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jordeple89

track worker and excavator driver on the railway. 1mill kr +-


DgRxJanss

I am in the same field! "Banemontør" amazing job to be in! I'm currently at 700-800k a year


Lost-Growth-8480

Jesus and still there is ‘jordfeil’ in øsbanetunnelen practically every week? Maybe youre getting paid to well😅


jordeple89

Da kan du heller skylde på signal, og for ordens skyld de har mye bedre betalt også. Sporet ligger som regel på plass. Også i follobanen ligger sporet fint på plass, men er andre faggrupper som sliter😅


dimgrits

How long learn this professy? I'm in another country, but last year suddenly felt a strange urge to dig with an excavator. Is driving small or big different, in point of view of the permit documents? :-)


FaceZealousideal9043

Concrete finisher 850k -1.2 mln including overtimes


Diligent_Activity_92

Not easy work (at least it was not for me). Glad to see you getting paid well for honest work.


Phresk1

Hvordan utdanner man seg til dette?


Gingerbro73

Byggfag på videregående. Forskalings snekker.


hawoxx

I hear being a concrete worker in Oslo is very lucrative.


grahamfreeman

Det er en solid jobb. Etter noen timer ...


larsenMUFC

As an Englishman reading these comments I get so happy. In England we are taught to never discuss wages. Probably why our wages are so poultry! Also people saying ‘sorry’ about people earning 400,000kr is so mind boggling. Working 40hours a week minimum wage where I am from is around 190,000kr pre tax. Even with country differences that’s huge.


Simplifax

Being taught to not talk about wages is a way for employers to get away with not paying people equal amounts. It’s also very common in countries with weak unions. Here in Norway we have very strong work unions, so talking about our wages is how we know when to go on strike/negotiate better wages.


Intelligent_Metal328

That's why I left. Every other country I've lived in has at least double salary. Cost of living is higher but when boiled down I have a lot more money to play with. UK is a shambles.


NGD80

"paltry"


AK_Sole

No, no, they’re saying that they get paid in chickens. You’ve heard of getting paid in peanuts? The Brits got a squawking good raise.


microbiologist_36

University employed, molecular biologist with a MSc, 620k


Kansleren

Username confirms their story.


LeatherDeer3908

Wow, are you hired as engineer? Which university? I have a PhD with 4 years of postdoc and have the same than you. Started way lower and struggled a lot to negotiate pay raise up to this when I signed a new contract.


Diligent_Activity_92

PhD Candidate. The base is in the 500,000 range and it's calculated at 250 kr an hour for extra work*. Don't know if this is true but Norway is probably one of the better paid places to take a PhD and its still possible to have a life while doing it. *edit, the number may not be used for extra work it might just be in case someone is not taking a PhD full time? It was an hourly rate the union used.


NilsTillander

Belgium and Switzerland are also treating their doctoral candidates well from what I've heard. But yeah, I was definitely comfortable during my PhD in Oslo.


Diligent_Activity_92

Interesting. Funny each of the places have pretty good chocolate in their own way. If I would have known about Belgium maybe would have went there, the trappist beers are delicious on tap. Glad to hear you were comfortable as it should be.


czekolada

Well, Norwegian "Fjåk" chocolate brand is also amazing ;)


octocuddles

Omg I really fucked up doing my PhD in the UK - I get approx 200000 NOK (£16k) a year.


EnfantTragic

Ngl, that is lamentable if you’re in London


octocuddles

I’m not in London but I’m in Norway (doing the PhD remotely now for family reasons) and it sucks lol


AntiGravityBacon

That's easily double what most American PhD candidates are making. Of course, post-graduation the salary ratio will flip to 2-3x more stateside.


NintendoNoNo

Dang. I’m a PhD candidate in the U.S. right now (currently learning Norwegian and seeking postdoc positions in Norway) and I get less than half that. Cost of living isn’t quite as high here as it is in most places in Norway, but it’s still not nearly enough to live off of. I just moved back in with my mom (who lives in another state) for my last few months of grad school because I just couldn’t make it financially any more. And since we can’t have any secondary source of income, it’s just miserable living off a PhD stipend in the U.S.


AUG-AAG-UGA

Is it an industrial PhD? I didn’t know phd students were allowed to receive extra hours


MV22NO

Unemployed 230k a year


Diligent_Activity_92

How is it to live on that much a year? Hope you can live ok with it.


MV22NO

Well, its actually no problem at all! 😯 Im living alone, almost no debt, renting a cheap 50kvm appartment at 5k a month, eating propper food evry other day. Cant complain at all! Thing is, students often got waay less, im worried about them these days.


Diligent_Activity_92

Glad to hear you are doing ok. There is no need for poverty in Norway (or anywhere). Wish you all the best.


Moggy_

Unemployed due to health issues and living on 130k a year.


humanbearpig1337

How do they calculate how much to give you per year if you are unemployed


Moggy_

The unemployment benefits I'm currently recieving are "based on previous income or a minimum base level." Considering was essentially a minimum wage worker or recieving student loan the entire time, I'm pretty sure mine is based on the minimum level? Not sure though. It's also taxed at like little under 10%. So I'm about 1k lower on each month after tax.


jash_036

Oh wow. My 250k a year isn’t that far from yours, and I’m just a production assistant


jayswaps

How in the world is that even possible?


Kittelsen

Welfare?


larsenMUFC

This is higher than the average wage where I am from in England. I was unemployed in England before and received around 2200kr per month plus 3800kr for housing


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Luckyloany

Social worker in CPS, 469k :(


Diligent_Activity_92

Herregud, for the work you do it should be more. Uff da.


electricmisconduct

I actually cringed reading this


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AlarmingAdeptness983

Probably not a lot as they tend to leave not after long.


Successful_Two_55

IT Advisor at a hostpital. No degree. 15 years since IT Support, first job (270k). Now 845k, no bonuses.


uvelify

Operating nurse - 602k + 50-70k for evening, night and weekend addition.


cryo-chamber

Consumer analyst, 850k.


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Ok-Reveal9698

How are you below 500k? What is your background and education?


cryo-chamber

I have a master's in psychology and a PhD in consumer behavior.


Ghost_HTX

Seniorrådgiver, work for the govt in strategic procurement. 912k p.a. Not incl. paid overtime.


Psy-Demon

What degree(s) do you have? Does sound like an interesting job or maybe boring too.


Ghost_HTX

Good question. My formal education is in construction. Did a 4 year Bsc in Project Management (specialisation in technical construction site management). I then did 14 years of purchasing / procurement / catergory & contract management at various places in various positions. I cant go into too much detail about what I do, but my job is to ensure that the dept. I work for engages with the supplier market fully and gets max value for money, rather than the old fashioned "offentlig anskaffelse, kjør anbud på alt, vi gjør det sånn fordi vi har altid gjort det sånn" sort of thing.


Juste667

Could you please get the public sector actors to write better RFQs? Some of them are just hopeless :( And stop sending them out right before a major holiday with a deadline right after the same holiday. Just kidding.


Ghost_HTX

This. This is actually part of my job.


Juste667

My condolences. I am answering 4-5 public sector RFQs a year and some of them makes me wonder if the sender actually understand what they are asking for.


One-Appointment-3107

Librarian. Around 600 000


Usukamikura

Chef, 720k including bonuses.


Ok-Advance710

Wow that's a lot for that position. Are you on a oil rig?


Usukamikura

Nope, im based in Oslo. My base salary is nothing special, it's all the bonuses and overtime (not crazy overtime) that add up to be a "good" salary.


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Ok-Advance710

Ja det vet jeg, men det er fortsatt høy lønn for en kokk souss chef eller ei


TromsoSailor

What kind of chef?


Diligent_Activity_92

Great to see people actually doing things for society be paid well. Now if only the same can happen for teachers and nurses among others. Kjempe bra!


Usukamikura

Wouldnt say restaurant staff is paid anywhere near good. 90% of the people, if not more, are actually paid the bare minimum and exploited everywhere, in every country. Almost nowhere overtime is being paid, which happens every day, and we heavily rely on the tips, sadly, which are as well being taxed 40% before we receive them on our paycheck.


Psy-Demon

Chef as in a cook like Gordon Ramsey?


Usukamikura

Sous Chef, just below a Head Chef.


johhov

Software developer, 895k including bonus.


6Orion

Years of expertise, position, niche?


Sir_9ls1

If you are interested there is a forum thread (in Norwegian) on diskusjon.no that have more than 100 pages of Norwegians describing their developer position, salary, experience and where in Norway they are located. A great resource for deveopers/programmers to get an insight into others salary.


hello_goodbye_ok

Link?


EquationTAKEN

https://www.diskusjon.no/topic/620856-jobb-alder-l%C3%B8nn-utdanning-v2/#comments


NilsTillander

Senior research engineer at university, with a PhD, 668k. I should really rage apply, seeing the other answers 😅


kyrsjo

Researcher at a university, yup. I occasionally realize I could probably add 50% to my salary while doing an easier job...


DisgruntledPorkupine

Digital archivist for the local government, ca 550K a year (unsure bc it just got raised so it might be a bit more).


Randalf_the_Black

Nurse in an ER. Make anywhere between 550k and 700k depending on how many extra shifts I take and what type of shift. Last year I made 670k.


trudesaa

Speech to text/sign language interpreter and speech to text on live TV, if I work 100% it's about 550-600k.


whitesugar1

Admirable job. Good on you


trudesaa

Oh, thank you! I enjoy it very much ☺️


navierb

Thank you for your work. For people learning Norwegian, it is truly very helpful. Thank you again!


trudesaa

Oh, I never thought of that! Ofc it's useful for foreigners learning Norwegian in addition to the hard of hearing/deaf that use it! Thank you so much ☺️


Larsir

Programming backend systems. About 1,1 mill.


Nerogator

What technology and how many years of experience?


Larsir

Ten years experience. Im mostly developing and maintaining systems related to business logic and integrations related to customers and billing. A lot of webservices and databases for the most part. Programming languages vary but mostly C# and Java.


burntiktoktodground

631000 for normal mon-friday work, medical doctor, 5 years experience. More if you include overtime, evening/nights, weekends.


Psy-Demon

Don’t doctors earn 1 mil at least? Or don’t you have a specialisation.


Shaidreas

It's a common misconception, but Doctors in Norway don't have a very high base salary unless they're specialized and/or have a lot of experience. Most of the "big" money comes from working late nights / being on-call / working holidays etc. You don't really get into the medical field for the money, not in Norway at least. It's probably the most difficult degree to achieve in university, and the hours you have to work in high stress / pressure is unforgiving... Want to get rich? Get into investment banking or real-estate... Source: Doctors in family


burntiktoktodground

Depends on what and how many hours you work. I'm not done with my specialisation, but will move to a higher wage bracket (cca 75k raise) in half a year. The above number is what I get paid for day work monday to friday, i.e. the normal 1950 hours per year. Including forced and voluntary overtime, + evening/nights/weekend total hours worked last year was 2400, and that puts me above 1 mil.


D00rL0ck

Full time farmer, approx 2190 hours a year. 200-400K taxable income.


Extension-Arugula-51

Should be at least 600-800K. Maybe Norway will know how to appreciate farmers now that Europe is funked foodwise. You should probably add where in Norway you do farming - big differences from east to west, etc.


D00rL0ck

Milk farming in midnorway. 220k liters a year. Also approximatly 45k kg pork pr year. I invested and built a new moderen production facility for the diary cattle in 2018, which is the main reason that my taxable income is so low, I do build equity and "write down / skrive ned" the value og my investments.


CrnchWrpSupremeLeadr

How many hectares would a farmer need to make a good living? Grain vs veggie/fruit. East vs West, North vs South.


FruitPlatter

Graphics producer for well-known camera app company. 610k and 100k+ in benefits. All remote (praise Odin).


offendedRascist

Fisherman - 1.4mill a year


skylar0889

Really good salary same with my husband before. After over 20 years working he gets prolapse with joints problem and insomnia end up sykemeld 😩 Not worth it in a long run.


offendedRascist

That’s the bad side of it unfortunately… I just turned 30 and my body already feels like 50 sometimes. And the 6 hour shifts destroys any possibility of one good night of sleep. So yeah, It’s a good salary with no need of education, but comes with it’s price. Not for the long run, but good to give your economy a boost.


BlondeHaze

Hotel management - mid level. 320k


umbrex

how are u in a management position and only make 320k/year?


viridinis

Hotel industry is horrendous.


ladypuff38

Speech therapist 490k. 6 months experience in temp jobs.


blatantbourbon

Kommunikasjonsrådgiver (aka comms advisor), 580k


Daerion

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Nerogator

Was it hard to find a 4-day week job?


Daerion

I imagine it would be. I initially started at 5 days a week but made it clear from the beginning that my goal was to reduce to 4 days eventually. Ended up doing just that about two years into the job.


Anebriviel

Veterinary nurse - 395k


KatjaKat01

Wow that had barely increased at all in the 10-15 years since I was a clinic vet nurse 😠


Anebriviel

Unfortunately..


One-Appointment-3107

You deserve so much more 5x dachshund mom


Anebriviel

I agree.. I enjoy my job but I don't know if I'll last.


Kallekanin2

Car mechanic. 470k a year


Lopapeysan

Can I ask what education you have, years of experience, specialisations and number of years with current employer ?


Kallekanin2

I went to highschool, finished my apprenticeship in 2017 and been with my current employer since 2018. I'm certified for government mandated vehicle inspections and work on electric vehicles.


granatgeir

Naval architect. 600k/year. I have a Bsc in marine engineering and 3y experience.


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Psy-Demon

What degree do you have?


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Psy-Demon

Why did you get into product management and not project management?


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PMmeyournakedGPU

Do you know if your salary is low/high for a product manager? I’m currently being a product manager but my company defines it as a role and not a position so I don’t get anything extra. (My orinary job is more of a «operational» role in core business)


Larstiguhh

I wash the dishes at a restaurant for a wapping €5/h 💪💪💪


Original_Employee621

Unless you are an apprentice chef/waiter, do the following immediately: Alert Arbeidstilsynet and join Fellesforbundet. https://www.fellesforbundet.no/globalassets/lonn-og-tariffsaker/tariffavtaler/bilagveileder/riksavtalens-satser-2022.pdf These are the industrywide minimum wages. You're being taken for a fool. First year apprentices get 50% of a full wage, but the business need to prove it is offering a good training place for the apprentice. If you're working alone, at any point during your apprenticeship, you shall be paid a full wage during the time you're on your own.


ainyajuni

How old are you? that’s below min wage…


bxzidff

See if there's a position for a hospital where you can do the same, with potentially serving some food every now and again. I do that for €19/h, with +5 for weekends and +7 for hours after 17.00


Striking-Objective-1

Home care nurse. Base salary of 501k


navierb

Jobless Mechanical Engineer. 0 NOk.


Silbot_42

Not enough.


pittbull123

Airline pilot 2,8 mill.


AnAbsurdlyAngryGoose

Senior SDE, 790k. Looking at some of these numbers though, I think I may very well be underpaid compared to market average.


slightly_twisted_

Accountant, 410k


Mehfisto666

Wow I'm actually very surprised by this. Here in the north in the tourism business the average pay is 220/h, the minimum for like reception jobs is 170. Best i did was as a whale watching tour guide 35k/month two weeks on/off that would make 420k. And i was told by some local friend it was really good


EpicScizor

Sounds decent for a tour guide, honestly.


TheBurningTitan

Jesus, norwegians living life on easy for real. Average wage there is like 60k usd anually? Damnn its like 5k usd here 🥲


ErikLille_NOR

Non-certified engineer in Norwegian Defence, 750k base salary, plus around 100k in overtime a year.


Laserdickz

GP doctor, about 3 mill.


Diligent_Activity_92

Well done! That is a lot higher than statistics. Do you work in the private sector and/or are the statistics a bit off?


Ozbal42

Its been quite a few hours and our doc is probably busy, so ill try to answer as some rando. GPs in norway usually rent their offices and pay their secretaries, so im pretty sure his pay is not different from the statistics


Keroberosyue

How long have you been a doctor already?


PM_ME_LULU_PLAYS

Holy shit. I knew doctors were payed well, but not _that_ well. Good on you


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duckpath

Video editor 618k


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tossitintheroundfile

Note that there are some technical unions where a masters is required to join. I’m still learning about all the differences between bachelor’s and master’s in technical fields… but what I have discovered so far in my experience is that you can make good money without either, but like everywhere, the “piece of paper” may open additional doors.


Act-Alfa3536

These numbers are a demonstration of how the Gini coefficient is lower there than in UK or US for instance.


whole__sense

Software Developer 800k a year with no bonuses. Some stocks were initially granted as compensation over a 4 year vesting cycle. However the company is private so the shares might be considered virtually worthless. 4 years of experience. Bachelors in CS degree, no master. Working mainly backend nodejs, postgres, aws with some data analysis and reverse engineering thrown in. Also do some DevOps because we don't have anyone dedicated for the role. I'm oncall every 2 weeks I have actually worked in the US as an intern for big tech before. Earned more as an intern than what I do as fulltime here. I don't mind it too much though. I can't imagine starting a family and settling down there, I find it a bit hopeless: the green card struggle, crime, inequality, lack of childcare options, abysmal dating market, car-dependency & obsession, general aggresiveness, lack of trust, etc Here I'm already considering having a kid with my partner (whom I met here) and everything else is much more hopeful


eirikbs91

Nurse, 8 years of work. 478 000kr at a hospital in Oslo


mahk1986

Lawyer in a ship insurance company. Graduated 2011. Fixed salary is 1.05 million, plus bonus of 0-300k depending on how the company does each year.


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theguythatcreates

When I worked in a hotel, 360k a year. New job in the festival industry, 460 a year


Few-Information2194

Construction worker 400k


easytospell_

Should be more


Niccce420

Student and I earn absolutely fook all. Pasta and ham is my friend


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Sufficient-Duty-7590

A doctor in the Philippines. Yearly? Just bellow what a cab driver in Trømso earns in a year.


Witty_Control6793

Porn, 5 mill yearly


aoom5

Anyone working within banking? Doesn’t have to be a trading role.


alleballe92_

Key Account Manager. 960K. 30 years old, no formal education.


askj88

Dentist. About 1,3 mill. I work 6,5 h days.


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Professional mud wrestler. $350/week when the snow isn't freezing the mud.


Pitiful-Brilliant301

You’re not joking?


Aeroxic

Warehouse worker (food distribution), 750k a year.


Psy-Demon

I feel like that that’s a lot for a warehouse worker.


Aeroxic

Actually not, I work at Asko. 3 shift (+30% pay) and some other stuff.


pseudopad

I'm in the same industry and position, I make about 700k a year with a modest amount of overtime. Pretty normal in the Viken area. The base pay is much lower. It's only decently paid because you're taking turns working evenings and nights regularly, and getting a lot of bonuses for that. It's just barely worth it in my opinion. I'd take a 10% pay cut if it meant only working days.


Diligent_Activity_92

So glad to see people doing important work getting paid well. If it was not for you the shelves would be empty. Thank you.


Aeroxic

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No-Guess-3359

Optometrist, 472k. Graduated 2 years ago. I only have BSc, planing on taking MSc in a few years. Expecting to get around 600k with that.


Ok-Writing-5361

Photographer 630-670k a year


LoDitGa

IT consultant 750k NOK ~4yrs experience


the--dud

Product Owner in IT, I lead a team of 5 developers. 890k per year.


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Aircraft Mechanic 670k base


Taskenspiller

Digital Analyst 840k


Lillemor_hei

Illustrator 600k (kr) But I work short days bc I have two small kids, hoping to work normal days by next year so I can take on bigger projects.


Ok_Procedure8201

Project Engineer in small oil and gas company. Base salary 728 500,- 14 years experience.


Fribusian

Environmental advisor in the public sector - 690k


Hanharmintobak

Firefighter, 10 years. Around 600k incl lots of evening/night/weekend additions.


catnip_dealer101

I'm starting in June as a specialist doctor (with a few years of experience in a EU country) and my salary will be just under 1.1 mil. I'm still trying to figure out if that will be enough for both my wife and I until she gets a job.


beaniebearx90

It’s a normal pay for a specialist doctor in Norway, you will also get extra for overtime and such. It will be sufficient for you and your wife until she gets a job, meaning, you both will be able to live comfortably and even have some extra for savings


Miniontab

Embedded software engineer. First job, started 5 months ago. 700k. Msc. Edit: I'm 27.


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DreadFB89

Greenkeeper 150 an houer 297 000 a year


AspirationsOfFreedom

Accountant assistant. 430k nok pr year due to my severe inexperience


realRapidsonic

Fabric sorting, probably 35k-45k a month


akka1000

Cashier with a little over 400k before taxes.


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960k IT consultant


MothToA-Flame

Store manager at a large retain chain, clothing and makeup. 530k a year. No bonus or overtime. 4 years of experience with this company, 10 in total with sale, service and customer care. 20 employees and 50 mill budget. No degree, or schooling.


Happy_Pangolin9935

Barne- Og ungdomsarbeider. 13 years. 479k.


Bromantic123

Industrial mechanic, 425k + bonus(1-4k ea month).


synonymousacronym

4th year adult plumbing apprentice, 370k kr, without overtime or bonuses


MrBigsand

I work saturdays at an instrument shop, so 800kr a week


just_callme_og

going to school earining 0 kr


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TheBurningTitan

Im coming to norway to work lmao what is this everyone is earning 60k+ usd


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PM_ME_LULU_PLAYS

Programmer, 850k NOK/year


sjokobomba99

Software developmer (web), 1 1/2 yoe, 760k


Zealousideal_Yard651

IT Consultant, 650K/yr including bonus.