Statistics Norway

2 Average monthly earnings1 for full-time equivalents, by section2 per 3rd quarter 20093 and 2010. NOK and percentage change
Section Employees covered by the survey Monthly earnings Percentage change 2009-2010 Basic salary Percentage change 2009-2010
2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010
      NOK Per cent NOK Per cent
All employees 1 563 638 1 577 242 35 300 36 700 4.0 33 300 34 600 3.9
Of which                
Fish farming 2 679 3 172 34 400 35 500 3.2 32 700 33 100 1.2
Oil and gas extraction, mining 36 037 37 668 56 400 57 500 2.0 47 000 48 500 3.2
Manufacturing  151 968  147 105 35 300 36 600 3.7 33 300 34 500 3.6
Electricity supply4 11 744 10 808 42 300 43 700 3.3 40 500 42 000 3.7
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities4 8 549 9 448 33 100 34 200 3.3 31 800 32 900 3.5
Construction 64 480 64 618 34 000 34 900 2.6 32 500 33 400 2.8
Wholesale and retail trade  179 923  186 402 31 700 32 800 3.5 30 000 31 100 3.7
Transport and storage 85 897 83 459 35 100 36 400 3.7 33 200 34 500 3.9
Hotels and restaurants 37 638 38 846 25 600 26 200 2.3 24 800 25 400 2.4
Information and communication 49 671 51 472 44 700 46 600 4.3 42 000 44 000 4.8
Financial intermediation 43 271 42 932 46 700 49 600 6.2 42 000 43 600 3.8
Real estate activities 5 986 6 307 39 900 42 400 6.3 37 800 39 700 5.0
Professional, scientific and technical activities 51 674 52 150 44 900 46 200 2.9 42 800 44 500 4.0
Business activities 56 573 59 773 30 000 31 500 5.0 28 800 30 100 4.5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security  133 668  135 769 35 800 37 900 5.9 35 100 37 000 5.4
Education4  175 641  178 562 35 300 36 900 4.5 34 400 36 000 4.7
Health and social work4  388 618  394 531 32 500 33 800 4.0 29 800 31 100 4.4
Arts, entertainment and recreation activities 12 689 13 043 32 300 33 300 3.1 31 500 32 600 3.5
Personal service activities 15 240 15 570 32 400 33 400 3.1 31 500 32 600 3.5
1  All wage variables are rounded to the nearest NOK 100.
2  NOS Standard Industrial Classification.
3  The figures for 2009 are corrected.
4  Including public sector.

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