Statbank-table 07685

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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Statistics about

Labour costs

The statistics provides an overview of the enterprises total costs of having an employee.

Updated: 6 November 2024
Next update: 6 November 2025

Selected figures from this statistics

  • Average labour costs per full-time equivalent employee
    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 symbols

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.

The industries are classified according to the official standard industrial classification SN 2007, which is the Norwegian version of the European NACE Rev. 2.

For 2008 the statistics are published according to both SN 2002 and SN 2007. For earlier editions, SN 2002 is used.

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