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10.11 NOK = 1 USD

872,280 NOK

$86,320 USD

Oslo

891,187 NOK

778,100 NOK

$77,000 USD

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Average Salary / Norway

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Average salary in Norway is 872,280 NOK per year. The most typical earning is 778,100 NOK. All data are based on 1,289 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 896,331 NOK. Women receive a salary of 752,837 NOK.

The most paid careers are Engineers & Technicians II with average income 1,649,168 NOK and Management & Business with income 1,172,203 NOK.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 954,941 NOK. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 939,783 NOK.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 1,083,277 NOK. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 1,054,982 NOK.

Levels / Norway (Gross NOK)

Salary Levels (NOK) per Year	Surveys	[%]
101,100 NOK - 151,599 NOK	1	100% 0.08%
151,600 NOK - 202,099 NOK	5	99.92% 0.39%
202,100 NOK - 252,599 NOK	8	99.53% 0.62%
252,600 NOK - 303,099 NOK	7	98.91% 0.54%
303,200 NOK - 353,699 NOK	12	98.37% 0.93%
353,700 NOK - 404,199 NOK	26	97.44% 2.02%
404,200 NOK - 454,699 NOK	25	95.42% 1.94%
454,700 NOK - 505,199 NOK	36	93.48% 2.79%
505,300 NOK - 555,799 NOK	71	90.69% 5.51%
555,800 NOK - 606,299 NOK	87	85.18% 6.75%
606,300 NOK - 656,799 NOK	99	78.43% 7.68%
656,800 NOK - 707,399 NOK	74	70.75% 5.74%
707,400 NOK - 757,899 NOK	105	65.01% 8.15%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
757,900 NOK - 808,399 NOK	114	56.87% 8.84%
808,400 NOK - 858,899 NOK	92	48.02% 7.14%
858,900 NOK - 909,499 NOK	71	40.88% 5.51%
909,500 NOK - 959,999 NOK	64	35.38% 4.97%
960,000 NOK - 1,010,499 NOK	59	30.41% 4.58%
1,010,500 NOK - 1,060,999 NOK	52	25.83% 4.03%
1,061,000 NOK - 1,111,599 NOK	38	21.8% 2.95%
1,111,600 NOK - 1,162,099 NOK	22	18.85% 1.71%
1,162,100 NOK - 1,212,599 NOK	33	17.15% 2.56%
1,212,600 NOK - 1,263,099 NOK	25	14.58% 1.94%
1,263,200 NOK - 1,313,699 NOK	29	12.65% 2.25%
1,313,700 NOK - 1,364,199 NOK	21	10.4% 1.63%
1,364,200 NOK - 1,414,699 NOK	11	8.77% 0.85%
1,414,700 NOK - 1,465,199 NOK	12	7.91% 0.93%
1,465,300 NOK - 1,515,799 NOK	11	6.98% 0.85%
HIGH SALARIES
1,515,800 NOK - 1,616,799 NOK	19	6.13% 1.47%
1,616,800 NOK - 1,717,899 NOK	16	4.65% 1.24%
1,717,900 NOK - 1,818,899 NOK	11	3.41% 0.85%
1,818,900 NOK - 1,919,999 NOK	8	2.56% 0.62%
1,920,000 NOK - 2,020,999 NOK	7	1.94% 0.54%
2,021,000 NOK - 2,122,099 NOK	2	1.4% 0.16%
2,122,100 NOK - 2,223,099 NOK	3	1.24% 0.23%
2,223,100 NOK - 2,324,199 NOK	2	1.01% 0.16%
2,324,200 NOK - 2,425,199 NOK	2	0.85% 0.16%
2,425,200 NOK - 2,526,299 NOK	3	0.7% 0.23%
2,526,300 NOK - 3,536,799 NOK	6	0.47% 0.47%

Gender / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	986	896,331 NOK
2	Women	232	752,837 NOK

Education / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	90	954,941 NOK
2	Masters Degree	491	939,783 NOK
3	Bellow H. School	19	871,068 NOK
4	Bachelors Degree	463	825,594 NOK
5	Some College	139	806,394 NOK
6	High School	87	759,911 NOK

Experience / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	195	1,083,277 NOK
2	16-20 Years	115	1,054,982 NOK
3	12-16 Years	153	945,846 NOK
4	8-12 Years	236	891,278 NOK
5	4-8 Years	263	809,426 NOK
6	2-4 Years	156	720,500 NOK
7	0-1 Year	77	670,985 NOK
8	1-2 Years	94	636,627 NOK

Age / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys
1	66-70	6	1,204,539 NOK
2	56-60	40	1,196,455 NOK
3	46-50	93	1,093,382 NOK
4	61-65	18	1,093,382 NOK
5	41-45	129	982,225 NOK
6	51-55	59	944,836 NOK
7	n/a	71	934,731 NOK
8	36-40	185	905,425 NOK
9	31-35	295	866,015 NOK
10	26-30	268	722,521 NOK
11	21-25	111	666,943 NOK
12	14-20	14	600,248 NOK

Work Type / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	43	992,330 NOK
2	Permanent	1,097	884,205 NOK
3	Contract	121	790,226 NOK
4	Part Time	28	567,912 NOK

Cities / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys
1	Sandnes	11	1,089,340 NOK
2	Skien	14	938,773 NOK
3	Stavanger	158	928,667 NOK
4	Oslo	665	891,278 NOK
5	Bergen	100	869,047 NOK
6	Fredrikstad	20	839,742 NOK
7	--Other--	123	824,584 NOK
8	Drammen	40	799,321 NOK
9	Trondheim	99	791,237 NOK
10	Kristiansand	32	773,047 NOK
11	Tromso	23	742,732 NOK
12	Sarpsborg	4	671,995 NOK

Career Groups / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys
1	Engineers & Technicians II	3	1,649,168 NOK
2	Management & Business	143	1,172,203 NOK
3	Engineers & Technicians V	16	1,116,624 NOK
4	Insurance	11	1,078,224 NOK
5	Fashion	2	1,044,877 NOK
6	Engineers & Technicians III	53	1,041,846 NOK
7	Engineers & Technicians IV	8	1,026,688 NOK
8	Military	8	1,025,677 NOK
9	Archaeology & History	1	1,006,477 NOK
10	Agriculture & Fishing	9	998,393 NOK
11	Health Care & Medical	23	993,341 NOK
12	Architect Constructions	10	956,962 NOK
13	Properties & Real Estates	4	940,794 NOK
14	Finance & Banking	64	877,131 NOK
15	Health Care & Medical II	18	876,120 NOK
16	IT & Programming II	100	875,110 NOK
17	Aviation & Shipping	20	863,994 NOK
18	Human Resources	20	854,899 NOK
19	IT & Programming	186	848,836 NOK
20	Engineers & Technicians	168	843,784 NOK
21	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	81	829,636 NOK
22	Automobile	6	828,626 NOK
23	Security & Fireguard	3	828,626 NOK
24	Accounting & Administration	46	818,521 NOK
25	Construction & Labor Workers	27	758,900 NOK
26	Geography & Geodesy	5	730,605 NOK
27	Education & University	65	728,584 NOK
28	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	15	726,563 NOK
29	Logistics, Road, Railway	21	724,542 NOK
30	Media	7	724,542 NOK
31	Salesmen & Saleswomen	18	720,500 NOK
32	Law	11	718,479 NOK
33	Public Sector	21	710,395 NOK
34	Making Design	20	701,300 NOK
35	Sports & Recreation	10	700,290 NOK
36	Arts, Culture, Performance	5	692,206 NOK
37	Organization & Coordination	14	685,132 NOK
38	Customer Services	21	578,017 NOK
39	Hotels & Tourism	6	488,081 NOK
40	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	20	442,607 NOK

Careers / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys
1	CEO	16	1,797,715 NOK
2	General Manager	12	1,394,517 NOK
3	Doctor Specialist	7	1,374,307 NOK
4	Business Manager	7	1,259,107 NOK
5	Business Development Manager	6	1,257,086 NOK
6	Manager	27	1,211,613 NOK
7	Oil & Gas Engineer Lead	13	1,203,529 NOK
8	Director	15	1,120,666 NOK
9	Engineering Manager	10	1,119,656 NOK
10	Other Engineer Career	16	1,116,624 NOK
11	Technical Manager	11	1,020,625 NOK
12	Computer Architect	9	1,018,604 NOK
13	SAP Consulting	7	1,009,509 NOK
14	IT Manager	24	1,002,435 NOK
15	Logistics Manager	8	999,404 NOK
16	Human Resources Manager	8	987,278 NOK
17	Oil & Gas Engineer	34	981,214 NOK
18	Product Manager	8	973,130 NOK
19	University Professor	11	971,109 NOK
20	Security Specialist	7	969,088 NOK
21	Finance Manager	12	967,067 NOK
22	Other Finance Career	13	966,057 NOK
23	Sales	7	946,857 NOK
24	Sales Manager	17	932,709 NOK
25	Project Manager	15	929,678 NOK
26	IT Project Manager	22	924,625 NOK
27	Architect	8	920,583 NOK
28	Lead Developer	15	918,562 NOK
29	Economist	7	898,352 NOK
30	C, C++ Developer	9	886,226 NOK
31	Marketing Manager	16	876,120 NOK
32	Unix or Linux System Administrator	6	871,068 NOK
33	Engineer	62	839,742 NOK
34	Other Management Career	15	839,742 NOK
35	Software Engineer	22	837,721 NOK
36	Accountant	7	834,689 NOK
37	Mechanical Engineer	35	830,647 NOK
38	.NET Developer	6	829,636 NOK
39	Data-warehouse Engineer	6	827,615 NOK
40	Marketing	10	813,468 NOK
41	Other IT Career	15	810,437 NOK
42	Financial Analyst	10	799,321 NOK
43	Software Developer	53	798,310 NOK
44	Data Coordinator	6	791,237 NOK
45	Other Public Sector Career	9	782,142 NOK
46	Construction Worker	5	747,784 NOK
47	Java Developer	9	738,690 NOK
48	Electrical Engineer	6	736,669 NOK
49	System Administrator	10	728,584 NOK
50	Web Developer	8	699,279 NOK
51	University Professor Assistant	11	696,248 NOK
52	Teacher	7	677,048 NOK
53	Other Education Career	14	674,016 NOK
54	Lecturer	6	651,785 NOK
55	Research Engineer	19	650,774 NOK
56	Public Administration	7	606,312 NOK
57	Logistics	6	567,912 NOK
58	Call Center	5	473,933 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	1,300,000 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	630,000 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	980,000 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	2,016,500 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	1,309,100 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	636,200 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	733,300 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	801,200 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	522,500 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	870,900 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	443,000 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	802,700 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	1,103,700 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	511,700 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	904,800 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	804,300 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	723,900 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	987,300 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	422,300 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	552,900 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	517,900 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	402,100 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	519,800 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	886,000 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	993,500 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	800,700 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	357,600 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	794,800 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	658,700 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	919,100 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	761,000 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	614,900 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	1,075,400 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	748,600 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	534,700 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	958,800 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	855,600 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	991,100 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	644,600 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	376,500 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	912,700 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	1,048,400 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	948,000 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	690,200 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	773,500 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	741,500 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	604,600 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	873,100 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	760,900 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	957,600 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.