NOK
Norway
Norway's median income is $54,376 PPP, the 2nd highest of 42. And its GDP per capita is $94,594, ranked 6th of 127.
Of 30 fields published for Norway, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
91 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$6,694 PPP/mo
The average employee in Norway earns about $6,694 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Average annual salary
$73,462 PPP
Money's value
54.80 %
100 saved in Norway in 2000 buys what 55 buys today — 45 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Tax on pay
28.12 %
Of every $100 of gross pay at the average wage in Norway, about $28 goes to income tax and employee social contributions.
Average monthly salary
$6,694 PPP/mo
The average employee in Norway earns about $6,694 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Take-home pay
$52,802 PPP
The average job in Norway pays about $52,802 a year (PPP) after income tax and the employee's social contributions.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
Mortgage rates
5.60 %
On a €300,000 loan over 25 years, 5.60 % works out to roughly €1,860 a month.
House price growth
0.52 %
Real house prices in Norway rose 0.5 % over the past year — beyond general inflation.
House price growth since 2015
167.3
House prices in Norway are about 67 % higher than in 2015. That is the change, not the price: a cheaper country can show a bigger rise.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Savings vs inflation
0.15 %
A bank account in Norway currently gains about 0.1 pp of purchasing power a year.
Deposit rate
3.21 %
Inflation rate
3.06 %
At 3.1 % a year, prices double in about 24 years if it holds.
Retirement age (women)
67 years
ranked 46th of 49
Price level
91 % of US prices
ranked 117th of 125
Where Norway sits, field by field
Each dot is Norway’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- Median income$54,376 PPP2 of 42
- GDP per capita$94,5946 of 127
- Mortgage rates5.60 %24 of 25
- Average monthly salary$6,694 PPP/mo5 of 92
- Currency7.98 %5 of 71
- Retirement age (women)67 years46 of 49
- Price level91 % of US prices117 of 125
- Median salary$6,127 PPP/mo6 of 78
- Retirement age (men)67 years45 of 49
- Bank spread2.67 %10 of 62
- Debt per person$29,275104 of 123
- Take-home pay$52,802 PPP7 of 37
- Electricity price€0.117/kWh7 of 33
- Average annual salary$73,462 PPP9 of 37
- GDP growth1.09 %99 of 127
- Lending rate5.88 %17 of 67
- Inflation rate3.06 %36 of 123
- Money's value54.80 %35 of 116
- Tax on pay28.12 %26 of 37
- Top income tax39.70 %12 of 37
- House price growth since 2015167.310 of 29
- Savings vs inflation0.15 %46 of 69
- House price growth0.52 %19 of 54
- Government debt45.00 %46 of 124
- Deposit rate3.21 %44 of 70
- Real policy rate1.19 %21 of 53
- Unemployment rate4.64 %50 of 124
- Tax wedge36.39 %17 of 36
- Public holidays12 days49 of 104
- Corporate tax22.00 %47 of 96
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
The money journey · average earner
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
Australia
avg gap 14.1 pp · 23 shared fields
Most separates them: median income — $54,376 PPP (Norway) vs $36,203 PPP
Netherlands
avg gap 14.8 pp · 26 shared fields
Most separates them: currency — 7.98 % (Norway) vs -0.71 %
United States
avg gap 14.9 pp · 26 shared fields
Most separates them: house price growth since 2015 — 167.3 (Norway) vs 336.7
United Kingdom
avg gap 18.4 pp · 24 shared fields
Most separates them: government debt — 45.00 % (Norway) vs 102.30 %
| Retirement age (men) | 67 years | ranked 45th of 49 | |
| Bank spread | 2.67 % | ranked 10th of 62 | |
| Debt per person | $29,275 | ranked 104th of 123 | |
| Take-home pay | $52,802 PPP | ranked 7th of 37 | |
| Electricity price | €0.117/kWh | ranked 7th of 33 | |
| Average annual salary | $73,462 PPP | ranked 9th of 37 | |
| GDP growth | 1.09 % | ranked 99th of 127 | |
| Lending rate | 5.88 % | ranked 17th of 67 | |
| Inflation rate | 3.06 % | ranked 36th of 123 | |
| Money's value | 54.80 % | ranked 35th of 116 | |
| Tax on pay | 28.12 % | ranked 26th of 37 | |
| Top income tax | 39.70 % | ranked 12th of 37 | |
| House price growth since 2015 | 167.3 | ranked 10th of 29 | |
| Savings vs inflation | 0.15 % | ranked 46th of 69 | |
| House price growth | 0.52 % | ranked 19th of 54 | |
| Government debt | 45.00 % | ranked 46th of 124 | |
| Deposit rate | 3.21 % | ranked 44th of 70 | |
| Real policy rate | 1.19 % | ranked 21st of 53 | |
| Unemployment rate | 4.64 % | ranked 50th of 124 | |
| Tax wedge | 36.39 % | ranked 17th of 36 | |
| Public holidays | 12 days | ranked 49th of 104 | |
| Corporate tax | 22.00 % | ranked 47th of 96 |
✓ 30 fields published for Norway, every one dated and sourced · 5 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for Norway: rent, petrol, minimum wage, minimum wage (ppp), vat.
Sources for all 30 figures
- Median income — OECD Income Distribution Database · 2023
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Mortgage rates — Norges Bank + SSB rentestatistikk (tabell 10648) · 2026K2
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-09-07
- Retirement age (women) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- Median salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Retirement age (men) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Bank spread — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 1994
- Take-home pay — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Electricity price — Eurostat household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 / nrg_pc_202) · 2025-S2
- Average annual salary — OECD Average annual wages · 2025
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Lending rate — IMF International Financial Statistics · 2025
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Tax on pay — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Top income tax — OECD Personal Income Tax rates · 2025
- House price growth since 2015 — Eurostat House Price Index (prc_hpi_q) · 2026-Q1
- Savings vs inflation — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2026-Q1
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- Deposit rate — IMF International Financial Statistics · 2025
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-08
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Tax wedge — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- Corporate tax — OECD Corporate Tax Statistics · 2026
What changed
| 7 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 7.99 → 7.98 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Government debt (% of GDP) | 30.9484525212916 → 45 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 8.58 → 7.99 |
| 5 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 7.71 → 8.58 |
| 4 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 7.45 → 7.71 |
| 3 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 7.19 → 7.45 |
| 2 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 7.64 → 7.19 |
| 1 Sept 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 7.62 → 7.64 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 7.65 → 7.62 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 7.88 → 7.65 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 8.81 → 7.88 |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 8.98 → 8.81 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 8.47 → 8.98 |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 9.55 → 8.47 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 9.62 → 9.55 |
| 23 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 8.98 → 9.62 |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 9.76 → 8.98 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 8.48 → 9.76 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 8.1 → 8.48 |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | 7.78 → 8.1 |