Women earn less than men in 93 of 104 occupations
Women earn less than men in 93 of 104 occupations
The ten occupations with the biggest pay gap: median monthly earnings of full-time employees, 2025. Occupations (four-digit level) with at least 1,000 employments of each sex.
The pay gap between women and men in the ten occupations with the biggest gap in 2025. Securities and finance dealers and brokers: women NOK 76,980, men NOK 98,940, 78%; Retail and wholesale trade managers: women NOK 50,450, men NOK 63,910, 79%; Finance managers: women NOK 92,360, men NOK 114,070, 81%; Real estate agents and property mangers: women NOK 68,360, men NOK 81,180, 84%; Gardeners, horticultural and nursery growers: women NOK 38,880, men NOK 45,750, 85%; Office supervisors: women NOK 65,830, men NOK 77,080, 85%; Business services and administration managers not elsewhere classified: women NOK 74,590, men NOK 87,030, 86%; Environmental and occupational health inspectors and associates: women NOK 65,610, men NOK 76,310, 86%; Administrative and executive secretaries: women NOK 55,590, men NOK 64,640, 86%; Management and organisation analysts: women NOK 66,670, men NOK 77,500, 86%.
WomenMen
- Securities and finance dealers and brokers78%Women NOK 76,980, Men NOK 98,940, 78%
- Retail and wholesale trade managers79%Women NOK 50,450, Men NOK 63,910, 79%
- Finance managers81%Women NOK 92,360, Men NOK 114,070, 81%
- Real estate agents and property mangers84%Women NOK 68,360, Men NOK 81,180, 84%
- Gardeners, horticultural and nursery growers85%Women NOK 38,880, Men NOK 45,750, 85%
- Office supervisors85%Women NOK 65,830, Men NOK 77,080, 85%
- Business services and administration managers not elsewhere classified86%Women NOK 74,590, Men NOK 87,030, 86%
- Environmental and occupational health inspectors and associates86%Women NOK 65,610, Men NOK 76,310, 86%
- Administrative and executive secretaries86%Women NOK 55,590, Men NOK 64,640, 86%
- Management and organisation analysts86%Women NOK 66,670, Men NOK 77,500, 86%
Biggest gap: Securities and finance dealers and brokers, where women earn 78% of what men earn (NOK 76,980 against NOK 98,940).
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| Occupation | Women | Men | Women as a percentage of men |
|---|---|---|---|
| Securities and finance dealers and brokers | NOK 76,980 | NOK 98,940 | 78% |
| Retail and wholesale trade managers | NOK 50,450 | NOK 63,910 | 79% |
| Finance managers | NOK 92,360 | NOK 114,070 | 81% |
| Real estate agents and property mangers | NOK 68,360 | NOK 81,180 | 84% |
| Gardeners, horticultural and nursery growers | NOK 38,880 | NOK 45,750 | 85% |
| Office supervisors | NOK 65,830 | NOK 77,080 | 85% |
| Business services and administration managers not elsewhere classified | NOK 74,590 | NOK 87,030 | 86% |
| Environmental and occupational health inspectors and associates | NOK 65,610 | NOK 76,310 | 86% |
| Administrative and executive secretaries | NOK 55,590 | NOK 64,640 | 86% |
| Management and organisation analysts | NOK 66,670 | NOK 77,500 | 86% |
How this chart was made
- The medians are Statistics Norway's own, from table 11418: median monthly earnings of full-time employees in all sectors, for women and for men. We have not calculated them.
- The gap we calculated: women's median divided by men's median, as a percentage. The occupations are ranked by it, the biggest gap first.
- We included occupations at the four-digit level with at least 1,000 employments with earnings for each sex. The number in the headline counts the occupations in this selection where women's median is lower than men's.
- The figures compare median pay within an occupation. They do not take differences in age, experience, sector or position within the occupation into account, and they say nothing about pay for equal work.
Statistics Norway's notes on the table
- For the 2015 figures, the reference month is September, and thus not November, which is the reference month for the years after 2015. In addition, the method for calculating working hours is different for the 2015 figures than for the years after 2015. More information about wage statistics can be found under About the statistics
- : = Confidential. Figures are not published so as to avoid identifying persons or companies.
- . = Category not applicable. Figures do not exist at this time, because the category was not in use when the figures were collected.
