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Monthly earnings up by 5 per cent
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2009-03-19T10:00:00.000Z
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Earnings in personal service activities, 1 October 2008

The 2015 wage statistics for all industrial sections and various areas in the public sector will be released collectively on 3 March 2016 in the statistics Earnings of all employees.

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Monthly earnings up by 5 per cent

Full-time employees in social and personal service activities had average monthly earnings, excluding overtime payments, of NOK 36 000 as at 1 October 2008. This was an increase of approximately NOK 1 700 or 5.1 per cent from the same period in the previous year.

The divisions included in social and personal service activities differ considerably, e.g. sewage and refuse disposal, membership organisations, leisure activities, radio and television, washing and dry cleaning, hairdressing and funeral and related activities. Monthly earnings vary from NOK 24 700 in hairdressing to NOK 46 200 for employees in business, employers and professional organisations.

Full-time employees in social and personal service activities1. Average monthly earnings, by class 2007-2008. NOK and percentage change
  Average monthly earnings Percentage change
2007-2008
  2007 2008
Class NOK Per cent
Social and personal service activities, total 34 300 36 000 5.1
Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities 28 800 31 000 7.7
Activities of membership organizations 36 800 38 400 4.5
Activities of business, employers and professional organizations 44 700 46 200 3.5
Activities of trade unions 38 100 40 800 6.9
Activities of other membership organizations 31 000 32 500 4.6
Recreational, cultural and sporting activities 34 800 36 600 5.2
Radio and television, motion picture, video and news agency activities 36 800 38 300 3.9
Other recreational activities 31 400 33 700 7.5
Other service activities 25 600 26 800 4.7
Washing and drycleaning of textile and fur products 24 400 25 800 5.6
Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 23 700 24 700 4.3
Funeral and related activities 31 100 33 100 6.4
1  Standard Industrial Classification.

Annual earnings

The average annual earnings for full-time employees in social and personal service activities were estimated to be NOK 426 700 in 2008. This is an approximate increase of NOK 21 100 or 5.2 per cent from the same period in 2007. Full-time employees in membership organisations had for instance average annual earnings of NOK 455 800. By comparison, average annual earnings for employees in recreation, cultural and sporting activities were estimated to be NOK 433 200.

On the statistical basis

The statistics are based on a sample of enterprises with 25 384 full-time employees and 10 787 part-time employees. According to figures from the national accounts for the third quarter of 2008, the statistics cover about 83 900 employees in social and personal service activities.

The term average monthly earnings is the main term in Statistics Norway's wage statistics. Monthly earnings cover basic salaries, variable additional allowances and bonuses. Payment for overtime work is not included.

Estimations of earnings

The average annual earnings are estimated by using information from wage statistics from at least two years, and the quarterly wage index. The increase in annual earnings differs somewhat from the increase in monthly earnings. Monthly earnings are compared at a specific date each year, while the change in annual earnings is from one calendar year to the next. Annual earnings do not include payment for overtime work.

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