The figures for paid hours and hours actually worked were deleted from statbank-table 07685 at 22. January due to errors. The table will be updated with correct numbers as soon as possible.
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Labour costs
The statistics provides an overview of the enterprises total costs of having an employee.
Selected figures from this statistics
- Average labour costs per full-time equivalent employeeDownload table as ...Average labour costs per full-time equivalent employee
2023 Total labour costs (NOK) 923 795 Direct costs (NOK) 727 860 Indirect costs (NOK) 195 935 Salaries in kind (NOK) 19 841 Employers' social contributions (NOK) 77 048 Training costs (NOK) 12 471 Taxes deducted subsidies (NOK) 101 181 Other labour costs (NOK) 5 796 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 22 November 2023.
Total labour costs is the employers' total cost of having employees. This includes both direct and indirect costs deducted subsidies from the Government.
Direct cost is salaries and wages and is defined as all cash compensation to employees. Payments for days not worked is included.
Payment for days not worked is a subset of direct costs and includes wages during leaves, extra days off.
Indirect costs includes payments in kind, health and safety measures, social costs, employers' social contribution, other taxes and training costs. Refunds of payments for sickness leave are deducted from the indirect costs.
Payments in kind represent compensation, services and benefits that are not in cash. 25% of the expense allowances is considered as payments in kind.
Other costs includes Safety and health costs and Recruitment costs
Training costs is the employers' costs for employees' participation in external courses, educational spending, apprentices and other costs in connection with training employees.
Social costs employers costs for mandatory and supplementary pension plans and insurances. Employers social contribution is not included.
Employers' social contribution is the mandatory cost of participation in the national social security scheme. It is a tax that is paid as a percentage of wages, vacation pay and contributions to pension plans.
The Number of full-time equivalent employees is calculated based on the number of full-time and part-time employees and the number of hours each employee worked during the year. The statistic includes all employees regardless of tasks.
Paid hours consist of all hours the employer paid for, regardless wheter the hours where worked or not. It includes overtime and hollidays. Hours worked, but not paid is not included.
Hours actually worked is calculated as paid hours deducted all paid leave such as hollidays, sickness, public hollidays and other paid leave.