What are the highest paying jobs in Norway?

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Cheesesof Nazerath

Like all places the highest paying jobs are the bosses of the big companies.

As an average the best paying business is Oil and gas with an average monthly income of 50 076 Kr/month in 2007, that's around the $100,000 mark, depending on the exchange rates. As the majority of these jobs are engineering that has a knock on impact on all engineering jobs.

The spread is low though with the lowest paying sector only being half of that. Manual work without too much education still pays well.

An average doctor makes 57 331 kr/month, the average technical professional in oil and gas makes 55 761 kr/month. Management in oil and gas of course make more.

All the data can be got from the state statistic bureau.

Andrew H

As a Norwegian I found the other answers amusing.

In contrary to the US executives in Norway do NOT earn anywhere near as much as other European or American CEOs. It's both a tradition and a political issue. Most executives earn well, but the majority does not earn millions of dollars.

The highest paying jobs in Norway are (on average):
- CEOs (>20.000.000 NOK)
- Brokers (10.000.000 NOK with bonuses)
- Lawyers (up to 8.000.000 NOK)
- Doctors (max 2.000.000 NOK)
- Economists (800.000 NOK)
- Engineers (700.000 NOK)

Professors earn very little because almost all schools and colleges are public. Fishermen can earn a lot of money, but not like CEOs. Actors are paid nothing in Norway! Ski instructors are not well paid.

Elizabeth

You have to remember that due to the way taxes work here, that when you earn more, you pay a lot more taxes. Most skilled professionals earn within a certain range. In order to pass the tax barrier on wages, you have to have a very well-paying job. The key for most people is finding the best paying job within a tax range.

The richest man in Norway on Forbes' billionaire list is in shipping. The 2nd is in supermarkets, the 3rd in real estate. So the highest paying job would be executive of a successful company.

My friend that studied law and economics says that it takes something like 15 years for a doctor to make up lost wages from years of schooling, compared to that of a construction worker here (who starts working at a younger age).

Incidentally, he works as a university professor, and only makes about 450.000/year, which is good but not great.

Offshore work pays fantastically (or onshore if you do shift work), the best money going to engineer project managers and planners.

Commercial pilots earn a lot, too.

A pizza cook here earns 2.5x the wage of one in the UK, so the lowest paying jobs are still possible to live comfortably on.

Jacob C

surgeons, ceo, lawyer

curious question

anything in banking or fishing

lucky_pill

You can work in Norway, even though u weren't born there

LoLiP0pâ™¥<3

Engineers make ALOT of money.
i think my grandpa is and he gets
like a 3 number sallery.
[[if you dont what that is then its
like 110,00 or sumthing like that]]
-XD

ZEBEDEE

Ski instructors & pornstars

James L

viking,,,you get to pillage other peoples money.....the perks???? rape

Branden [Ud1eT0n1gHt]

If you weren't born there, you can't work.

"hi" (I'm back)

acting in movies or T.V

largemouth 23

janitor

Princess

Prostitution

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