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Salaries in Norway - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Norway is, by default, in the range of 27,429.00 NOK (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 84,704.00 NOK (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.
Gross salary in Norway is
80% of people earn:
27K - 85K NOK
10% earn less lthan 27K NOK
10% earns more than 85K NOK
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Distribution of employees in Norway into salary brackets in NOK.

Average salary and range in Norway by age in NOK.

<24
 
 
Average 39K
Median 37K
10% 28K
25% 30K
75% 46K
90% 56K
25-34
 
 
Average 51K
Median 47K
10% 28K
25% 36K
75% 62K
90% 79K
35-44
 
 
Average 59K
Median 54K
10% 30K
25% 40K
75% 72K
90% 94K
45-54
 
 
Average 56K
Median 51K
10% 28K
25% 38K
75% 70K
90% 91K
55+
 
 
Average 51K
Median 46K
10% 28K
25% 34K
75% 63K
90% 82K

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Norway (NOK).

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Men
54,830 NOK
49,656 NOK
Woman icon
Women
In general, in Norway, men earn 10.4% more than women.

The best paid positions in Norway

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Norway (NOK).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
163,902.00 NOK
2. IT Director Top Management
144,298.00 NOK
3. Leasing Director Leasing
135,213.00 NOK
4. Plant manager Top Management
123,622.00 NOK
5. Managing Director Top Management
116,242.00 NOK
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
115,590.00 NOK
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
115,362.00 NOK
8. Solution architect Information Technology
112,431.00 NOK
9. Lead developer Information Technology
112,145.00 NOK
10. Head of product development Management
111,996.00 NOK
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
110,758.00 NOK
12. IT Architect Information Technology
108,722.00 NOK
13. Sales Director Top Management
106,973.00 NOK
14. Technical Director Top Management
104,801.00 NOK
15. Agile Coach Information Technology
104,721.00 NOK
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
101,625.00 NOK
17. Marketing Director Top Management
100,950.00 NOK
18. Logistics Director Top Management
99,756.00 NOK
19. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
99,168.00 NOK
20. IT Manager Management
97,790.00 NOK

The worst paid positions in Norway

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Norway (NOK)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
23,147.00 NOK
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
25,465.00 NOK
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
25,551.00 NOK
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
26,557.00 NOK
5. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
26,959.00 NOK
6. Packer Production
27,700.00 NOK
7. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
27,871.00 NOK
8. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
28,153.00 NOK
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
28,178.00 NOK
10. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
28,214.00 NOK
11. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
28,405.00 NOK
12. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
28,457.00 NOK
13. Security Guard Security & Protection
28,661.00 NOK
14. Florist Service Industries
28,815.00 NOK
15. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
28,860.00 NOK
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
28,980.00 NOK
17. Refuse Collector Service Industries
29,102.00 NOK
18. Au-pair General labour
29,401.00 NOK
19. General Labourer General labour
29,541.00 NOK
20. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
29,637.00 NOK

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Czech RepublicCzech Republic
25,784 NOK (gross)
MacedoniaMacedonia
8,352 NOK (net)
RomaniaRomania
15,408 NOK (net)
CroatiaCroatia
18,432 NOK (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

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Carpenter
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Norway
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
3,986 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
36,960 NOK
Anually salary
47,832 USD
Anually salary
443,520 NOK
ClockPosted: 2026-05-19 13:44:03
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DevOps Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Norway
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
8,358 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
77,500 NOK
Anually salary
100,296 USD
Anually salary
930,000 NOK
ClockPosted: 2026-05-18 13:44:57
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Dental Technician
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Norway
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
3,079 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
28,552 NOK
Anually salary
36,948 USD
Anually salary
342,624 NOK
ClockPosted: 2026-05-17 16:01:55
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Controller
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Norway
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
12,133 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
112,500 NOK
Anually salary
145,596 USD
Anually salary
1,350,000 NOK
ClockPosted: 2026-05-13 13:23:14
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Restaurant manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Norway
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
5,146 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
47,712 NOK
Anually salary
61,752 USD
Anually salary
572,544 NOK
ClockPosted: 2026-05-13 01:19:50
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Risk Manager
Leasing
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Norway
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
8,089 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
75,000 NOK
Anually salary
97,068 USD
Anually salary
900,000 NOK
ClockPosted: 2026-05-04 14:37:43
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Cook
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Norway
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
5,014 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
46,496 NOK
Anually salary
60,168 USD
Anually salary
557,952 NOK
ClockPosted: 2026-04-30 23:55:03
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Pizza Cook
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
55+
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Norway
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,805 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
35,280 NOK
Anually salary
45,660 USD
Anually salary
423,360 NOK
ClockPosted: 2026-04-30 12:32:20
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Mining Engineer
Mining, Metallurgy
Age group
55+
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Norway
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
10,785 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
100,000 NOK
Anually salary
129,420 USD
Anually salary
1,200,000 NOK
ClockPosted: 2026-04-27 15:35:50
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Orthopedic Technician
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Norway
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
8,268 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
76,667 NOK
Anually salary
99,216 USD
Anually salary
920,004 NOK
ClockPosted: 2026-04-24 17:09:55
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Norway is 53,331 NOK.

The best-paid positions in the country Norway are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, Plant manager, Managing Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country Norway are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress, Postal worker.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Norway, regardless of the work they do, women earn 9.44% less than men.

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