Earnings in financial services, 1 September 2007

During this period, there was an increase in basic salary of NOK 1 900, or 5.1 per cent, to NOK 38 500.

Increase in basic salary in monetary and insurance intermediation

Per 1 September 2007, the average monthly earnings in monetary and insurance intermediation were NOK 40 700, an increase of 5.1 per cent compared to 1 September 2006.

Rise in other financial intermediation

Full-time employees in other financial intermediation had average monthly earnings of NOK 56 500. Compared to the monthly earnings per 1 September 2006, an increase of NOK 4 600, equivalent to 8.8 per cent.

Annual earnings increased by 5.9 per cent

The average annual earnings of full-time employees in financial intermediation were NOK 520 700 in 2007. Compared with the annual earnings in 2006, this is an increase of NOK 28 900, or 5.9 per cent. In monetary and insurance intermediation, the annual earnings increased by 4.8 per cent to NOK 480 500. In other financial intermediation, average annual earnings were NOK 670 500, an increase of 8.6 per cent from 2006 to 2007.

About the statistical basis

The statistics are based on information from a sample of enterprises which cover a total of 36 882 full-time employees. According to the preliminary figures from the National Accounts for the second quarter of 2007, the statistics cover approximately 50 600 employees in financial intermediation.

Tables:

• Table 1 Full-time employees in financial intermediation. Average monthly earnings, by division per 1 September 2005-2007. NOK and percentage change
• Table 2 Full-time employees in financial intermediation. Average monthly earnings, by division and occupational group per 1 September 2007. NOK
• Table 3 Full-time employees in financial intermediation. Estimated annual earnings, by division per 1 September 2002-2007. NOK and percentage change