A person working as a Dump Truck Driver in Norway typically earns around 207,000 NOK per year. Salaries range from 95,200 NOK (lowest) to 329,000 NOK (highest).
This is the average yearly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Dump Truck Driver salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Dump Truck Driver salaries in Norway range from 95,200 NOK per year (minimum salary) to 329,000 NOK per year (maximum salary).
The median salary is 223,000 NOK per year, which means that half (50%) of people working as Dump Truck Driver(s) are earning less than 223,000 NOK while the other half are earning more than 223,000 NOK. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of Dump Truck Driver(s) are earning less than 143,000 NOK while 75% of them are earning more than 143,000 NOK. Also from the diagram, 75% of Dump Truck Driver(s) are earning less than 298,000 NOK while 25% are earning more than 298,000 NOK.
Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both of the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people are earning 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
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher your wage. We broke down Dump Truck Driver salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
A Dump Truck Driver with less than two years of experience makes approximately 108,000 NOK per year.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 144,000 NOK per year, 34% more than someone with less than two year's experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 213,000 NOK per year, 48% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Dump Truck Driver(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 260,000 NOK per year, 22% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 283,000 NOK per year, 9% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 307,000 NOK per year, 8% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
0 - 2 Years | 108,000 NOK | |
2 - 5 Years | +34% | 144,000 NOK |
5 - 10 Years | +48% | 213,000 NOK |
10 - 15 Years | +22% | 260,000 NOK |
15 - 20 Years | +9% | 283,000 NOK |
20+ Years | +8% | 307,000 NOK |
We all know that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We broke down Dump Truck Driver salaries by education level in order to make a comparison.
When the education level is High School, the average salary of a Dump Truck Driver is 126,000 NOK per year.
While someone with a Certificate or Diploma gets a salary of 242,000 NOK per year, 93% more than someone having a High School degree.
High School | 126,000 NOK | |
Certificate or Diploma | +93% | 242,000 NOK |
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male Dump Truck Driver employees in Norway earn 4% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 211,000 NOK | |
Female | -4% | 203,000 NOK |
Dump Truck Driver(s) in Norway are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 12% every 13 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 9% granted to employees every 15 months.
The term 'Annual Salary Increase' usually refers to the increase in 12 calendar month period, but because it is rarely 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.
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
Banking | 9% | |
Energy | 9% | |
Information Technology | 9% | |
Healthcare | 9% | |
Travel | 9% | |
Construction | 9% | |
Education | 9% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Norway for the year 2020. Companies within thriving industries tend to provide higher and more frequent raises. Exceptions do exist, but generally speaking, the situation of any company is closely related to the economic situation in the country or region. These figures tend to change frequently.
A Dump Truck Driver is considered to be a low bonus-based job due to the generally limited involvement in direct revenue generation, with exceptions of course. The people who get the highest bonuses are usually somehow involved in the revenue generation cycle.
66% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 34% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 0% to 4% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 34% | |
No Bonus | 66% |
The most standard form of bonus where the employee is awarded based on their exceptional performance.
Company Performance BonusesOccasionally, 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 BonusesGranted upon achieving an important goal or milestone.
Holiday / End of Year BonusesThese types of bonuses are given without a reason and usually resemble an appreciation token.
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.
The main two types of jobs | |
Revenue Generators | Supporting 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: | Example: |
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.
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.
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 fix 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.
The average salary for Dump Truck Driver is 62% less than that of Oil / Gas / Energy / Mining. Also, Oil / Gas / Energy / Mining salaries are 10% less than those of All Jobs.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Assistant Yard Manager | 545,000 NOK | ![]() |
Associate Analyst | 576,000 NOK | ![]() |
Associate Landman | 242,000 NOK | ![]() |
Auxiliary Equipment Operator | 226,000 NOK | ![]() |
Biomass Plant Technician | 272,000 NOK | ![]() |
Biomass Power Plant Manager | 749,000 NOK | ![]() |
Chemical Plant Operator | 467,000 NOK | ![]() |
Chief Contract Compliance Engineer | 573,000 NOK | ![]() |
Completions Engineer | 549,000 NOK | ![]() |
Cost Controller | 419,000 NOK | ![]() |
Crude Oil Marketing Representative | 572,000 NOK | ![]() |
Dispatcher | 233,000 NOK | ![]() |
Distribution Manager | 736,000 NOK | ![]() |
Dragline Operator | 265,000 NOK | ![]() |
Driller Offsider | 194,000 NOK | ![]() |
Dump Truck Driver | 207,000 NOK | ![]() |
Electric and Gas Operations Manager | 1,230,000 NOK | ![]() |
Energy Advisor | 822,000 NOK | ![]() |
Energy Analyst | 794,000 NOK | ![]() |
Energy Auditor | 673,000 NOK | ![]() |
Energy Dispatch Director | 989,000 NOK | ![]() |
Energy Technical Assistant | 347,000 NOK | ![]() |
Energy Technical Manager | 693,000 NOK | ![]() |
Energy Technical Trainer | 487,000 NOK | ![]() |
Exploration Manager | 967,000 NOK | ![]() |
Field Safety Auditor | 630,000 NOK | ![]() |
Fluids Engineer | 512,000 NOK | ![]() |
Fuel Cell Engineer | 579,000 NOK | ![]() |
Fuel Cell Technician | 266,000 NOK | ![]() |
Fuels Handler | 248,000 NOK | ![]() |
Gas Compressor Operator | 249,000 NOK | ![]() |
Gas Distribution Plant Operator | 444,000 NOK | ![]() |
Gas Supply Manager | 860,000 NOK | ![]() |
Geologist | 980,000 NOK | ![]() |
Geophysicist | 1,030,000 NOK | ![]() |
Geothermal Production Manager | 973,000 NOK | ![]() |
Geothermal Technician | 384,000 NOK | ![]() |
HSE Engineer | 551,000 NOK | ![]() |
HSE Officer | 322,000 NOK | ![]() |
HSEQ Administrator | 406,000 NOK | ![]() |
Inspector | 508,000 NOK | ![]() |
Instructor | 460,000 NOK | ![]() |
Instrument Designer | 422,000 NOK | ![]() |
Lead Technical Field Advisor | 716,000 NOK | ![]() |
Logistics and Tool Coordinator | 457,000 NOK | ![]() |
Maintenance Engineer | 558,000 NOK | ![]() |
Maintenance Superintendent | 496,000 NOK | ![]() |
Material Controller | 354,000 NOK | ![]() |
Mine Engineer | 507,000 NOK | ![]() |
Mine Surveyor | 616,000 NOK | ![]() |
Mining Project Administrator | 503,000 NOK | ![]() |
Mining Project Assistant | 396,000 NOK | ![]() |
Mining Project Controls Consultant | 602,000 NOK | ![]() |
Mining Project Coordinator | 465,000 NOK | ![]() |
Mining Project Engineer | 535,000 NOK | ![]() |
Mining Project Manager | 698,000 NOK | ![]() |
Mining Site Manager | 706,000 NOK | ![]() |
Mining Team Leader | 589,000 NOK | ![]() |
NDT Technician | 353,000 NOK | ![]() |
Oil Service Unit Operator | 290,000 NOK | ![]() |
Oil Trader | 721,000 NOK | ![]() |
Oilwell Pumper | 210,000 NOK | ![]() |
Petroleum Engineer | 594,000 NOK | ![]() |
Petroleum Geologist | 966,000 NOK | ![]() |
Petroleum Pump System Operator | 293,000 NOK | ![]() |
Pipeline Technician | 220,000 NOK | ![]() |
Power Coordinator | 352,000 NOK | ![]() |
Power Plant Operations Manager | 1,080,000 NOK | ![]() |
Power Plant Operator | 445,000 NOK | ![]() |
Radio Operator | 233,000 NOK | ![]() |
Reliability Engineer | 555,000 NOK | ![]() |
Reservoir Engineer | 493,000 NOK | ![]() |
Risk Analyst | 670,000 NOK | ![]() |
Roughneck | 585,000 NOK | ![]() |
Scaffolder | 352,000 NOK | ![]() |
Shutdown Engineer | 440,000 NOK | ![]() |
Solar Energy Installation Manager | 829,000 NOK | ![]() |
Solar Energy Systems Engineer | 562,000 NOK | ![]() |
Solar Photovoltaic Installer | 377,000 NOK | ![]() |
Solar Thermal Technician | 345,000 NOK | ![]() |
Supply Operations Manager | 932,000 NOK | ![]() |
Sustainability Specialist | 863,000 NOK | ![]() |
System Development Advisor | 633,000 NOK | ![]() |
Tanker Truck Driver | 209,000 NOK | ![]() |
Utility Operator | 311,000 NOK | ![]() |
Wind Energy Project Manager | 791,000 NOK | ![]() |
City | Average Salary |
Oslo | 244,000 NOK |
Stavanger | 213,000 NOK |
Tromso | 205,000 NOK |
Trondheim | 233,000 NOK |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Norway earn 5% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 596,000 NOK | |
Public Sector | +5% | 628,000 NOK |