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875,901 NOK

$86,270 USD

Oslo

895,080 NOK

781,783 NOK

$77,000 USD

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Average Salary / Norway

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Average salary in Norway is 875,901 NOK per year. The most typical earning is 781,783 NOK. All data are based on 1,278 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 899,558 NOK. Women receive a salary of 756,400 NOK.

The most paid careers are Engineers & Technicians II with average income 1,656,974 NOK and Management & Business with income 1,170,644 NOK.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 959,461 NOK. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 944,231 NOK.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 1,088,404 NOK. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 1,051,853 NOK.

Levels / Norway (Gross NOK)

Salary Levels (NOK) per Year	Surveys	[%]
101,500 NOK - 152,299 NOK	1	100% 0.08%
152,300 NOK - 203,099 NOK	5	99.92% 0.39%
203,100 NOK - 253,799 NOK	8	99.53% 0.63%
253,800 NOK - 304,599 NOK	7	98.9% 0.55%
304,600 NOK - 355,299 NOK	12	98.36% 0.94%
355,400 NOK - 406,099 NOK	26	97.42% 2.03%
406,100 NOK - 456,899 NOK	24	95.38% 1.88%
456,900 NOK - 507,599 NOK	36	93.51% 2.82%
507,700 NOK - 558,399 NOK	70	90.69% 5.48%
558,400 NOK - 609,199 NOK	87	85.21% 6.81%
609,200 NOK - 659,899 NOK	97	78.4% 7.59%
659,900 NOK - 710,699 NOK	74	70.81% 5.79%
710,700 NOK - 761,499 NOK	104	65.02% 8.14%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
761,500 NOK - 812,199 NOK	113	56.89% 8.84%
812,200 NOK - 862,999 NOK	92	48.04% 7.2%
863,000 NOK - 913,799 NOK	70	40.85% 5.48%
913,800 NOK - 964,499 NOK	64	35.37% 5.01%
964,500 NOK - 1,015,299 NOK	58	30.36% 4.54%
1,015,300 NOK - 1,066,099 NOK	52	25.82% 4.07%
1,066,100 NOK - 1,116,799 NOK	38	21.75% 2.97%
1,116,800 NOK - 1,167,599 NOK	22	18.78% 1.72%
1,167,600 NOK - 1,218,399 NOK	33	17.06% 2.58%
1,218,400 NOK - 1,269,099 NOK	25	14.48% 1.96%
1,269,100 NOK - 1,319,899 NOK	27	12.52% 2.11%
1,319,900 NOK - 1,370,599 NOK	21	10.41% 1.64%
1,370,700 NOK - 1,421,399 NOK	11	8.76% 0.86%
1,421,400 NOK - 1,472,199 NOK	12	7.9% 0.94%
1,472,200 NOK - 1,522,899 NOK	11	6.96% 0.86%
HIGH SALARIES
1,523,000 NOK - 1,624,499 NOK	19	6.1% 1.49%
1,624,500 NOK - 1,725,999 NOK	16	4.62% 1.25%
1,726,000 NOK - 1,827,499 NOK	11	3.36% 0.86%
1,827,500 NOK - 1,929,099 NOK	8	2.5% 0.63%
1,929,100 NOK - 2,030,599 NOK	6	1.88% 0.47%
2,030,600 NOK - 2,132,099 NOK	2	1.41% 0.16%
2,132,100 NOK - 2,233,699 NOK	3	1.25% 0.23%
2,233,700 NOK - 2,335,199 NOK	2	1.02% 0.16%
2,335,200 NOK - 2,436,699 NOK	2	0.86% 0.16%
2,436,700 NOK - 2,538,199 NOK	3	0.7% 0.23%
2,538,300 NOK - 3,553,599 NOK	6	0.47% 0.47%

Gender / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	976	899,558 NOK
2	Women	231	756,400 NOK

Education / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	90	959,461 NOK
2	Masters Degree	486	944,231 NOK
3	Bellow H. School	19	875,191 NOK
4	Bachelors Degree	458	828,487 NOK
5	Some College	139	810,211 NOK
6	High School	86	760,461 NOK

Experience / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	195	1,088,404 NOK
2	16-20 Years	111	1,051,853 NOK
3	12-16 Years	152	947,277 NOK
4	8-12 Years	233	898,543 NOK
5	4-8 Years	263	813,257 NOK
6	2-4 Years	156	723,911 NOK
7	0-1 Year	76	674,161 NOK
8	1-2 Years	92	641,671 NOK

Age / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys
1	66-70	6	1,210,241 NOK
2	56-60	38	1,200,088 NOK
3	46-50	93	1,098,557 NOK
4	61-65	18	1,098,557 NOK
5	41-45	126	983,828 NOK
6	51-55	57	950,323 NOK
7	n/a	71	939,155 NOK
8	36-40	185	909,711 NOK
9	31-35	293	871,129 NOK
10	26-30	266	726,956 NOK
11	21-25	111	670,099 NOK
12	14-20	14	603,089 NOK

Work Type / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	42	1,010,226 NOK
2	Permanent	1,088	887,374 NOK
3	Contract	120	797,012 NOK
4	Part Time	28	570,600 NOK

Cities / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys
1	Sandnes	11	1,094,496 NOK
2	Skien	14	943,216 NOK
3	Stavanger	157	933,063 NOK
4	Oslo	660	895,497 NOK
5	Bergen	99	861,992 NOK
6	Fredrikstad	20	843,716 NOK
7	--Other--	121	829,502 NOK
8	Drammen	40	803,104 NOK
9	Trondheim	98	795,997 NOK
10	Kristiansand	31	786,859 NOK
11	Tromso	23	746,247 NOK
12	Sarpsborg	4	675,176 NOK

Career Groups / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys
1	Engineers & Technicians II	3	1,656,974 NOK
2	Management & Business	141	1,170,644 NOK
3	Engineers & Technicians V	16	1,121,909 NOK
4	Insurance	11	1,083,328 NOK
5	Fashion	2	1,049,823 NOK
6	Engineers & Technicians III	52	1,041,700 NOK
7	Engineers & Technicians IV	8	1,031,547 NOK
8	Military	8	1,030,532 NOK
9	Archaeology & History	1	1,011,241 NOK
10	Health Care & Medical	22	1,003,119 NOK
11	Agriculture & Fishing	9	1,003,119 NOK
12	Architect Constructions	10	961,491 NOK
13	Properties & Real Estates	4	945,247 NOK
14	Finance & Banking	64	881,283 NOK
15	Health Care & Medical II	18	880,267 NOK
16	IT & Programming II	99	879,252 NOK
17	Aviation & Shipping	20	868,084 NOK
18	Human Resources	20	858,946 NOK
19	IT & Programming	184	855,900 NOK
20	Engineers & Technicians	165	848,793 NOK
21	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	81	833,563 NOK
22	Automobile	6	832,548 NOK
23	Security & Fireguard	3	832,548 NOK
24	Accounting & Administration	46	822,395 NOK
25	Construction & Labor Workers	27	762,492 NOK
26	Education & University	64	735,079 NOK
27	Geography & Geodesy	5	734,064 NOK
28	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	15	730,002 NOK
29	Logistics, Road, Railway	21	727,972 NOK
30	Media	7	727,972 NOK
31	Salesmen & Saleswomen	18	723,911 NOK
32	Law	11	721,880 NOK
33	Public Sector	21	713,758 NOK
34	Making Design	20	704,620 NOK
35	Sports & Recreation	10	703,604 NOK
36	Arts, Culture, Performance	5	695,482 NOK
37	Organization & Coordination	14	688,375 NOK
38	Customer Services	21	580,753 NOK
39	Hotels & Tourism	6	490,391 NOK
40	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	20	444,702 NOK

Careers / Norway (Gross NOK)

#		Surveys
1	CEO	16	1,806,224 NOK
2	General Manager	12	1,401,118 NOK
3	Doctor Specialist	7	1,380,812 NOK
4	Business Development Manager	6	1,263,036 NOK
5	Manager	27	1,217,348 NOK
6	Oil & Gas Engineer Lead	12	1,200,088 NOK
7	Business Manager	6	1,138,154 NOK
8	Engineering Manager	10	1,124,955 NOK
9	Other Engineer Career	16	1,121,909 NOK
10	Director	14	1,112,772 NOK
11	IT Manager	23	1,031,547 NOK
12	Technical Manager	10	1,029,517 NOK
13	Computer Architect	9	1,023,425 NOK
14	SAP Consulting	7	1,014,287 NOK
15	Logistics Manager	8	1,004,134 NOK
16	Human Resources Manager	8	991,951 NOK
17	Oil & Gas Engineer	34	985,859 NOK
18	Product Manager	8	977,736 NOK
19	University Professor	11	975,706 NOK
20	Security Specialist	7	973,675 NOK
21	Finance Manager	12	971,644 NOK
22	Other Finance Career	13	970,629 NOK
23	Sales	7	951,338 NOK
24	Sales Manager	17	937,124 NOK
25	Project Manager	15	934,078 NOK
26	IT Project Manager	22	929,002 NOK
27	Architect	8	924,941 NOK
28	Lead Developer	15	922,910 NOK
29	Economist	7	902,604 NOK
30	C, C++ Developer	9	890,420 NOK
31	Marketing Manager	16	880,267 NOK
32	Unix or Linux System Administrator	6	875,191 NOK
33	Engineer	61	847,778 NOK
34	Other Management Career	15	843,716 NOK
35	Software Engineer	22	841,686 NOK
36	Accountant	7	838,640 NOK
37	Mechanical Engineer	35	834,579 NOK
38	.NET Developer	6	833,563 NOK
39	Data-warehouse Engineer	6	831,533 NOK
40	Marketing	10	817,318 NOK
41	Other IT Career	14	814,273 NOK
42	Financial Analyst	10	803,104 NOK
43	Software Developer	53	802,089 NOK
44	Data Coordinator	6	794,982 NOK
45	Other Public Sector Career	9	785,844 NOK
46	Construction Worker	5	751,324 NOK
47	Java Developer	9	742,186 NOK
48	Electrical Engineer	6	740,155 NOK
49	System Administrator	10	732,033 NOK
50	Web Developer	8	702,589 NOK
51	University Professor Assistant	11	699,543 NOK
52	Teacher	7	680,253 NOK
53	Other Education Career	14	677,207 NOK
54	Research Engineer	18	654,870 NOK
55	Lecturer	6	654,870 NOK
56	Public Administration	7	609,181 NOK
57	Logistics	6	570,600 NOK
58	Call Center	5	476,177 NOK

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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Trondheim	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	806,500 NOK

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Key knowledge and tasks

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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	514,100 NOK

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Posted 12 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Posted 12 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Business development. System design. Service design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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Oslo	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	727,300 NOK

Lead Developer

Posted 09 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	991,900 NOK

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Posted 08 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Fredrikstad	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	424,300 NOK

Saler Manager

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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	555,600 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	520,300 NOK

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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	404,000 NOK

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Posted 06 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Trondheim	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	522,200 NOK

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Key knowledge and tasks

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Key knowledge and tasks

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Key knowledge and tasks

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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	359,300 NOK

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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	661,900 NOK

Construction Foreman

Posted 14 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Highway construction."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Optometry

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Key knowledge and tasks

"Long experience."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Posted 16 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lecturing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	16-20 Years	Intermediate	1,080,500 NOK

Project Manager

Posted 14 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project Management."

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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Posted 12 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Doctorate Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	963,300 NOK

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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	859,600 NOK

Product Manager

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Key knowledge and tasks

"Products."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Data Engineer

Posted 21 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	952,500 NOK

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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	777,200 NOK

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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	877,200 NOK

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Key knowledge and tasks

"Environmental science."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Doctorate Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	764,500 NOK

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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

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City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Key knowledge and tasks

"Energy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
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Quality Engineer

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Key knowledge and tasks

"Raising NCR."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	792,300 NOK

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Key knowledge and tasks

"Provides basis for transparent data-driven steering of the products."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	771,800 NOK

Doctor

Posted 15 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lecturing, research, analyse."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Bergen	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	808,200 NOK

Engineer

Posted 12 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Doctorate Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	1,116,500 NOK

Junior Designer

Posted 10 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Art direction, advertising, photography, graphic design, strategy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Stavanger	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	455,100 NOK

Produkt Manager

Posted 06 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Leadership."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bellow H. School	16-20 Years	Basic	1,334,900 NOK

Software Engineer

Posted 05 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Pentesting information security."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	631,000 NOK

Consultant

Posted 28 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Diagnosis and treatment."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	1,456,300 NOK

Bi Developer

Posted 23 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Azure, SQL, ETL."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Oslo	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	849,500 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.