Statistics Norway

Wage statistics. Employees in health and social work

1 Full-time employees in private health activities1. Average monthly earnings2, by occupational group3 per 1 October 2007. NOK
Occupational group Employees covered
by the survey
Monthly earnings Overtime pay
Total Basic salary Total allowances
    NOK
Health acitivities, total 9 257 31 355 30 114 1 241  530
Of which          
Senior officials and managers  624 45 476 44 370 1 106  406
Professionals 1 976 42 315 40 461 1 854  728
Of which          
Doctors  530 58 231 53 962 4 269 1 366
Specialist nurses  681 33 604 32 414 1 190 1 051
Technicians and associate professionals 3 042 30 879 29 397 1 482  478
Of which          
Nurses 1 087 30 041 28 569 1 472  766
Physiotheraphists, ergonomists etc.  465 28 285 28 099  186  106
Clerks  538 24 589 24 144  445  427
Sales, service workers and caring activities 2 672 24 637 23 754  883  437
Of which          
Auxiliarly nurses 1 080 25 558 24 247 1 311  475
Elementary occupations  229 22 135 21 800  334  291
1  Standard Industrial Classification.
2  Including basic salary at the census time, average variable additional allowances over the last nine month and average bonuses over the last twelve months.
3  NOS Standard Classification of Occupations.

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