Working as an accountant in Norway
What official sources say about working as an accountant in Norway: what the occupation group earns, how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
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.
- Shortage list
- Listed
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals" in Norway: ≈ 6,151 EUR/month (gross, 2022), from Eurostat. An occupation group is wider than one job title: it is the pay of everyone the group holds, not of accountants alone.
Regulation and recognition
Accountant is a regulated profession in Norway.
- 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
An exact current shortage-list record is published for accountant in Norway: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
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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/BibTeX citation
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