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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Norway? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Norway ≈ $6,353/mo; top 10% above $11,734/mo, minimum none (collective bargaining). Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Norway

# What is a good salary in 🇳🇴 Norway (Oslo)?

The median is about **$6,353/month**; top-10% earners clear **$11,734/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $2,051 | $24,612 | 21,322 NOK/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $6,353 | $76,236 | 66,046 NOK/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $8,775 | $105,300 | 91,225 NOK/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $11,734 | $140,808 | 121,987 NOK/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $19,348 | $232,176 | 201,142 NOK/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $97,310 (2025) and Gini 26.5. Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=NO).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇱🇺 Luxembourg](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/luxembourg/) — median $6,307/mo
- [🇨🇭 Switzerland](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/switzerland/) — median $6,578/mo
- [🇮🇪 Ireland](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/ireland/) — median $5,642/mo
- [🇺🇸 United States](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/united-states/) — median $5,087/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Norway](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-norway/) · [a fair US → Norway salary](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-norway/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Norway?**: The median wage is about $6,353/month ($76,236/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $8,775/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $11,734/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Norway?**: Roughly $11,734/month ($140,808/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $19,348/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Norway?**: Norway has no statutory minimum wage — No statutory minimum; sector-specific collective agreements.
- **How are these Norway salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($97,310, 2025) and the Gini index (26.5). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=NO.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/norway/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=NO