Median monthly earnings of employees in Norway
Norway: Median monthly earnings of employees was 5,217 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Median monthly earnings of employees in Norway, 2004–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, median monthly earnings of employees in Norway stood at 5,217.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median monthly earnings of employees in Norway peaked at 5,524 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,904, in 2005.
Norway ranks 15th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Median monthly earnings of employees in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3,010 | — |
| 2005 | 2,904 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 3,135 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 3,717 | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 3,964 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 4,113 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 4,057 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 4,571 | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 4,942 | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 5,326 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 5,524 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 5,172 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 5,029 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 4,910 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 4,985 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 4,994 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5,128 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 4,657 | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 5,071 | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 5,324 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 5,033 | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 5,217 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,474 | 2,904 | 4,113 | 6 |
| 2010s | 4,951 | 4,057 | 5,524 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,072 | 4,657 | 5,324 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More work & labour data for Norway
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2229 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7506 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,138 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 663.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,690 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,724 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,414 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median monthly earnings of employees in Norway?
- Median monthly earnings of employees in Norway was 5,217 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest median monthly earnings of employees recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5,524 in 2014.
- What is the lowest median monthly earnings of employees recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,904 in 2005.
- How does Norway rank for median monthly earnings of employees?
- Norway ranks 15th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is median monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Median monthly earnings of employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. The median is the middle value, with half of employees earning less and half earning more. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.