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# Working as an accountant in Norway

In Norway, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes accountants, earns ≈ 6,151 EUR/month (gross, 2022). Accountant is a regulated profession in Norway. Foreign qualifications go through: Foreign-qualified external accountants from EEA/EU, Switzerland or the UK can apply to Finanstilsynet for recognition toward the Norwegian state-authorized external-accountant title; an aptitude test on Norwegian subjects normally applies. In Norway, accountants are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 6,151 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: Foreign-qualified external accountants from EEA/EU, Switzerland or the UK can apply to Finanstilsynet for recognition toward the Norwegian state-authorized external-accountant title; an aptitude test on Norwegian subjects normally applies.
- Recognition authority: Finanstilsynet for state-authorized external-accountant recognition; its auditor authorization route is separate.
- Language requirement: For the EEA/Swiss/UK foreign external-accountant authorization route, applicants must have sufficient Norwegian proficiency to practise; Finanstilsynet may require evidence, and passing the aptitude test normally documents it.
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission

## Sources

Regulated-professions list and profession entries; title-level matches and named authorities checked. — https://hkdir.no/en/foreign-education/lists-and-databases/regulated-professions
NCO.json key=1; A=AT; B=2025; C=2143; D=Environmental engineers; E=Shortage; F=Low — https://eures.europa.eu/living-and-working/labour-shortages-and-surpluses-europe_en
Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_25) — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/earn_ses22_25?lang=en&format=JSON&freq=A&sex=T&indic_se=ERN&sizeclas=10-49&unit=EUR&geo=NO

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Accountant in Norway: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5932bac9c1f659796998be26f608748f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/accountant/norway/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_accountant-in-norway-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_e7d0757df449,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Accountant in Norway: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {5932bac9c1f659796998be26f608748f},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/accountant/norway/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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