Wage statistics. Full-time employees

2   Full-time employees. Average monthly earnings1, by sex and educational2 level. 3 rd quarter 1997-2001. Kroner and annual percentage change
Sex and educational level Monthly earnings Percentage change
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001
  Kroner Per cent
Males and females 20 662 22 263 23 176 24 404 25 634 7.7 4.1 5.3 5.0
Primary and lower secondary education 18 082 19 425 20 128 20 960 22 094 7.4 3.6 4.1 5.4
Upper secondary education 19 275 20 731 21 555 22 587 23 635 7.6 4.0 4.8 4.6
Tertial education, 4 years or less 22 822 24 707 25 694 27 177 28 671 8.3 4.0 5.8 5.5
Tertial education, more than 4 years 28 560 30 750 31 996 33 754 35 742 7.7 4.1 5.5 5.9
Unknown or no completed education 21 604 22 367 22 883 23 645 24 188 3.5 2.3 3.3 2.3
                   
Males 21 720 23 418 24 393 25 678 26 937 7.8 4.2 5.3 4.9
Primary and lower secondary education 18 779 20 171 20 901 21 796 23 013 7.4 3.6 4.3 5.6
Upper secondary education 20 123 21 666 22 525 23 622 24 662 7.7 4.0 4.9 4.4
Tertial education, 4 years or less 25 014 27 112 28 265 29 942 31 590 8.4 4.3 5.9 5.5
Tertial education, more than 4 years 29 681 32 107 33 525 35 477 37 574 8.2 4.4 5.8 5.9
Unknown or no completed education 22 493 23 331 23 742 24 497 25 054 3.7 1.8 3.2 2.3
                   
Females 18 556 19 977 20 788 21 951 23 134 7.7 4.1 5.6 5.4
Primary and lower secondary education 16 384 17 610 18 256 18 968 20 047 7.5 3.7 3.9 5.7
Upper secondary education 17 405 18 668 19 407 20 293 21 318 7.3 4.0 4.6 5.1
Tertial education, 4 years or less 20 115 21 756 22 565 23 984 25 294 8.2 3.7 6.3 5.5
Tertial education, more than 4 years 24 956 26 732 27 635 29 271 31 138 7.1 3.4 5.9 6.4
Unknown or no completed education 19 709 20 149 21 061 21 597 22 242 2.2 4.5 2.5 3.0
1  Salaries including irregular payments, bonuses, commission etc., excluding payment for overtime.
2  NOS Standard Classification of Education.
Source: Wage statistics, Statistics Norway.
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