1-Year Change
+1.6%
vs 2024
5-Year Change
+6.0%
vs 2020
Overall Price Level
90
2024 · United States = 100
This profile starts with Norway's 2025 PPP-adjusted average wage of $73,462. It then shows the reported wage path, eight consumer price categories for 2024, and comparable OECD economies using the same visible data definitions. The source years stay visible throughout the page.
Wage data: 2025 · Price data: 2024
Wage History
Track PPP-adjusted average annual wages in constant prices over time.
PPP-adjusted annual wage (USD)
USD PPP, constant 2025 prices
Wage Key Facts
Latest Wage
$73,462
Latest Year
2025
1-Year Change
+1.6%
5-Year Change
+6.0%
10-Year Change
+9.4%
Historical Peak
$73,462
Peak Year
2025
Change From Peak
0.0%
What the Wage Trend Shows
Norway's coordinated bargaining and relatively compressed wage structure are more informative than a petroleum-only explanation. There is no single statutory minimum covering the entire labour market.
The long series is persistently among the highest-wage OECD records. Recent settlements can be read as restoration efforts within a coordinated model.
Consumer Price Levels
Compare eight consumer price categories with the United States benchmark of 100.
United States = 100
What Prices Look Like
Highest: Transport
Transport has the highest relative price level among the available categories, at 126 (United States = 100).
Lowest: Housing
Housing is the lowest at 60.4, −39.6 index points against the United States benchmark.
Overall vs United States
The overall price level is 90, below the United States benchmark (−10.0 index points).
Wage and Price Snapshot
Read the latest wage record and the selected price benchmark together, without merging their years.
The latest available PPP-adjusted average wage for Norway is $73,462 for 2025. Its one-year change is +1.6%, while the ten-year change is +9.4%.
All eight consumer price categories have a reported value for 2024. 5 reported categories are above the United States benchmark, 3 are below it, and 0 are at 100.
The wage observation is from 2025, while the selected consumer price view is for 2024. They remain separate records on this page and are not combined into a same-year score.
- Latest wage recordWage year 2025
- $73,462
- Price category coveragePrice year 2024
- 8 of 8
- Relative to United States3 below, 0 at 100
- 5 above
Compare Norway
See how Norway's wages and price levels compare with other OECD economies.
Australia$72,018−2.0%lower
Germany$76,285+3.8%higher
Ireland$70,113−4.6%lower
Denmark$78,090+6.3%higher
Austria$78,301+6.6%higher
Canada$67,901−7.6%lower
Belgium$80,009+8.9%higher
Netherlands$80,136+9.1%higher
United Kingdom$66,299−9.7%lower
Slovenia$63,376−13.7%lowerThis profile starts with Norway's 2025 PPP-adjusted average wage of $73,462. It then shows the reported wage path, eight consumer price categories for 2024, and comparable OECD economies using the same visible data definitions. The source years stay visible throughout the page.
1-Year Change
+1.6%
vs 2024
5-Year Change
+6.0%
vs 2020
Overall Price Level
90
2024 · United States = 100
Wage data: 2025 · Price data: 2024
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average annual wage in Norway?
The most recent figure is $73,462 for 2025, expressed in USD PPP at constant 2025 prices. That basis adjusts for price level differences between economies, so it is not a local-currency salary. The year remains visible because wage and consumer price records do not necessarily cover the same period.
How has the average wage changed in Norway?
It is currently at the top of its series: $73,462 in 2025, which is also the historical peak. The ten-year change is +9.4%. The chart keeps the annual observations visible so the short and long horizons can be checked separately.
What are consumer price levels like in Norway?
Against the United States benchmark of 100, the overall level is 90. Transport is the most expensive category at 126, and Housing the least at 60.4. These are relative price indices for 2024, not prices in a local currency.
Is the average wage in Norway close to its historical peak?
It is the peak. The latest year (2025) records the highest value in the series, $73,462, and no earlier year in the data is higher. No broader conclusion is drawn beyond the reported series and benchmark values.
Wage data
OECD Average Annual Wages
Price data
OECD Comparative Price Levels
Reported coverage
Wages through 2025 · Prices through 2024