Working as a teacher in Norway
What official sources say about working as a teacher 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 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.
- 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 teachers alone.
Regulation and recognition
Teacher is a regulated profession in Norway.
- 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
An exact current shortage-list record is published for teacher in Norway: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission; EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
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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 citation
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