Statistics Norway

Wage statistics. Employees in health and social work

2 Full-time employees in private health activities1. Average monthly earnings2, by occupational group3 per 1 October 2008. NOK
Occupational group Employees covered by the survey Monthly earnings Overtime pay
Total Basic salary Total allowances
    NOK
Health acitivities, total 10 181 33 124 32 032 1 093  555
Of which          
Senior officials and managers  661 48 494 47 478 1 015  349
Professionals 2 148 44 466 42 708 1 758  627
Of which          
Physicians  601 59 769 54 945 2 676 1 262
Specialist nurses  673 34 452 33 530 1 714  842
Technicians and associate professionals 3 196 32 045 30 724  873  553
Of which          
Nurses 1 196 31 025 29 701  790  712
Physiotheraphists, occupational theraphists etc.  474 30 283 30 156  140  100
Clerks  633 26 889 26 456  661  555
Sales, service workers and caring activities 2 870 25 970 25 368  518  468
Of which          
Auxiliarly nurses 1 261 26 360 25 177  515  493
Elementary occupations  266 23 379 22 963  350  329
1  Standard Industrial Classification.
2  Including basic salary at the census time, average variable additional allowances over the last nine month and average bonuses over the last twelve months.
3  NOS Standard Classification of Occupations.

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