Statistics Norway

10.3 Hourly earnings1 of workers2 in manufacturing firms affiliated with the Confederation of Norwegian Business and Industry
Year Adult workers, total Adult male workers Adult female workers
Average hourly earnings, total Index of hourly earnings (1985=100) Average hourly earnings, total Index of hourly earnings (1985=100) Average hourly earnings, total Index of hourly earnings (1985=100)
Current value Fixed value Current value Fixed value Current value Fixed value
1940 1.67 2.7 31.9 1.73 2.7 32.2 1.03 1.9 22.9
1941 1.63 2.6 26.5 1.77 2.8 28.0 1.05 2.0 19.9
1942 1.69 2.7 26.2 1.83 2.9 27.5 1.06 2.0 19.1
1943 1.73 3.8 26.0 1.87 3.0 27.4 1.09 2.1 19.1
1944 1.78 2.9 26.5 1.91 3.0 27.7 1.14 2.2 19.8
1945 2.04 3.3 29.9 2.18 3.4 31.0 1.31 2.5 22.3
1946 2.33 3.8 33.2 2.51 4.0 34.8 1.51 2.9 25.1
1947 2.57 4.2 36.3 2.78 4.4 38.2 1.73 3.3 28.5
1948 2.72 4.4 38.8 2.94 4.6 40.7 1.86 3.5 30.9
1949 2.85 4.6 40.6 3.08 4.9 42.7 1.97 3.7 32.7
1950 3.02 4.9 40.9 3.26 5.2 42.9 2.11 4.0 33.3
1951 3.48 5.7 40.7 3.73 5.9 42.4 2.50 4.7 34.0
1952 3.88 6.3 41.5 4.15 6.6 43.1 2.82 5.3 35.1
1953 4.06 6.6 42.6 4.33 6.8 44.1 2.93 5.5 35.8
1954 4.26 6.9 42.7 4.55 7.2 44.4 3.08 5.8 36.0
1955 4.39 7.1 43.8 4.70 7.4 45.6 3.15 6.0 36.6
1956 4.75 7.7 45.7 5.07 8.0 47.4 3.39 6.4 38.0
1957 5.04 8.2 47.1 5.38 8.5 48.9 3.58 6.8 38.9
1958 5.31 8.6 47.4 5.62 8.9 48.8 3.76 7.1 39.1
1959 5.78 9.4 50.2 6.12 9.7 51.7 4.12 7.8 41.7
1960 6.02 9.8 52.3 6.38 10.1 53.9 4.30 8.1 43.5
1961 6.45 10.5 54.9 6.83 10.8 56.5 4.66 8.8 46.2
1962 7.00 11.4 56.3 7.39 11.7 57.8 5.09 9.6 47.7
1963 7.37 12.0 57.9 7.78 12.3 59.4 5.42 10.3 49.5
1964 7.87 12.8 58.4 8.25 13.0 59.5 5.85 11.1 50.5
1965 8.62 14.0 61.5 9.00 14.2 62.4 6.48 12.3 53.8
1966 9.25 15.0 64.0 9.64 15.2 64.8 7.04 13.3 56.7
1967 9.97 16.2 65.9 10.37 16.4 66.6 7.70 14.6 59.2
1968 10.80 17.6 69.1 11.21 17.7 69.7 8.38 15.9 62.4
1969 11.84 19.2 73.5 12.28 19.4 74.1 9.19 17.4 66.4
1970 13.27 21.6 74.4 13.75 21.7 74.9 10.32 19.5 67.3
1971 14.90 24.2 78.6 15.45 24.4 79.3 11.65 22.0 71.6
1972 16.22 26.4 79.9 16.82 26.6 80.5 12.82 24.3 73.5
1973 17.94 29.2 82.1 18.61 29.4 82.8 14.18 26.8 75.6
1974 21.05 34.2 88.0 21.83 34.5 88.7 16.75 31.7 81.5
1975 25.30 41.1 94.8 26.15 41.3 95.2 20.41 38.6 89.0
1976 29.50 48.0  101.2 30.44 48.1  101.5 24.16 45.7 96.4
1977 32.69 53.1  103.0 33.77 53.4  103.4 26.96 51.0 98.9
1978 35.30 57.4  102.6 36.44 57.6  103.0 29.24 55.3 99.0
1979 36.29 59.0  100.8 37.47 59.2  101.2 30.15 57.0 97.5
1980 39.75 64.6 99.6 40.97 64.7 99.8 33.55 63.5 97.8
1981 43.86 71.3 96.6 45.14 71.3 96.7 37.29 70.6 95.6
1982 48.41 78.7 95.8 49.76 78.6 95.8 41.42 78.4 95.5
1983 52.58 85.5 95.9 53.96 85.3 95.7 45.35 85.8 96.3
1984 57.06 92.8 98.0 58.59 92.6 97.9 49.15 93.0 98.3
1985 61.52  100.0  100.0 63.28  100.0  100.0 52.85  100.0  100.0
1986 67.72  110.1  102.7 69.69  110.1  102.7 58.40  110.5  103.1
1987 78.64  127.8  109.6 81.00  128.0  109.8 67.83  128.3  110.1
1988 82.99  134.9  108.4 85.36  134.9  108.4 71.98  136.2  109.5
1989 87.25  141.8  109.1 89.48  141.4  108.8 76.47  144.7  111.3
1990 92.45  150.3  111.0 94.63  149.5  110.4 81.79  154.8  114.3
1991 97.35  158.2  113.0 99.51  157.3  112.3 86.67  164.0  117.1
1992  100.42  163.2  113.9  102.66  162.2  113.2 89.20  168.8  117.8
1993  103.15  167.7  114.4  105.42  166.6  113.7 91.80  173.7  118.6
1994  106.12  172.5  116.1  108.49  171.4  115.4 94.55  178.9  120.4
1995  109.83  178.5  117.3  112.27  177.4  116.6 97.85  185.1  121.6
1996  114.42  186.0  120.7  116.96  184.8  119.9  102.18  193.3  125.5
1997  118.85  193.2  122.2  121.58  192.1  121.5  106.09  200.7  127.0
1998  125.47  203.9  126.1  128.25  202.7  125.3  112.39  212.7  131.5
1  Average hourly earnings include remuneration on time-work, piece-work and overtime and exclude payment on public holidays.
2  Offshore workers are included.
Source: Confederation of Norwegian Business and Industry and NOS Wage Statistics.
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