Earnings in private education, 1 October 2008

Annual earnings up 6 per cent

Full-time employees in the private education sector had estimated annual earnings in 2008 of NOK 406 700. This is an increase of NOK 23 000 or 6 per cent compared to 2007.

About the statistical basis

The statistics are based on information from a sample of enterprises, which covers a total of 5 066 full-time employees. According to preliminary figures from the national accounts for the third quarter 2008, the statistics cover approximately 16 300 employees in the private education sector.

Average monthly earnings are the main term in Statistics Norway's wage statistics. Monthly earnings cover basic paid salaries, variable additional allowances and bonuses, commissions and such like. Payment for overtime work is not included in monthly earnings. The increase in monthly earnings differs somewhat from the increase in annual earnings. Monthly earnings are compared at a specific date each year, while the change in annual earnings is from one calendar year to the next. For the calculation, information from two years of wage statistics is used, as well as information from the wage negotiations. Estimated annual earnings for the current year are preliminary until wage statistics for the next year have been established.

Tables:

• Table 1 Full-time employees in private education. Average monthly earnings per full-time equivalent per 1 October 2007 og 2008. NOK and per cent
• Table 2 Full-time employees in private education. Average monthly earnings, by division per 1 October 2007-2008. NOK and percentage change
• Table 3 Full-time employees in private education. Average monthly earnings, by sex and occupational group per 1 October 2008. NOK
• Table 4 Full-time employees in private education. Estimated average annual earnings, by group 2006-2008. NOK and percentage change