Italy vs Norway: salary after tax 2026

I live in Italy and I'm thinking about Norway · · rules checked 14 Nov 2026 · sources

Italy, standard rules4,760euros a month, average · €57,122 a year

Norway, standard rules+€953 a month5,713euros a month, average · €68,561 a year

The full picture

Line	Italy, standard	Norway, standard	Difference
Gross salary	€100,000	€100,000	€0
In local currency	€100,000	NOK 1,056,950
Income tax	€33,250	€23,839	−€9,411
Social security	€9,628	€7,600	−€2,028
Total tax and contributions	€42,878	€31,439	−€11,439
Net per year	€57,122	€68,561	+€11,439
Net per month average	€4,760	€5,713	+€953

Norway is calculated in NOK and converted at 10.57 NOK per euro, ECB rate of 13 Nov 2026.

Year by year

Staying in Italy, standard rules apply. The PAYE scheme covers the year you arrive in Norway, and the next one too if you arrive in July or later.

If I move to Norway in

2026 · now

2027

2028

2029

2030

2031

2032

Stay in Italy

4,760Standard

Move to Norway

–You live in Italy

5,713Standard

Norway vs Italy

–

+€953

Norway pays more in every year from 2027. +€953 a month.

Assumes 2026 rules and your salary stay the same.

What drives the difference

−€9,411

Less income tax in Norway.

−€2,028

Less in contributions. Contributions come to €7,600 a year in Norway, against €9,628 in Italy.

The tax benefits

Italy

The impatriate regime

50%5 yrs

Only 50% of salary is taxed (40% with a child under 18), for people moving to Italy who weren't resident there for 3 years. Contributions are paid in full.

Read the impatriate regime guide

Norway

The PAYE scheme

25%1–2 yrs

A flat 25% on salary, national insurance included, for foreign workers on salaries up to €68,598.

Read the PAYE scheme guide

Sources and limits

Italy

Testo unico delle imposte sui redditi (DPR 917/1986), artt. 11, 13 e 49-51 · Normattiva
Legge 30 dicembre 2025, n. 199 (legge di bilancio 2026) · Normattiva
Legge 30 dicembre 2024, n. 207 (legge di bilancio 2025), art. 1, c. 4-9 · Normattiva
Decreto legislativo 27 dicembre 2023, n. 209, art. 5 · Normattiva
INPS, circolare n. 6 del 30 gennaio 2026 · INPS
Addizionale regionale IRPEF, Regione Lombardia · Regione Lombardia

Norway

Skatteloven (lov om skatt av formue og inntekt), §§ 2-1, 6-32, 15-2, 15-3, 15-4 og kapittel 19 · Lovdata
Folketrygdloven, § 23-3 · Lovdata
Kildeskatt på lønn for utenlandske arbeidstakere · Skatteetaten
Satser 2026: skatt på alminnelig inntekt · Skatteetaten
Satser 2026: trinnskatt · Skatteetaten
Satser 2026: trygdeavgift · Skatteetaten
Satser 2026: minstefradrag · Skatteetaten
Satser 2026: personfradrag · Skatteetaten

Employment contract, single, constant salary. Not covered: self-employment, partial years, joint filing, children (except Italy's impatriate share).

Calculated by our 2026 rules. How each country is tested, and what isn't checked yet, is on the methodology page.