Norway vs Sweden: Average monthly earnings of employees
Average monthly earnings of employees over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 59,990 against 36,986 in Sweden, a difference of 23,004.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.6 times Sweden's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 16th of 47 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average monthly earnings of employees, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 59,990 against 36,986 in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in average monthly earnings of employees between Norway and Sweden?
- 23,004, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for average monthly earnings of employees?
- Norway ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 16th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Average monthly earnings of employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The earnings of employees relate to the gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.