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Average monthly earnings in construction up NOK 1 100
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Earnings in building and construction, 1 October 2012

The 2015 wage statistics for all industrial sections and various areas in the public sector will be released collectively on 3 March 2016 in the statistics Earnings of all employees.

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Average monthly earnings in construction up NOK 1 100

Full-time employees in construction had average monthly earnings of NOK 37 200 as per 1 October 2012. This was a year-on-year increase of NOK 1 100, or 3 per cent.

Craft workers

Craft workers, the largest group of employees in construction, had average monthly earnings of NOK 34 000. This represents a year-on-year increase of NOK 800 or 2.4 per cent. Craft workers include numerous craft working professions. Among these working professions we find electricians, with average monthly earnings of NOK 34 400, which gives a year-on-year increase of NOK 800 or 2.4 per cent. In contrast, another craft working profession, woodworkers and cabinet-makers, had average monthly earnings of NOK 32 200. This corresponds to a year-on-year increase of NOK 1 100 or 3.5 per cent.

Professionals and technicians and associate professionals

Professionals and technicians and associate professionals had average monthly earnings of NOK 53 000 and NOK 45 900 respectively. For professionals, this corresponds to a year-on-year increase of NOK 800, for the technicians and associate professionals this represents a year-on-year increase of NOK 1 500.

Senior officials and managers

The average monthly earnings of senior officials and managers increased from NOK 56 000 as per 1 October 2011 to NOK 58 200 as per 1 October 2012. This is an increase of 3.9 per cent.

 

About the statistical basis

The statistics are based on information from a sample of construction enterprises, which cover a total of 67 792 full-time employees and 3 325 part-time employees. The total number of employees that form the basis for weighting is 184 500 in construction, according to the Norwegian Central Register of Enterprises and Establishments.

 

The term average monthly earnings is the main term in Statistics Norway's wage statistics. Monthly earnings cover basic salaries, variable additional allowances and bonuses. Payment for overtime work is not included but is presented in the statistics separately.

 

Structural changes within the division along with the outcome of collective bargaining would have a certain effect on the wage increase being measured.

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