To be granted a residence permit to work in Norway, your salary and working conditions must be in line with what is normal in Norway. The annual adjustments we have made in the past have not kept pace with wage growth. Therefore, we have made significant adjustments to the salary requirements.

How much must you earn?

• If you will be working in a sector covered by a collective agreement, you must be paid the collective wage rate.
• If you will be working in a sector without a collective agreement, your salary must not be lower than what is considered normal for your occupation where you will be working. From 1 September 2025, the following amounts will apply:
• If the position requires a master’s degree, you must be paid at least NOK 599 200 per year before tax.
• If the position requires a bachelor’s degree, you must be paid at least NOK 522 600 per year before tax.

We may accept a lower salary if you can document that this is normal for your occupation in the place where you will be working. However, it takes substantial evidence to provide documentation for this. You must receive at least this level of salary from 1 September 2025, even if the job offer in your case states a lower amount.

We have used salary levels from the main collective agreement between the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS) and the employee organisations as a basis for determining the new salary requirements.