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by pi-rat 3560 days ago
There are people working as cleaners in Norway that earn about the same as the average software developer. (cleaning offshore on oil platforms[1]).

Norway has a very tight pay distribution. Most people earn close to the average/median, and those who earn more get hit pretty hard by progressive taxing.

[1]: http://www.dn.no/nyheter/energi/2010/08/30/her-tjener-renhol...