Norway vs United States: Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children

Norway
34,917 Purchasing power standard (PPS)
in 2023
United States
33,848 Purchasing power standard (PPS)
in 2023
Norway rank
3rd
United States rank
4th

Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children over time

  • Norway
  • United States
010.0k20.0k30.0k200220122023

How they compare

Norway currently reports 34,917 Purchasing power standard (PPS) against 33,848 Purchasing power standard (PPS) in United States, a difference of 1,069 Purchasing power standard (PPS).

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United States ahead.

Norway ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 44 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway United States Difference Ahead
2000s 22,658 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 24,116 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 1,458 Purchasing power standard (PPS) United States
2010s 28,974 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 28,822 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 152.32 Purchasing power standard (PPS) Norway
2020s 32,750 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 32,684 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 66.4 Purchasing power standard (PPS) Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children, Norway or United States?
Norway, at 34,917 Purchasing power standard (PPS) against 33,848 Purchasing power standard (PPS) in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children between Norway and United States?
1,069 Purchasing power standard (PPS), with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Norway and United States rank globally for annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children?
Norway ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 44 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children earning an average wage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Norway vs United States: Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/annual-net-earnings-of-a-full-time-single-worker-without-children-earning-an-average-wage/norway/united-states-2/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/annual-net-earnings-of-a-full-time-single-worker-without-children-earning-an-average-wage/norway/united-states-2/">Norway vs United States: Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children earning an average wage
Unit
Purchasing power standard (PPS)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
49 places, 1,028 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed