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227 Average annual earnings1 for full-time equivalents2, by section. NOK and annual percentage change
Section Annual earnings Percentage change
2010 2011 2012 2010-2011 2011-2012
All employees  435 200  453 000  470 900 4.1 4.0
Fish farming  427 100  442 700  451 800 3.7 2.1
Oil and gas extraction, mining  665 400  696 100  725 100 4.6 4.2
Manufacturing  430 200  449 900  472 300 4.6 4.6
Electricity supply  519 800  554 000  556 000 6.6 2.2
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities  398 800  424 200  444 200 6.4 4.7
Construction  416 400  427 500  441 600 2.7 3.3
Wholesale and retail trade  392 000  406 300  419 400 3.6 3.2
Transport and storage  428 100  445 000  460 600 3.9 3.5
Hotels and restaurants  313 400  321 100  330 100 2.5 2.8
Information and communication  553 700  581 000  606 800 4.9 4.4
Financial intermediation  603 200  643 300  643 300 6.6 0.0
Real estate activities  502 300  532 500  559 100 6.0 5.0
Professional, scientific and technical activities  553 800  576 300  601 800 4.1 4.4
Business activities  366 200  383 800  395 200 4.8 3.0
Education  423 000  440 600  456 200 4.2 3.5
Health and social work  378 500  395 100  412 100 4.4 4.3
Arts, entertainment and recreation activities  395 500  406 900  425 200 2.9 4.5
Personal service activities  397 400  408 100  421 600 2.7 3.3
Central government3  450 100  470 100  489 600 4.4 4.1
Municipalities and county authorities4  400 200  416 300  436 800 4.0 4.9
Public hospitals  451 900  471 300  488 100 4.3 3.6
1  Annual earnings are estimated for the entire calendar year, and are calculated on the basis of two consecutive structural wage statistics, and from the quarterly wage index. Overtime pay, holiday pay supplements or payments in kind are not included. The wage figures are rounded to the nearest NOK 100.
2  To be able to compare earnings for full-time and part-time employees the earnings for a part-time employee is recalculated to the earnings a full-time employee would receive.
3  Figures for central government are exclusive public hospitals.
4  Exclusive employees in electric supply, water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities.
Source: Wage statistics, Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/en/lonnansatt 

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