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Article · 4 November 2026 · Municipalities

Where do people earn most, and where are the gaps widest?

Income varies a great deal between Norwegian municipalities, and the average does not always tell what an ordinary household has. We went through the public figures for 183 municipalities with at least 5,000 inhabitants, and the range is wide: Sola comes first with 838,300 kr, Eidskog last with 576,100 kr.

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Household income after tax, median

Sola comes first with 838,300 kr, while Eidskog ends up last with 576,100 kr.

The middle municipality among the 183 we compared sits at 671,000 kr. That says more about the ordinary than the extremes do. The figures are for 2024.

Best 10
SolaSola838,300 krBærumBærum837,100 krAskøyAskøy826,600 krNittedalNittedal825,200 krAustevollAustevoll822,100 krAskerAsker821,700 krRandabergRandaberg811,500 krGiskeGiske810,000 krSkaunSkaun807,200 krGjesdalGjesdal806,800 kr
Weakest 10
EidskogEidskog576,100 krTrysilTrysil578,300 krÅsnesÅsnes580,400 krNordre LandNordre Land591,700 krNord-AurdalNord-Aurdal597,600 krKongsvingerKongsvinger601,200 krSøndre LandSøndre Land601,500 krSelSel605,200 krNord-FronNord-Fron606,400 krVåganVågan611,200 kr

Source: 06944, 2024. 183 compared.

Gross income per person aged 17 and over, median

At the top stands Bærum, with 638,400 kr. Close behind come Sola and Asker. At the other end of the scale is Sel, with 430,800 kr.

The median, the municipality in the middle of the field, sits at 515,300 kr. The figures are for 2024.

Best 10
BærumBærum638,400 krSolaSola603,000 krAskerAsker595,600 krNordre FolloNordre Follo591,800 krNittedalNittedal589,100 krOsloOslo587,100 krGjerdrumGjerdrum578,300 krNesoddenNesodden574,200 krStavangerStavanger574,100 krTimeTime568,300 kr
Weakest 10
SelSel430,800 krÅsnesÅsnes441,500 krEidskogEidskog445,300 krSøndre LandSøndre Land453,600 krRisørRisør462,100 krNordre LandNordre Land463,800 krTrysilTrysil465,000 krTvedestrandTvedestrand467,300 krHaldenHalden472,100 krKragerøKragerø472,400 kr

Source: 05671, 2024. 183 compared.

Gross income per person aged 17 and over, mean

Bærum and Sel mark the extremes: 854,900 kr against 478,800 kr.

Half of the 183 municipalities are above 580,900 kr, and half below. The figures are for 2024.

Best 10
BærumBærum854,900 krAustevollAustevoll808,600 krSolaSola747,400 krAskerAsker746,000 krStavangerStavanger723,000 krFrøyaFrøya720,300 krOsloOslo717,400 krFrognFrogn694,800 krNordre FolloNordre Follo682,200 krRandabergRandaberg681,700 kr
Weakest 10
SelSel478,800 krSøndre LandSøndre Land506,400 krÅsnesÅsnes513,600 krNordre LandNordre Land516,500 krTrysilTrysil520,800 krMidt-TelemarkMidt-Telemark523,200 krNord-AurdalNord-Aurdal525,400 krEidskogEidskog528,000 krVenneslaVennesla529,700 krBirkenesBirkenes530,200 kr

Source: 03068, 2024. 183 compared.

Share in households with persistent low income (EU60)

Here it is better to be low. Eidskog has the lowest level, 5.8%, while Oslo is highest at 14.4%.

The middle municipality among the 183 we compared sits at 8.0%. That says more about the ordinary than the extremes do. The figures are for 2024.

Best 10
EidskogEidskog5.8%ÅrdalÅrdal5.8%SkaunSkaun6.0%FrolandFroland6.0%VerdalVerdal6.0%SelSel6.2%BirkenesBirkenes6.2%Nordre LandNordre Land6.2%FauskeFauske6.3%RørosRøros6.3%
Weakest 10
OsloOslo14.4%BærumBærum13.3%StavangerStavanger11.6%AskerAsker10.8%NesoddenNesodden10.7%BergenBergen10.6%FrognFrogn10.6%LørenskogLørenskog10.5%HammerfestHammerfest10.3%LierLier10.3%

Source: fhi:403, 2024. 183 compared.

What the figures do not say

Income after tax says nothing about wealth, house prices or the cost of living. Mean and median can diverge where a few have very high incomes.