Average salary in Iceland, by occupation

The median occupation in Iceland pays 839,000 ISK per month. Behind that average sit 117 occupations, each published by the national statistics office.

Median gross monthly pay, 2025 · covers full-time employees only

All occupations, best paid first · 2025

All occupations, best paid first · 2025
#	Occupation	Pay
1	Directors and chief executives	2,000,000 ISK
2	Judges	1,990,000 ISK
3	Securities and finance dealers and brokers	1,944,000 ISK
4	Production and operations department managers in business services enterprises	1,781,000 ISK
5	Senior government officials	1,765,000 ISK
6	Computing services department managers	1,650,000 ISK
7	Personnel and industrial relations department managers	1,489,000 ISK
8	Finance and administration department managers	1,435,000 ISK
9	Medical doctors	1,427,000 ISK
10	Research and development department managers	1,388,000 ISK
11	Air traffic controllers	1,351,000 ISK
12	Production and operations department managers in manufacturing	1,322,000 ISK
13	Production and operations department managers in transport, storage and communications	1,304,000 ISK
14	Sales and marketing department managers	1,282,000 ISK
15	Mathematicians and related professionals	1,282,000 ISK
16	Production and operations department managers in constructiong	1,242,000 ISK
17	Civil engineers	1,242,000 ISK
18	Electrical engineers	1,208,000 ISK
19	Other department managers not elsewhere classified	1,188,000 ISK
20	Production and operations department managers not elsewhere classified	1,176,000 ISK
21	Mechanical engineers	1,167,000 ISK
22	Civil engineering technicians	1,150,000 ISK
23	Architects, engineers and related professionals not elsewhere classified	1,138,000 ISK
24	Electronics and telecommunications engineers	1,121,000 ISK
25	Architects, town and traffic planners	1,077,000 ISK
26	Supply and distribution department managers	1,053,000 ISK
27	Advertising, marketing and public relations professionals	1,045,000 ISK
28	Nursing and midwifery professionals	1,034,000 ISK
29	Personnel and careers professionals	1,029,000 ISK
30	Business professionals not elsewhere classified	1,028,000 ISK
31	Legal professionals not elsewhere classified	1,026,000 ISK
32	College, university and higher education teaching professionals	1,014,000 ISK
33	Technical and commercial sales representatives	1,007,000 ISK
34	Electronics fitters	951,000 ISK
35	Statisticians	948,000 ISK
36	Broadcasting and telecommunications equipment operators	948,000 ISK
37	Decorators and commercial designers	943,000 ISK
38	Geologists and geophysicists	941,000 ISK
39	Pharmacologists, pathologists and related professionals	935,000 ISK
40	Production and operations department managers in wholesale and retail trade	926,000 ISK
41	Safety, health and quality inspectors	921,000 ISK
42	Social work professionals	916,000 ISK
43	Accountants	915,000 ISK
44	Appraisers, valuers and auctioneers	913,000 ISK
45	Computer associate professionals	911,000 ISK
46	Psychologists	905,000 ISK
47	Education methods specialists	903,000 ISK
48	Buyers	892,000 ISK
49	Statistical and finance clerks	880,000 ISK
50	Special education teaching professionals	877,000 ISK
51	Finance and sales associate professionals not elsewhere classified	873,000 ISK
52	Police officers	867,000 ISK
53	Pre-primary education teaching professionals	866,000 ISK
54	Secondary education teaching professionals	861,000 ISK
55	Debt-collectors and related workers	860,000 ISK
56	Archivists and curators	854,000 ISK
57	Bookkeepers	854,000 ISK
58	X-ray professionals	846,000 ISK
59	Health professionals (except nursing) not elsewhere classified	839,000 ISK
60	Librarians and related information professionals	837,000 ISK
61	Accounting and bookkepping clerks	832,000 ISK
62	Primary education teaching professionals	830,000 ISK
63	Authors, journalists and other writers	828,000 ISK
64	Other teaching associate professionals	826,000 ISK
65	Police inspectors and detectives	821,000 ISK
66	Cashiers and ticket clerks	813,000 ISK
67	Financial service associate professionals	811,000 ISK
68	Social work and leisure associate professionals	802,000 ISK
69	Building and related electricians	801,000 ISK
70	Administrative secretaries and related associate professionals	800,000 ISK
71	Other teaching professionals not elsewhere classified	785,000 ISK
72	Prison guards	785,000 ISK
73	Social educators	784,000 ISK
74	Physical therapy professionals	782,000 ISK
75	Butchers and related food preparers	781,000 ISK
76	Mechanical engineering technicians	778,000 ISK
77	Photographers and image and sound recording equipment operators	778,000 ISK
78	Customs and border inspectors	775,000 ISK
79	Government social benefits officials	771,000 ISK
80	Selespersons in wholesale and speciality shops	770,000 ISK
81	Home-based personal care workers	769,000 ISK
82	Building caretakers	763,000 ISK
83	Protective services workers not elsewhere classified	758,000 ISK
84	Crane, hoist and related plant operators	749,000 ISK
85	Production and operations department managers in restaurants and hotels	737,000 ISK
86	Telephone switchboard operators	735,000 ISK
87	Government licensing officials	726,000 ISK
88	Motor vehicle mechanics and fitters	724,000 ISK
89	Ships' deck officers and pilots	720,000 ISK
90	Doorkeepers, watchpersons and related workers	713,000 ISK
91	Shop salespersons	703,000 ISK
92	Institution-based personal care workers	702,000 ISK
93	Bus and tram drivers	699,000 ISK
94	Administrative associate professinals not elsewhere classified	697,000 ISK
95	Welders and flamecutters	696,000 ISK
96	Tellers and other counter clerks	694,000 ISK
97	Receptionists and information clerks	694,000 ISK
98	Electrical mechanics and fitters	692,000 ISK
99	Government tax and excise officials	690,000 ISK
100	Other office clerks	690,000 ISK
101	Personal care and related workers not elsewhere classified	690,000 ISK
102	Earth-moving- and related plant operators	679,000 ISK
103	Heavy truck and lorry drivers	660,000 ISK
104	Library and classification associate professionals	649,000 ISK
105	Lifting-truck operators	642,000 ISK
106	Cooks	632,000 ISK
107	Fish processing workers	616,000 ISK
108	Hand packers and other manufacturing labourers	610,000 ISK
109	Waiters, waitresses and bartenders	608,000 ISK
110	Garbage collectors	596,000 ISK
111	Building construction labourers	592,000 ISK
112	Farm-hands and labourers	591,000 ISK
113	Child-care workers	586,000 ISK
114	Special education teaching associate professionals	584,000 ISK
115	Helpers and cleaners in offices, hotels and other establishments	582,000 ISK
116	Hand-launderers and pressers	572,000 ISK
117	Car, taxi and van drivers	567,000 ISK

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Source: Statistics Iceland, earnings for full-time employees by occupation (VIN02001). Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. px.hagstofa.is