Median income
NOK 986,0452024 · Published threshold
NO · NOK · 2024
Norway Income Percentiles 2024: Median & Top 1%
The 2024 WID-based median annual income in Norway is NOK 986,045, or NOK 82,170 when divided by 12. The annual top-1% entry threshold is NOK 4,806,739. These are pre-tax national-income estimates for equal-split adults aged 20+, not employee salaries or household incomes.
Median income, average salary and income percentiles
The median is the 50th-percentile boundary, with half of adults below it and half above. The imported dataset contains percentile thresholds, not an arithmetic mean. Averaging these boundaries does not produce an average salary. A top-1% threshold is the entry boundary, not the average income of the richest 1%.
CountryNorway
Annual pre-tax incomeNOK
Data sourceWID.world · 2024
Norway income thresholds
Selected published WID thresholds. Amounts are annual pre-tax national income, not take-home salary. Monthly equivalents divide the annual amount by 12.
| Approximate rank | Annual income (NOK) | Monthly equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Top 50% | NOK 986,045 | NOK 82,170 |
| Top 25% | NOK 1,355,013 | NOK 112,918 |
| Top 10% | NOK 2,135,689 | NOK 177,974 |
| Top 5% | NOK 2,644,939 | NOK 220,412 |
| Top 1% | NOK 4,806,739 | NOK 400,562 |
| Top 0.1% | NOK 16,595,807 | NOK 1,382,984 |
Income data: 2024 · PPP: 2024 · World: 2024
How is it calculated?
Annual pre-tax national income for equal-split adults aged 20+. This WID concept is broader than salary. Country rank uses local thresholds; worldwide rank uses WID purchasing-power conversion. We use logarithmic interpolation between points and extrapolation outside them.
This estimate is outside the published threshold range; it uses extrapolation and is more uncertain.
Amounts use each country's own currency and data year. This is a rank comparison, not an exchange-rate, cost-of-living or relocation estimate.
Income tiers
The tier names are a RankMyIncome display system, not official WID classifications.
Diamond: Top 10% · Master: Top 5% · Grandmaster: Top 1% · Challenger: Top 0.1%
Data source: WID.world · Methodology (English)
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Worldwide rank of the country median
Top 4.79%USD PPP 109,653.72 · 2024
Top 1% threshold / median
4.87×2024
Income distribution explorer
Published in the imported WID series. Annual pre-tax national income, not net salary.
p10
NOK 205,751Published threshold
p25
NOK 674,495Published threshold
p50
NOK 986,045Published threshold
p75
NOK 1,355,013Published threshold
p90
NOK 2,135,689Published threshold
p95
NOK 2,644,939Published threshold
p99
NOK 4,806,739Published threshold
p99.9
NOK 16,595,807Published threshold
Common questions
What is the median income in Norway?
NOK 986,045 · 2024. Published in the imported WID series. Annual pre-tax national income, not net salary.
What is the top 10% income in Norway?
NOK 2,135,689 · 2024. Published in the imported WID series. Annual pre-tax national income, not net salary.
Is this a salary percentile?
WID pre-tax national income is broader than salary. These are adult income ranks, not employee salary percentiles.
Related tools
Compare adult median income
Norway’s NOK thresholds can be compared with Sweden, Iceland and Finland after conversion to USD PPP. National price-level adjustment does not capture a particular city’s rent or a household’s spending pattern. The median here is an adult pre-tax income boundary, not the average salary.
| Country | Median (USD PPP) | Income / PPP year |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 109,653.72 | 2024 / 2024 |
| Sweden | 73,474.51 | 2024 / 2024 |
| Iceland | 76,543.51 | 2024 / 2024 |
| Finland | 53,897.71 | 2024 / 2024 |
The top-10% threshold is 2.17 times the median; the top-1% threshold is 4.87 times the median. These ratios compare income boundaries, not shares of total income.
Sources and interpretation
Monthly equivalents divide annual income by 12; they are not take-home pay. PPP compares national price levels, not current exchange rates or personal living costs. WID estimates may be revised.
WID.world · tptinc992j / tptincj992 · 2024 · NOK. PPP: xlcusp999i / xlcuspi999 · 2024.
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