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Developers and Programmers Average Salaries in Norway 2024

How much money does a person working in Developers and Programmers make in Norway?


Average Yearly Salary
590,000 NOK
( 49,200 NOK monthly)

LOW
437,000
NOK
AVERAGE
590,000
NOK
HIGH
774,000
NOK
All salary figures displayed here are per year except when noted otherwise.
All salary and compensation figures displayed here are gross salary figures, that is the salary before tax deductions. Because taxes may differ across sectors and locations, it is difficult to accurately calculate the net salary after tax for every career.

A person working in Developers and Programmers in Norway typically earns around 590,000 NOK. Salaries range from 437,000 NOK (lowest average) to 774,000 NOK (highest average, actual maximum salary is higher).


Salary Variance

The provided figure represents the median compensation that encompasses housing, transportation, and other perks. The salaries within the Developers and Programmers domain in Norway exhibit significant discrepancies across various professions. In case you seek information about the remuneration of a specific position, please refer to the salaries listed below for respective job titles.

Salaries for specific jobs

Job TitleAverage Salary
Information Technology
ABAP Developer512,000 NOK
Android Developer594,000 NOK
Angular Developer523,000 NOK
Angular JS Programmer500,000 NOK
Application Developer576,000 NOK
AS400 Programmer633,000 NOK
Assembly Developer622,000 NOK
Avaloq Developer559,000 NOK
Back End Developer596,000 NOK
BizTalk Developer 610,000 NOK
Build and Release Engineer528,000 NOK
Business Intelligence Developer592,000 NOK
Business Objects Developer526,000 NOK
C Developer665,000 NOK
C# Developer608,000 NOK
C++ Developer651,000 NOK
Chatbot Developer555,000 NOK
Clojure Developer731,000 NOK
CMS Developer508,000 NOK
Computer Programmer587,000 NOK
Curam Developer483,000 NOK
Dart Developer439,000 NOK
Delphi Developer620,000 NOK
Developer / Programmer583,000 NOK
Developer Evangelist617,000 NOK
DevOps Engineer590,000 NOK
Django Specialist584,000 NOK
Driver Developer621,000 NOK
Elixir Developer735,000 NOK
Embedded Software Developer623,000 NOK
Erlang Developer747,000 NOK
Flash Developer481,000 NOK
Front End Developer510,000 NOK
Front End Web Developer502,000 NOK
Full Stack Developer602,000 NOK
Game Developer525,000 NOK
GIS Developer541,000 NOK
Go Developer755,000 NOK
Graphical User Interface ( GUI ) Programmer520,000 NOK
Graphics Programmer504,000 NOK
Groovy Developer660,000 NOK
Haskell Developer619,000 NOK
Imaging Programmer501,000 NOK
Information Systems Developer550,000 NOK
IOS Developer653,000 NOK
Java Developer658,000 NOK
Javascript Developer592,000 NOK
jQuery Specialist553,000 NOK
Kotlin Developer676,000 NOK
Laravel Specialist553,000 NOK
Lead Developer655,000 NOK
Lisp Developer711,000 NOK
Lua Developer658,000 NOK
MATLAB Developer600,000 NOK
Mobile Developer593,000 NOK
Multimedia Developer513,000 NOK
NextJs Specialist554,000 NOK
Nodejs Developer592,000 NOK
Objective-C Developer655,000 NOK
Oracle Developer641,000 NOK
Perl Developer479,000 NOK
PHP Developer533,000 NOK
PowerShell Developer517,000 NOK
Python Developer597,000 NOK
R Language Developer667,000 NOK
React Specialist611,000 NOK
Remedy Developer468,000 NOK
Robotic Process Automation Developer478,000 NOK
Ruby Developer532,000 NOK
Rust Developer687,000 NOK
Salesforce Developer471,000 NOK
SAS Programmer533,000 NOK
Scala Developer768,000 NOK
Sharepoint Developer591,000 NOK
Software Developer600,000 NOK
Software Development Manager793,000 NOK
Software QA Engineer531,000 NOK
Software Test Engineer482,000 NOK
Swift Developer693,000 NOK
Teradata Developer466,000 NOK
TIBCO Developer476,000 NOK
TypeScript Developer635,000 NOK
UI Engineer536,000 NOK
User Experience Designer508,000 NOK
VB Developer446,000 NOK
VB.NET Developer567,000 NOK
Visual Basic Developer435,000 NOK
VueJs Specialist604,000 NOK
WordPress Specialist602,000 NOK
Zig Developer780,000 NOK


Developers and Programmers Jobs Pay Scale and Salaries in Norway

Median and salary distribution Norway Developers and Programmers yearly
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Salary Structure and Pay Scale Comparison

5% of people earn
595,000 NOK or more
10% of people earn
560,000 to 595,000 NOK
20% of people earn
483,000 NOK or less
65% of people earn
483,000 to 560,000 NOK
Minimum Salary
437,000 NOK
Median
590,000 NOK
Maximum
774,000 NOK




Median Salary, maximum and minimum salary, minimum wage, starting salary, and the salary range

All salary figures displayed here are per year except when noted otherwise.
  • Salary Range, Minimum Wage, and Starting Salary

    Salaries in Developers and Programmers in Norway range from 437,000 NOK (starting average salary) to 774,000 NOK (maximum average salary, actual maximum is higher). To clarify, the number presented is not the legally mandated minimum wage. Rather, it represents the lowest figure reported in a salary survey that involved thousands of participants and professionals from across the entire country.

  • Median Salary

    The median income in the field of Developers and Programmers is 590,000 NOK, implying that half of the workforce in Norway earns less than this figure, and the other half earns more. It represents the central value of salaries. As a rule of thumb, you would prefer to be part of the group earning above the median wage, situated on the right-hand side of the salary distribution chart.

  • Percentiles and Salary Scale

    Two values that are highly correlated with the median are the 25th and 75th percentiles. By examining the salary distribution diagram, it is possible to determine that 25% of individuals employed in Developers and Programmers in Norway earn less than 538,000 NOK, while 75% of them earn more. Additionally, the diagram reveals that 75% of individuals earn less than 633,000 NOK, while 25% earn more than that.

  • Pay Scale Structure

    Data was regrouped into brackets to provide a better understanding of what salaries can be expected. This approach was deemed more accurate than relying solely on the average salary, as it offers greater insights into the distribution of salaries in the field of Developers and Programmers in Norway. The analysis revealed that roughly 65% of all reported salaries fell within the range of 483,000 NOK to 560,000 NOK. Approximately 20% of salaries were below the 483,000 NOK mark, while 10% ranged from 560,000 NOK to 595,000 NOK. Only 5% of individuals earned a gross salary of 595,000 NOK or higher.

Salary Comparison by Years of Experience

How does a person's salary progress over time?

Salary Comparison By Experience Level
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The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally, the more years of experience the higher the wage.

Generally speaking, employees in Developers and Programmers in Norway having experience from two to five years earn on average 32% more than freshers and juniors across all industries and disciplines.

Professionals with experience of more than five years tend to earn on average 36% more than those with five years or less of work experience.

As you hit the ten years mark, the salary increases by 21% and an additional 14% for those who have crossed the 15 years mark.

Those figures are presented as guidelines only. The numbers become more significant if you consider one job title at a time.


Change in salary based on experience varies drastically from one location to another and depends hugely on the career field as well. The data displayed here is the combined average of many different jobs. To view accurate figures, choose a specific job title.
On average, a person's salary doubles their starting salary by the time they cross the 10 years* experience mark.
* Based on the average change in salary over time. Salary variations differ from person to person.


Salary and Compensation Comparison By Gender / Developers and Programmers / Norway

Salary comparison by gender Norway Developers and Programmers yearly
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Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? In the field of Developers and Programmers in Norway, the average difference between the salary of male and female employees is 4%.

Male
603,000 NOK
Female-4%
578,000 NOK
Percentage increase and decrease are relative to the previous value

Salary Comparison By Gender in Norway for all Careers

Salary comparison by gender yearly Norway
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Average Annual Salary Increment Percentage / Developers and Programmers / Norway

How much are annual salary increments in Norway for individuals working in Developers and Programmers? How often do employees get salary raises?

Professionals working in Developers and Programmers in Norway are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 10% every 16 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 9% granted to employees every 15 months.

Annual Salary Increment Rate Norway Developers and Programmers
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The figures provided here are averages of numbers. Those figures should be taken as general guidelines. Salary increments will vary from person to person and depend on many factors, but your performance and contribution to the success of the organization remain the most important factors in determining how much and how often you will be granted a raise.

Norway / All Professions

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The term Annual Salary Increase usually refers to the increase in 12 calendar month period, but because it is rare that people get their salaries reviewed exactly on the one-year mark, it is more meaningful to know the frequency and the rate at the time of the increase.

How to calculate the salary increment percentage?

The annual salary Increase in a calendar year (12 months) can be easily calculated as follows: Annual Salary Increase = Increase Rate x 12 / Increase Frequency

The average salary increase in one year (12 months) in Norway is 7%.

Worldwide Salary Raises: All Countries and All Jobs

World Average Annual Salary Increment
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Salary Packages and Schemes

Not all compensation increases are reflected directly in the salary. Some companies offer upgraded packages to their staff instead of cash money. The figures displayed here account only for direct increments to the base salary.

Bonus and Incentive Rates / Developers and Programmers / Norway

How much and how often are bonuses being awarded?Annual Salary Bonus Rate Norway Developers and Programmers
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42% of surveyed staff in Developers and Programmers reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 58% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.

Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 2% to 7% of their annual salary.

Received Bonus
58%
No Bonus
42%

Types of Bonuses Considered

Individual Performance-Based Bonuses

The most standard form of bonus, where the employee is awarded based on their exceptional performance.

Company Performance Bonuses

Occasionally, some companies like to celebrate excess earnings and profits with their staff collectively in the form of bonuses that are granted to everyone. The amount of the bonus will probably be different from person to person depending on their role within the organization.

Goal-Based Bonuses

Granted upon achieving an important goal or milestone.

Holiday / End of Year Bonuses

These types of bonuses are given without a reason and usually resemble an appreciation token.

Bonuses Are Not Commissions!

People tend to confuse bonuses with commissions. A commission is a prefixed rate at which someone gets paid for items sold or deals completed while a bonus is in most cases arbitrary and unplanned.


What makes a position worthy of good bonuses and a high salary?

The main two types of jobs

Revenue GeneratorsSupporting Cast

Employees that are directly involved in generating revenue or profit for the organization. Their field of expertise usually matches the type of business.

Employees that support and facilitate the work of revenue generators. Their expertise is usually different from that of the core business operations.

Example:
A graphics designer working for a graphics designing company.

Example:
A graphic designer in the marketing department of a hospital.


Revenue generators usually get more and higher bonuses, higher salaries, and more frequent salary increments. The reason is quite simple: it is easier to quantify your value to the company in monetary terms when you participate in revenue generation.

Try to work for companies where your skills can generate revenue. We can't all generate revenue and that's perfectly fine.

Bonus Comparison by Seniority Level

Top management personnel and senior employees naturally exhibit higher bonus rates and frequencies than juniors. This is very predictable due to the inherent responsibilities of being higher in the hierarchy. People in top positions can easily get double or triple bonus rates than employees down the pyramid.

Hourly Average Wage / Developers and Programmers / Norway


280 NOK per hour

The average hourly wage (pay per hour) in Developers and Programmers in Norway is 280 NOK.This is the rate they get paid for every worked hour.


Hourly Wage = Annual Salary / ( 52 x 5 x 8 )

About The Hourly Pay Rate

The hourly wage is the salary paid in one worked hour. Usually, jobs are classified into two categories: salaried jobs and hourly jobs. Salaried jobs pay a fixed amount regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs pay per worked hour. To convert salary into hourly wage the above formula is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may differ slightly depending on the worked hours per week and the annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximations and are considered to be the standard. One major difference between salaried employees and hourly paid employees is overtime eligibility. Salaried employees are usually exempt from overtime as opposed to hourly paid staff.

What is the minimum hourly rate of pay?

The minimum pay rate per hour for people working in Developers and Programmers in Norway is 210 NOK. This is the minimum as per the gathered data in the salary survey not the minimum hourly rate mandated by law.

Salary Comparison By City

CityAverage Salary
Oslo619,000 NOK
Stavanger558,000 NOK
Tromso539,000 NOK
Trondheim592,000 NOK

Government vs Private Sector Salary Comparison

Where can you get paid more, working in a private company or the government? The difference between the public or government sector salaries and the private sector salaries in Norway is 5% on average across all career fields.

Private Sector
598,000 NOK
Public Sector+5%
631,000 NOK
Percentage increase and decrease are relative to the previous value

Salary Statistics and Calculation Guide

What is considered to be a good and competitive salary in Developers and Programmers in Norway?

A good and competitive compensation would range anywhere between 590,000 NOK and 633,000 NOK. This is a very rough estimate. Experience and education play a very huge part in the final earnings.

Gross Salary (before tax) and Net Salary (after tax)

All salary and compensation figures displayed here are gross salary figures, that is the salary before tax deductions. Because taxes may differ across sectors and locations, it is difficult to accurately calculate the net salary after tax for every career.

Base / Basic Salary

The base salary for jobs in Developers and Programmers in Norway ranges from 437,000 NOK to 538,000 NOK. The base salary depends on many factors including experience and education. It is not easy to provide a figure with very little information, so take this range with a grain of salt.


What is the difference between the median and the average salary?

Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people earn more than you and there is plenty of room for improvement. If your wage is between the average and the median, then things can be a bit complicated. We wrote a guide to explain all about the different scenarios. How to compare your salary


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