Net annual earnings in Norway

A single worker on average pay in Norway took home €45,795 per year in 2023.

Measure: Net earnings of a single worker on average pay Unit: Euro per year Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: Eurostat
Norway, 2023 €45,795 Euro per year
Change from 2022 −6.9% 2022: €49,209 per year
European Union, 2023 €28,324 per year Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023 €29,218 per year Middle value of 28 countries
Position in 2023 5th of 33 See the full ranking

Net annual earnings in Norway over time

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Euro per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net earnings of a single worker on average pay (euro per year), 2001 to 2025
Period NorwayEuropean Union
2025 – €29,954 per year
2024 – €28,777 per yearb (break in time series)
2023 €45,795 per year €28,324 per year
2022 €49,209 per year €26,654 per year
2021 €46,935 per year €25,104 per year
2020 €42,535 per year €24,047 per year
2019 €45,219 per year €23,850 per year
2018 €44,693 per year €23,167 per year
2017 €44,444 per year €22,597 per year
2016 €43,662 per year €22,240 per year
2015 €44,451 per year €21,954 per year
2014 €45,904 per year €21,608 per year
2013 €47,596 per year €21,324 per year
2012 €47,783 per year –
2011 €44,490 per year –
2010 €41,684 per year –
2009 €36,967 per year –
2008 €37,977 per year –
2007 €36,995 per year –
2006 €35,049 per year –
2005 €33,542 per year –
2004 €30,585 per year –
2003 €30,842 per year –
2002 €31,707 per year –
2001 €27,841 per year –

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −6.9% from €49,209 per year in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was €47,596 per year, the figure has changed by −3.8%.
  • Among the 33 countries with data for 2023, Norway has the 5th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2023 was €28,324 per year.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
earn_nt_net · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A estruct=NET ecase=P1_NCH_AW100 currency=EUR
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Norway
Provider update
19 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
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Source: Eurostat