation with architects and contractors."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Trondheim	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	640,600 NOK

Game Programmer

Posted 11 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Game engine programming."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	738,300 NOK

Manager

Posted 22 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"SW Dev and Sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	806,600 NOK

Phd Student

Posted 20 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	526,100 NOK

Nurse

Posted 17 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Coordinator, ambulance, army, emergancy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Intermediate	876,900 NOK

It Comsultant

Posted 17 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Webbased e-signing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kristiansand	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Basic	446,100 NOK

Azure Ad Architect

Posted 29 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sr. Architect."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Trondheim	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	808,200 NOK

Principal Engineer

Posted 28 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Senior Subsea systems design and installation in Oil&Gas."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stavanger	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	1,111,200 NOK

Junior Recruiter

Posted 28 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"- Coordinating with hiring managers
- Internal Hiring for roles in tech, marketing, data, sales, customer success, human Resources, legal, finance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	515,200 NOK

Hr Maanager

Posted 12 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Bachelor."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	911,000 NOK

Industrial Design Engineer

Posted 12 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Business development. System design. Service design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stavanger	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	809,800 NOK

Senior Engineer

Posted 11 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electrical."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	728,800 NOK

Lead Developer

Posted 09 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lead Software Engineering team."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	994,000 NOK

Advicer

Posted 08 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Bouns."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Fredrikstad	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	425,100 NOK

Saler Manager

Posted 08 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Good in Sales and Marketing in Internation Market."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	556,700 NOK

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Posted 08 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Recruiter. Schedule interviews. Do screening calls. Arrange interviews. Prepare offers. Offer negotiation. Project management. And more."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	High School	1-2 Years	Intermediate	521,400 NOK

Dealer Auto

Posted 07 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"I have high school and good knowledge of cars."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sarpsborg	High School	0-1 Year	Basic	404,900 NOK

Phd Stipendiat

Posted 06 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Trondheim	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	523,300 NOK

Plumber

Posted 31 August 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Plumber, heating, underheating flooring, firefighting, sanitary, water, drainage."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	High School	16-20 Years	Intermediate	892,100 NOK

Soon To Be Worlds Best Footballer

Posted 25 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Homework and the ability to do the right desicion 90 percent of the time."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Fredrikstad	High School	8-12 Years	Basic	1,000,300 NOK

Service Manager

Posted 23 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Service Manager, Azure, ITIL."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Bergen	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	806,200 NOK

Secratary

Posted 22 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Create legal document."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	360,100 NOK

Hr Advisor

Posted 18 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"HR, compensation, training."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stavanger	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	800,200 NOK

Product Manager

Posted 14 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Product Mangement."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	663,300 NOK

Construction Foreman

Posted 14 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Highway construction."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Bergen	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	925,400 NOK

Optometry

Posted 11 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Long experience."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Some College	16-20 Years	Expert	766,200 NOK

Lecturer

Posted 16 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lecturing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kristiansand	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	619,200 NOK

Leder

Posted 14 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Mekanisk."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	16-20 Years	Intermediate	1,082,800 NOK

Project Manager

Posted 14 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Trondheim	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	753,700 NOK

Warehouse Manager

Posted 13 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Order registration, packing, loading, ."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kristiansand	Some College	12-16 Years	Advanced	538,400 NOK

Professor

Posted 12 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching, Research, Supervising."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Doctorate Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	965,300 NOK

Demand Planning Manager

Posted 08 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Demand planning, forecast accuracy, purchasing, capacity planning, people management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	861,400 NOK

Product Manager

Posted 25 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Products."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Drammen	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	997,900 NOK

Experience Designer

Posted 08 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design 
facilitation
stakeholder management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stavanger	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	649,000 NOK

Advisor

Posted 07 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Advisory, immigration, help."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kristiansand	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	379,100 NOK

Hse Supervisor

Posted 05 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"HSE project management
ISO standards audit."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	918,900 NOK

Business Development

Posted 27 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	1,055,600 NOK

Data Engineer

Posted 21 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Programming, Database."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	954,500 NOK

Section Lead

Posted 21 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"International Experience."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	694,900 NOK

Senior Engineer Mac And Mobile Units

Posted 17 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Mac and mobile administration. MDM systems and development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	778,800 NOK

Researcher

Posted 12 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Reservoir engineering, researching and teaching assisstant."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Trondheim	Doctorate Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	746,600 NOK

Marketing Coordinator

Posted 11 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Translation and coordination of marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	608,800 NOK

Lead Consultant

Posted 21 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software enginerring."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	879,000 NOK

Scientist

Posted 18 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Environmental science."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Doctorate Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	766,100 NOK

Lead Developer

Posted 17 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Java kotlin rust."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	964,100 NOK

ECONOMY / Norway

Norway has the second highest GDP per capita in EU after Luxembourg and fourth highest GDP per capita in the world. The country has a very high standard of living, and a strongly integrated welfare system.

The main industries in Norway are Petroleum industry, Manufacturing, and Services.

The largest companies in Norway are Aker asa, Norsk Hydro asa, Telenor asa, Orkla asa, Aker Kvarner asa, Statoil asa, Helse Vest rhf, and Posten Norge as.