Surprising changes for foreign employees in Norway and new minimum wage!

June 12, 2023

 Construction industry


  • Skilled worker: NOK 238.30

A skilled worker is an employee who has a professional certificate or a journeyman's certificate in a given industry. Foreign certificates approved by NOKUT are equivalent to Norwegian certificates.



  • Unskilled worker with no professional experience: NOK 214.80
  • Unskilled worker with at least one year of professional experience: NOK 223.80

Shipbuilding industry


According to the regulation, employees who perform production, assembly and installation work in the shipbuilding industry are to have a minimum remuneration of:
  • Skilled worker: NOK 204.51 
  • Specialized worker: NOK 195.54
  • Semi-skilled workers:NOK 186.67

 With the exception of employees recruited and employed in a company or in a given workplace, orders requiring an overnight stay away from the company or the given workplace are remunerated in addition to the hourly base rate in the amount of:
  • Skilled worker: NOK 40.90
  • Specialized worker: NOK 39.11
  • Semi-skilled workers: NOK 37.33

Cleaning industry


  • Employees over 18 years: NOK 216.04
Additionally, for work between 21:00 and 6:00 a.m. there is an allowance, which should not be less than NOK 27 per hour.

Hotel and catering industry


Beginner employees over 20 years of age or with more than 4 months of work experience over 18 years NOK 190.79

The new rates also apply to deductions from wages for accommodation on the company's premises:
  • single room: NOK 630.83 per month
  • double room:NOK 410.30 per month per person

Electrotechnical industry


  • Employees with a vocational training: NOK 242.34
  • Other workers:NOK 213.66

Freight Transport by road 


Minimum wages for workers in this industry – NOK 207
No day on multi-day routes, with the exception of the start and finish day, is charged less than 7.5 hours a day.


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