Salaries

Managing Director Sales Salary in Technical Sales – Norway

Managing Director Sales (Norway): official statistics report a median gross pay of NOK 1,052,040 per year for the occupation group “Administrerende direktører”. The middle half of employees earns between NOK 780,000 and NOK 1,560,000.

Median gross pay (official statistics)

NOK 1,052,040

per year

Spread among employees

Lower quartile (25th percentile): NOK 780,000
Median: NOK 1,052,040
Upper quartile (75th percentile): NOK 1,560,000

Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB) · STYRK-08 1120 · November 2025

Sources

Kilde: Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB), tabell 11418 – “Administrerende direktører” (STYRK-08 1120), reference November 2025. www.ssb.no

Dataset: Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB), tabell 11418: månedslønn, heltidsansatte, alle sektorer, begge kjønn

Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Yearly figures are converted from the published monthly values (× 12).

The official statistics report these roles as one group: Managing Director Sales, Country Manager.

Managing Director Sales salary in other countries

Bars compare medians converted to EUR; figures show the local currency. National sources differ in method and reference date.

SwitzerlandCHF 129,972
United Kingdom£99,944
Germany> €96,600
NorwayNOK 1,052,040
SwedenSEK 820,800

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What related roles earn in Norway

All technical sales salaries in Norway

Sales DirectorNOK 1,076,640
Head of SalesNOK 1,076,640
Regional Sales ManagerNOK 1,076,640
Area Sales ManagerNOK 1,076,640
Export Sales ManagerNOK 1,076,640
Business Development ManagerNOK 1,076,640
After-Sales & Service Sales ManagerNOK 1,076,640
Managing Director SalesNOK 1,052,040
Country ManagerNOK 1,052,040
Sales ManagerNOK 913,800
Technical Sales ManagerNOK 913,800
Technical Sales EngineerNOK 913,800
Key Account ManagerNOK 913,800
Technical Sales RepresentativeNOK 787,320
Technical Inside SalesNOK 787,320

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Stated salaries: NOK 780,000 – NOK 1,560,000

Salary questions

What is the average Managing Director Sales salary in Norway?

According to official statistics (Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)), the median gross pay of the occupation group “Administrerende direktører” (Norway) is NOK 1,052,040 per year.

In which country does a Managing Director Sales earn most?

Among the 5 countries with salary data on Technical Sales Board, Switzerland leads with a median of CHF 129,972, while Sweden is at the lower end with SEK 820,800. National sources differ in method and reference date, and cost of living and taxes differ considerably – compare offers net of both.

How are these salary figures calculated?

Where available, Technical Sales Board shows the official salary statistics of the national statistics office for the closest official occupation group – gross pay per year including variable pay. Where at least five current ads on Technical Sales Board state a salary, the range from those ads is shown too. Every page names the source, occupation code and reference date.

How we calculate this

Technical Sales Board shows official salary statistics of the national statistics offices – for the closest official occupation group – and, where at least five current ads state a salary, the range from those ads. All figures are gross per year; official values include variable pay. National sources differ in method and reference date, so compare countries with care.