Wage statistics. Employees in central government

1   Full-time employees in central government1. Average monthly earnings per 1 October 2001 and 2002, by service. Kroner and percentage change. Preliminary figures
  Monthly earnings, total Salary according to scale
  2001 2002 Change 2001 2002 Change
  Kroner Per cent Kroner Per cent
Central government, total 25 300 27 000 6.6 24 100 25 700 6.6
Ministries 28 100 30 200 7.4 27 700 29 700 7.2
Other central administration departments 27 000 28 500 5.7 26 500 28 100 5.8
Other civil services 24 200 25 700 6.3 23 100 24 500 6.1
Universities and equivalent institutions 26 800 28 400 5.8 26 500 28 100 5.7
Government enterprises 24 600 25 700 4.2 22 300 23 500 5.4
Defense 24 900 27 400 9.9 22 300 24 300 8.7
1  Excluding health services, The Norwegian State Railways BA and Norwegian Postal Administration BA.

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