Statistics Norway

Wage statistics. Employees in health enterprises

2 Full-time employees in health enterprises1. Average monthly earnings, by occupation, 1 October 2008-2009. NOK2 and percentage change
Occupation Monthly earnings Percentage change Basic salary Percentage change
2008 2009 2008-2009 2008 2009 2008-2009
  NOK Per cent NOK Per cent
Health enterprises, total 36 200 37 700 4.1 32 800 33 800 3.0
Senior officials and managers 46 600 49 100 5.4 45 200 47 800 5.8
Of which            
Directors and chief executives 77 600 83 000 7.0 76 700 82 100 7.0
Professionals 44 400 46 300 4.3 39 000 40 100 2.8
Of which            
Physicians 58 100 59 900 3.1 47 300 48 000 1.5
Psychologists 38 700 41 100 6.2 38 300 40 500 5.7
Spesialist nurses 36 100 37 200 3.0 32 600 33 100 1.5
Technicians and associate professionals 31 400 32 400 3.2 28 800 29 800 3.5
Of which            
Nurses 31 700 32 500 2.5 27 900 28 300 1.4
Life science technicians 30 600 32 000 4.6 28 700 30 000 4.5
Radiographers and audiology associate professionals 31 100 32 600 4.8 28 900 30 000 3.8
Physioteraphists and occupational theraphists 30 400 31 200 2.6 29 900 30 700 2.7
Social workers, child welfare officers, and social educators 32 400 33 400 3.1 30 300 31 200 3.0
Clerks 26 200 27 600 5.3 25 600 27 000 5.5
Of which            
Secretaries 25 300 26 600 5.1 24 900 26 200 5.2
Market sales workers and service workers 28 000 29 200 4.3 25 200 25 900 2.8
Of which            
Physicians' secretaries 25 400 26 600 4.7 24 800 26 000 4.8
Auxiliary nurses 28 400 29 600 4.2 25 400 26 100 2.8
Elementary occupations 25 200 26 100 3.6 23 700 24 500 3.4
1  Standard Occupational Classification.
2  All wage variables are rounded to the nearest NOK 100.

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