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Monthly earnings up 2.1 per cent
Full-time employees in fish farming had average monthly earnings, excluding overtime pay, of NOK 38 500 as per 1 October 2012. This was a year-on-year increase of 2.1 per cent or NOK 800.
| Monthly earnings | Basic monthly salary | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2011 - 2012 | 2012 | 2011 - 2012 | |
| Fishfarming, total | 38 100 | 2.1 | 35 800 | 3.5 |
| Males | 38 200 | 1.1 | 35 900 | 2.6 |
| Females | 37 400 | 8.1 | 35 400 | 8.9 |
| Full-time employees | 38 500 | 2.1 | 36 100 | 3.1 |
| Males | 38 500 | 1.0 | 36 100 | 2.3 |
| Females | 38 300 | 8.2 | 36 300 | 9.3 |
| Part-time employees | 31 200 | 3.3 | 29 500 | 3.5 |
Fish farmers, which is the largest occupational group in fish farming, had average monthly earnings of NOK 34 700. This corresponds to a year-on-year increase of NOK 1 100 or 3.3 per cent. Average monthly earnings of senior officials and managers were NOK 57 700, which gives a year-on-year growth of 0.9 per cent or NOK 500.
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The statistics are based on a sample of enterprises that cover a total of 3 221 full-time employees and 375 part-time employees. According to the Norwegian Central Register of Enterprises and Establishments as per October 2012, fish farming activities comprise 5 600 employees in total.
Basic salary is measured as per 1 October, while bonuses, variable additional allowances and payment for overtime work are calculated from the annual sum as a monthly average.
Contact
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Henning Holgersen
E-mail: henning.holgersen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 62 88 56 48
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Kim Are Rønhovde
E-mail: kim.ronhovde@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 62 88 56 21
