General Management and Executive Leadership salaries in Norway

executive (High quality data)

P25

NOK 748,080

Median

NOK 1,008,000

P75

NOK 1,500,000

per month

NOK 84,000

About NOK 84,000 per month at the median.

Published occupation: Administrerende direktorer (managing directors / chief executives), STYRK 1120. n = 39,086 jobs (2025). Basis authority: SSB table 11418 (Yrkesfordelt manedslonn, occupation-based monthly earnings), data year 2025 with November as reference month, all sectors, from the a-meldingen payroll registry. SSB defines monthly earnings as agreed monthly pay plus irregular additions and bonuses, overtidsgodtgjorelse excluded, before tax, per full-time equivalent. Covers chief executives of all firm sizes including one-person companies, which pulls the lower quartile down. Same-cell alternative: Toppledere i offentlig administrasjon (top public-sector executives, STYRK 1112) 94,030 / 119,520 / 153,930 per month, n = 1,018.

lead (High quality data)

P25

NOK 801,960

Median

NOK 950,040

P75

NOK 1,202,160

per month

NOK 79,170

About NOK 79,170 per month at the median.

Published occupation: Andre administrative ledere (other administrative managers, department-head band), STYRK 1219. n = 27,365 jobs (2025). Basis authority: SSB table 11418 (Yrkesfordelt manedslonn, occupation-based monthly earnings), data year 2025 with November as reference month, all sectors, from the a-meldingen payroll registry. SSB defines monthly earnings as agreed monthly pay plus irregular additions and bonuses, overtidsgodtgjorelse excluded, before tax, per full-time equivalent. Spans department heads across functions. Same-cell alternative: Strategi- og planleggingssjefer (strategy and planning managers, STYRK 1213) 76,630 / 85,560 / 94,990, n = 4,924.