Norway
PPP-adjusted average annual wage
$73,462 2025
Norway reports PPP-adjusted average annual wages in constant 2025 dollars, maintaining strict separation from consumer price datasets. Compensation reached a new historical peak in 2025 after sustained long-term expansion. Available 2024 price indices reveal significant variation across categories when measured against United States benchmarks.
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
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
Average annual wages hit 73461 USD PPP in 2025, marking a new record. This latest value reflects a 1.61 percent gain from the previous year.
Long-term compensation growth totals 91.31 percent since the series began in 1990. The ten-year change measures 9.44 percent from the 2015 baseline.
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.
Overall consumption indexed at 90 in 2024, falling 10 points below the United States. Transport prices were notably higher at 126, exceeding the benchmark by 26 points.
Housing costs registered 60.4, which is 39.6 points under the United States level. Health services also trailed the benchmark by 19.4 index points.
Food prices reached 113, standing 13 points above the United States reference. Recreation and restaurants similarly exceeded the benchmark by 19 and 14 points respectively.
- 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$72,0182025−2.0%lower
Germany$76,2852025+3.8%higher
Ireland$70,1132025−4.6%lower
Denmark$78,0902025+6.3%higher
Austria$78,3012025+6.6%higher
Canada$67,9012025−7.6%lower
Belgium$80,0092025+8.9%higher
Netherlands$80,1362025+9.1%higher
United Kingdom$66,2992025−9.7%lower
Slovenia$63,3762025−13.7%lower
Finland$63,0532025−14.2%lower
Sweden$61,4432025−16.4%lowerSimilar Economies
How to Read This Country Page
Three boundaries keep wage and price comparisons from being misread.
- Wage basis
- The annual wage is expressed in USD PPP at constant 2025 prices. It is an average, not a median wage, local-currency amount, or take-home figure.
- Years stay separate
- The latest wage year and the price year do not have to match. Price controls read only 2022, 2023, or 2024 and never substitute another year.
- Price benchmark
- 100 represents the United States price level. A value of 120 is reported here as 20 index points above that benchmark.
Data Coverage and Limits
See which years are actually present before comparing wage and price records.
Reported wage observations cover thirty-five consecutive years starting in 1990. The series contains thirty-six total data points ending in 2025.
Earnings grew from 38399 USD PPP in 1990 to the current peak. This continuous record enables multi-decade trend identification without interruption.
Consumer price data is limited to specific years within the broader timeframe. Full category availability does not align perfectly with the wage history span.
- Wage observations
- 36
- Wage coverage
- 1990-2025
- Price categories · 2024
- 8 of 8
- Price categories · 2023
- 0 of 8
- Price categories · 2022
- 0 of 8
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average annual wage in Norway?
The average annual wage in Norway reached 73461 USD PPP in 2025. This figure represents purchasing power parity adjusted earnings in constant prices.
How has the average wage changed in Norway?
Wages rose 1.61 percent in the last year and 5.96 percent over five years. The decade-long change since 2015 measures 9.44 percent growth.
What are consumer price levels like in Norway?
Norwegian consumer prices in 2024 varied widely against the United States benchmark. Overall consumption was 10 points lower while transport exceeded it by 26 points.
Is the average wage in Norway close to its historical peak?
Yes, the 2025 average wage of 73461 USD PPP matches the historical peak exactly. Current earnings represent the highest recorded level since 1990.
Wage data
OECD Average Annual Wages
Price data
OECD Comparative Price Levels
Reported coverage
Wages through 2025 · Prices through 2024