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Wage statistics for all employees
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Earnings, 1997-2002

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Wage statistics for all employees

For the first time Statistics Norway presents wage statistics that includes all full-time as well as part-time employees. By calculating full-time equivalents, the salaries of part-time workers can be compared to those of full-time employees.

6.8 per cent increase in wages for all employees

Average monthly earnings per full-time equivalent were NOK 26 400 for all employees per 3rd quarter 2002. This was an increase of NOK 1 700 or 6.8 per cent from 2001.

Employees in public schools and in power supply had the highest growth rates, with 10.7 and 9.1 per cent respectively. Among employees in public schools the average monthly earnings per full-time equivalent were NOK 28 500, an increase of NOK 2 800. In power supply the average was NOK 27 200, up NOK 2 300. In petroleum- and gas extraction employees increased their wages in the period 2001-2002, by NOK 2 100 or 5.6 per cent. The average monthly earnings per full-time equivalent was

NOK 40 100 per 3rd quarter 2002. The corresponding figure for employees in manufacturing was NOK 25 800, an increase of NOK 1 600 or 6.5 per cent. In wholesale and retail trade the average monthly earnings per full-time equivalent were NOK 25 000, up NOK 1 200 or 5.0 per cent.

Larger differences in wages in financing

It is often interesting to study how wages are distributed within a population. Since the mean (average) wage will provide no information on dispersion by itself, we compare with the median wage. The median is the middle observation, so the population will be halved by the median wage. Median wage and mean wage will converge if the wages are distributed evenly in the population.

Average and median monthly earnings full-time
equivalents, by section1. 20022. Kroner
Section 20022
Total  
Median        23 933
Mean 26 352
   
Of which  
Manufacturing monthly earnings           
Median 23 286
Mean 25 812
Wholesale and retail trade  
Median 22 155
Mean 25 015
Financing  
Median 27 452
Mean 32 550
Real estate, renting and business activities              
Median 27 700
Mean 30 841
1  NOS Standard Industrial Classification.
2  Preliminary figures.

Most often, the median wage will be lower than the mean wage. As can be seen in table 2, there is little difference between the median and the mean in manufacturing and wholesale and retail trade. In financing the difference is more than NOK 5 000. One half of all employees in financing have average monthly earnings per full-time equivalent in excess of NOK 27 452. In manufacturing and wholesale and retail trade the median wages are NOK 23 286 and 22 155 respectively.

Relatively higher growth rates with part-time employees

Average monthly earnings (full-time equivalent) for part-time employees were NOK 22 300 per 3rd quarter 2002. This was an increase of NOK 1 500 or 7.4 per cent from 2001. In comparison, full-time employees had average monthly earnings of NOK 27 200, up NOK 1 700 or 6.7 per cent from 2001.

Part-time employees account for about 27 per cent of the total workforce, and are in minority in most sections of industry. Their wages are, for different reasons, likely to fluctuate more compared to those of full-time employees, but in the period 1997-2002 a quite strong correlation between the two can be found. This is not necessarily true on the section-level of the economy.

As can be seen from the table below, there are large differences between the sections when measuring part-time workers' wages as a percentage of full-time employees' earnings. The full-time equivalent of part-time workers in public schools is 96 per cent of a full-time employees salary on the average. The corresponding number in real estate, renting and business activities is as low as 71 per cent. This can be explained by looking at differences in age structure and educational levels between the sections of industry.

Part-time employees monthly earnings as a
percentage of Full-time employees average
monthly earnings, by division1. 3 rd quarter 2002.
Per cent
Division1 Percentage change 2002
total 81.8
Oil and gas extraction, mining 74.2
Manufacturing 87.2
Electricity, gas and water supply 89.9
Construction 94.9
Wholesale and retail trade 72.7
Hotels and restaurants 87.8
Transport, storage and communication 84.9
Financing 77.8
Real estate, renting and business activities 71.2
Central government 88.9
Teaching staff, publicly maintained schools 95.7
Municipals and county municipals 93.8
Private education 89.8
Health and social work 93.3
Social and personal service activities 77.6
1  NOS Standard Industrial Classification.

About the statistical basis

The statistics are based on information from a sample of enterprises with a total of 855 928 full-time and 426 563 part-time employees per 3rd quarter 2002. It covers all sections except for agriculture, hunting and forestry (A) and fishing (B). The data for this statistics have not been collected separately, but is an assembly of previously published statistics for the individual sections.

According to preliminary figures from the National Accounts for the 3rd quarter 2002, the statistics cover about 2 099 800 employees.

Monthly earnings include basic paid wages and salaries, variable additional allowances, bonuses and commissions and the like. Overtime pay and other benefits are not included.

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