I had a look at Oslo, and it's suggested median salary for a software Engineer was almost exactly the same as the average starting salary for a STEM master degr

I had a look at Oslo, and it's suggested median salary for a software Engineer was almost exactly the same as the average starting salary for a STEM master degree graduate in 2020 (https://www.tekna.no/lonn-og-arbeidsvilkar/lonnsstatistikk/begynnerlonn/ https://www.tekna.no/lonn-og-arbeidsvilkar/lonnsstatistikk/b...). That does not inspire confidence, but maybe they are better in other profession, or other cities.