The ten best-paid jobs earn over NOK 95,000 a month
The ten best-paid jobs earn over NOK 95,000 a month
Median monthly earnings of full-time employees, 2025. Occupations (four-digit level) with at least 1,000 employments.
Ranked list of the ten best-paid jobs in Norway in 2025, by median monthly earnings of full-time employees. 1. Mining managers: NOK 120,840; 2. Aircraft pilots and related associate professionals: NOK 113,360; 3. Financial and insurance services branch managers: NOK 108,940; 4. Specialist medical practitioners: NOK 107,940; 5. Finance managers: NOK 103,460; 6. Information and communications technology service managers: NOK 99,920; 7. Mining engineers, metallurgists and related professionals: NOK 98,730; 8. Human resource managers: NOK 97,620; 9. Research and development managers: NOK 97,050; 10. Geologists and geophysicists: NOK 95,040.
- Mining managersNOK 120,840
- Aircraft pilots and related associate professionalsNOK 113,360
- Financial and insurance services branch managersNOK 108,940
- Specialist medical practitionersNOK 107,940
- Finance managersNOK 103,460
- Information and communications technology service managersNOK 99,920
- Mining engineers, metallurgists and related professionalsNOK 98,730
- Human resource managersNOK 97,620
- Research and development managersNOK 97,050
- Geologists and geophysicistsNOK 95,040
Best paid: Mining managers (NOK 120,840 a month). Number ten: Geologists and geophysicists (NOK 95,040).
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| Occupation | Median monthly earnings |
|---|---|
| 1. Mining managers | NOK 120,840 |
| 2. Aircraft pilots and related associate professionals | NOK 113,360 |
| 3. Financial and insurance services branch managers | NOK 108,940 |
| 4. Specialist medical practitioners | NOK 107,940 |
| 5. Finance managers | NOK 103,460 |
| 6. Information and communications technology service managers | NOK 99,920 |
| 7. Mining engineers, metallurgists and related professionals | NOK 98,730 |
| 8. Human resource managers | NOK 97,620 |
| 9. Research and development managers | NOK 97,050 |
| 10. Geologists and geophysicists | NOK 95,040 |
How this chart was made
- The figures are Statistics Norway's own, from table 11418: median monthly earnings of full-time employees in all sectors, both sexes. We have not calculated them.
- We chose the ten occupations with the highest median, among occupations at the four-digit level with at least 1,000 employments with earnings. Smaller occupations are left out because their figures are uncertain.
- Monthly earnings in Statistics Norway's statistics are basic pay, variable supplements and bonuses, but not overtime. The median is the pay of the person in the middle: half earn more and half earn less.
Statistics Norway's notes on the table
- For the 2015 figures, the reference month is September, and thus not November, which is the reference month for the years after 2015. In addition, the method for calculating working hours is different for the 2015 figures than for the years after 2015. More information about wage statistics can be found under About the statistics
- : = Confidential. Figures are not published so as to avoid identifying persons or companies.
- . = Category not applicable. Figures do not exist at this time, because the category was not in use when the figures were collected.
