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Monthly earnings up NOK 1 500
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2010-03-18T10:00:00.000Z
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lonnhelse, Earnings in private health and social services, health personnel, doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, ergonomists, social workers, nursery nurses, child welfare officersEarnings and labour costs, Labour market and earnings
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Earnings in private health and social services, 1 October 2009

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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Monthly earnings up NOK 1 500

Monthly earnings for full-time employees in private health and social work activities were NOK 31 200, exclusive overtime pay, as per 1 October 2009. This is an increase of NOK 1 500 or 5 per cent from 2008.

Full-time employees in private hospitals had monthly earnings of NOK 35 400 per October 2009. This equals to an increase of 8.3 per cent from 2008. A considerable share of this increase may come from the wage settlement in 2008.

Up 3.5 per cent in child welfare institutions

Average monthly earnings for full-time employees in private child welfare institutions were NOK 26 500 per October 2009. This equals an increase of NOK 900 or 3.5 per cent from 2008.

New standard industrial classification

Publications of wage statistics in 2009 apply apply a new standard industrial classification (SIC2007). Wage statistics 2008/2009 presented here are thus converted according to the new standard.

About the statistical basis

Wage statistics have counting point 1 October each year regardless of the timing of when results from wage settlements apply. This may affect wage changes in the wage statistics from 1 October 2008 to 1 October 2009.

Health and social work activities include health activities and social work activities with and without accommodation.

The statistics are based on a sample of firms in the industry the main area of Health and social work activities with a total of 30 834 full-time employees and 24 481 part-time employees. According to preliminary figures from the national accounts, the statistics cover approximately 92 600 employees as of October 2009.

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. The rise in monthly earnings differs somewhat from the growth in annual salary as months salary is compared on a selected time - 1 October each year - while the comparison of annual salary measure changes between calendar years.

Annual salary is calculated using information from at least two years of wage statistics, and the use of quarterly wage indices, as well as information from wage negotiations. Estimated annual wage measures the average level of wages for an entire calendar year. Wages include monthly salary exclusive overtime compensation. The figures for annual salary for 2009 are preliminary, and the final figures will be published together with the release of wage statistics for 2010.

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