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Norway's Mandatory Gender Pay Equity Survey — Lønnskartlegging under the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act (2018/2020)

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Norway's 2020-strengthened Equality Act requires all public and private employers with 50+ employees to conduct biennial gender pay mapping (lønnskartlegging) via a four-step method, scrutinised by the Equality Ombud. Norway's gender pay gap (~12%) is below the EU average (16%).

12 %
Norway unadjusted gender pay gap (2023)
16 %
EU average gender pay gap (2023)
NOK 56,250
Average monthly pay, men (2022)
NOK 49,280
Average monthly pay, women (2022)
Norway's Mandatory Gender Pay Equity Survey — Lønnskartlegging under the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act (2018/2020)

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
Likestillings- og diskrimineringsombudet (Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud — LDO), Norwegian Government
Period
2018–ongoing
Keywords
legislation, labour market, equal pay, anti-discrimination, workplace

Context

Norway's Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act, in force since January 2018 and strengthened in 2020, requires all public employers and private employers with 50+ staff to run a biennial four-step pay-mapping process (lønnskartlegging): survey pay by gender, analyse causes of gaps, implement remedies, and evaluate effects before the next cycle.

Results

Norway's unadjusted gender pay gap (~12%) is below the EU average (16%, Eurostat 2023); Statistics Norway reported 2022 average monthly pay of NOK 56,250 for men versus NOK 49,280 for women, a gap partly attributed to occupational segregation. The model directly informed the EU Pay Transparency Directive (2023/970/EU).

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