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Your salary information in Norway is not public and never was. Your taxes paid were public until 2007. Tax paid on the same income can vary up to 2x depending
by varjag 8y ago
Your salary information in Norway is not public and never was.
Your taxes paid were public until 2007. Tax paid on the same income can vary up to 2x depending on your personal situation so really it was very approximate.
Since 2008 you can still request personal tax data on anyone, but not anonymously.
- eitland 8y ago> Your salary information in Norway is not public and never was. While technically true "taxable income" or something was public as well. For most people in ordinary positions that would give you a reasonable idea. (It would however include everything reported in one lump sum so if you had multiple jobs and/or other taxable income that would show up as well.)
- varjag 8y agoI believe the taxable income also depended on things like skatteklasse you had, one-time tax deductions (e.g. for newly arrived foreign workers), BSU, parental/guardianship deductions etc. So sure, while it would give you a rough idea, using that to compare yourself with coworkers was not trivial.
- eitland 8y agoYes, agree. This wasn't an exact science, but you could get an idea if you were underpaid compared to your colleagues. On the flip side, when I was younger and tried to refuse to say my current salary the recruiter would point out they would find it anyways, so it wasn't always and advantage.