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Monthly earnings increased by 8.1 per cent
Average monthly earnings for all employees in municipalities and county municipalities, overtime not included, were NOK 30 100 in the third quarter of 2008. This is a year-on-year increase of NOK 2 300, or 8.1 per cent.
Monthly earnings of full-time employees rose by 7.7 per cent, to NOK 30 900, from the third quarter of 2007 to the third quarter of 2008. In contrast, the monthly earnings of the part-time employees increased by 8.6 per cent, to NOK 29 200, in the same period.
Employees covered by the survey | Monthly earnings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2007 | 2008 | 2007 | 2008 |
Percentage
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Municipal and county municipal employees excluding public schools | 309 593 | 315 069 | 27 878 | 30 147 | 8.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full-time employees | 123 810 | 128 492 | 28 718 | 30 934 | 7.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Part-time employees | 185 783 | 186 577 | 26 875 | 29 185 | 8.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men, total | 65 094 | 65 625 | 29 842 | 32 218 | 8.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full-time employees | 42 093 | 42 257 | 30 278 | 32 675 | 7.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Part-time employees | 23 001 | 23 368 | 28 091 | 30 427 | 8.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women, total | 244 499 | 249 444 | 27 288 | 29 539 | 8.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full-time employees | 81 717 | 86 235 | 27 915 | 30 081 | 7.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Part-time employees | 162 782 | 163 209 | 26 738 | 29 043 | 8.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full-time employees with tertial education up to 4 years had an average monthly earning of NOK 33 300, a 7.5 per cent increase from 2007. Full-time employees with tertial education of more than 4 years had a monthly earning of NOK 40 200, an increase by 7.2 per cent.
See also wage statistics for publicly maintained schools .
About the statistical basisThe statistics include 315 069 employees in municipalities and county municipalities per 1. December 2008. The statistics are based on data collected by the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS). Employees in power production, power supply and teaching personnel in schools are not included in the statistical basis. |
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The statistics is published with Earnings.
Additional information
The statistics include information on all full-time and part-time employees with a fixed salary in municipalities and county municipalities as per 1 December. For employees who have more than one job, only their main occupation is included in the statistical basis.
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