Statistics Norway

Wage statistics. Employees in manufacturing

1 Full-time employees in manufacturing1. Average monthly earnings and basic salary, by division. 1 October 2008-2009. NOK and annual percentage change
Division Monthly earnings Percentage change 2008-2009 Basic salary Percentage change 2008-2009
2008 2009 2008 2009
  NOK2 Per cent NOK2 Per cent
Manufacturing, total 34 200 35 600 4.1 32 100 33 500 4.4
Food products, beverages, tobacco 29 700 30 700 3.4 28 400 29 100 2.5
Textiles, wearing apparel, leather 28 600 30 400 6.3 27 800 29 500 6.1
Wood and wood products 29 100 29 900 2.7 27 900 28 900 3.6
Pulp, paper and paper products 32 200 33 400 3.7 30 000 30 300 1.0
Publishing, printing, reproduction 32 900 34 100 3.6 31 400 32 400 3.2
Refined petroleum products, chemicals, pharmaceutical products 39 900 42 500 6.5 38 100 39 900 4.7
Basic chemicals 40 300 41 200 2.2 37 500 38 000 1.3
Rubber, plastic, other non-metallic mineral products 32 500 33 800 4.0 30 900 32 200 4.2
Basic metals 35 100 36 400 3.7 31 700 33 300 5.0
Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 32 200 33 500 4.0 30 700 32 100 4.6
Computer, electronic and optical products, electrical equipment 38 300 40 300 5.2 36 700 38 600 5.2
Machinery and equipment 37 800 39 500 4.5 35 900 37 100 3.3
Transport equipment, not including ships 32 300 33 500 3.7 30 500 32 500 6.6
Ships, oil platforms and modules 38 600 40 200 4.1 34 800 36 400 4.6
Furniture, other manuf 30 900 31 800 2.9 29 700 30 800 3.7
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 37 300 39 300 5.4 34 500 36 700 6.4
1  NOS Standard Industrial Classification.
2  All wage variables are rounded to the nearest NOK 100.

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