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Monthly earnings up NOK 1 300 in manufacturing
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Earnings in manufacturing, 1 October 2012

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 NOK 1 300 in manufacturing

Full-time employees in manufacturing had average monthly earnings of NOK 39 800 as per 1 October 2012, excluding overtime pay. This is a year-on-year increase of NOK 1 300 or 3.4 per cent.

Average basic salary increased from NOK 36 300 as per 1 October 2011 to NOK 37 600 as per 1 October 2012. This represents an increase of 3.6 per cent.

Operators, drivers and craft workers

Operators and drivers constitute a third of all full-time employees in manufacturing. Average monthly earnings for operators were NOK 32 400, which corresponds to a year-on-year increase of NOK 1 200 or 3.8 per cent. For craft workers, average earnings amounted to NOK 34 400, which is a year-on-year increase of NOK 700 or 2.1 per cent.

Associate professionals

Associate professionals had average monthly earnings of NOK 46 600, which corresponds to a year-on-year increase of NOK 1 500 or 3.3 per cent.

Managers and senior officials

Average monthly earnings for managers and senior officials were NOK 64 500, which gives a year-on-year increase of NOK 2 000 or 3.2 per cent. Directors and chief executives had average monthly earnings of NOK 84 300. This represents a year-on-year increase of NOK 1 000 or 1.2 per cent.

About the statistics

The statistics are based on information from a sample of enterprises covering a total of 132 267 full-time employees and 13 329 part-time employees. The total number of employees that forms the basis for weighting is 223 800 in manufacturing, according to the Norwegian Central Register of Enterprises and Establishments.

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 but is presented in the statistics separately.

Structural changes within the division along with the outcome of collective bargaining would have a certain effect on the wage increase being measured.

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