Hourly labour cost in Norway
Hourly labour costs in Norway averaged €56.2 per hour in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2012.
Norway, 2025
€56.2
Change from 2024
+4.7%
European Union, 2025
€34.9 per hour
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
€32.0 per hour
Hourly labour cost in Norway over time
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Euro per hour worked. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Norway | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €56.2 per hour | €34.9 per hour |
| 2024 | €53.7 per hour | €33.5 per hour |
| 2023 | €51.9 per hour | €31.9 per hour |
| 2022 | €54.5 per hour | €30.2 per hour |
| 2021 | €53.1 per hour | €28.8 per hour |
| 2020 | €49.1 per hour | €28.4 per hour |
| 2016 | €49.3 per hour | €25.6 per hour |
| 2012 | €56.4 per hour | €24.4 per hour |
| 2008 | – | €21.6 per hour |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.7% from €53.7 per hour in 2024.
- Since 2012, when it was €56.4 per hour, the figure has changed by −0.4%.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was €34.9 per hour.