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# Working as a teacher in Norway

In Norway, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes teachers, earns ≈ 6,151 EUR/month (gross, 2022). Teacher is a regulated profession in Norway. Foreign qualifications go through: Apply to HK-dir for recognition of a foreign teaching qualification for permanent primary/secondary teaching; kindergarten-teacher qualification recognition applies to head or educational-supervisor roles. In Norway, teachers 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: Apply to HK-dir for recognition of a foreign teaching qualification for permanent primary/secondary teaching; kindergarten-teacher qualification recognition applies to head or educational-supervisor roles.
- Recognition authority: HK-dir is competent authority for foreign school-teacher qualification recognition and specified kindergarten leadership roles.
- Language requirement: HK-dir does not impose a general Norwegian-language level as part of the foreign-teacher recognition decision; the employer assesses language ability for the particular teaching position.
- 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). Teacher in Norway: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f8807ea3889041575ff6d466bbffc3bf]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/teacher/norway/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_teacher-in-norway-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_fef7b67ab8cd,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Teacher in Norway: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f8807ea3889041575ff6d466bbffc3bf},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/teacher/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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[Teacher in Norway: salary, recognition and shortage status](https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/teacher/norway/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version f8807ea3889041575ff6d466bbffc3bf; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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- Title: Teacher in Norway: salary, recognition and shortage status
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