Earnings in the education system, 1 October 2000

Average monthly earnings of full-time employees in lower stage primary schools was NOK 23 900, an increase of NOK 2 000 or 9.4 per cent. Corresponding figures for employees in lower and upper stage primary schools and upper stage primary schools were NOK 24 300 and 24 900, an increase of 9.4 and 9.2 per cent respectively.

Lecturers and teachers with a university degree

Full-time lecturers (secondary school teachers with a cand. philol. or cand. real degree) had average monthly earnings of NOK 27 900, an increase from the year before of NOK 2 400 or 9.4 per cent. Of all full-time lecturers in publicly maintained schools, more than 70 per cent were employed by upper secondary schools. Lecturers in upper secondary schools has average monthly earnings of just over NOK 28 400. This was about NOK 2 500 or 9.5 per cent more than at the same time the year before.

Teachers with a university degree (cand. mag.) with advancement and teachers with a university degree (cand. mag.) comprised more than 60 per cent of all full-time employees in publicly maintained schools. Monthly earnings of these groups were NOK 25 100 and 23 700 respectively. This corresponded to an increase of NOK 2 100 and 1 900, or 9.1 and 8.9 per cent respectively from the same time the year before.

Teachers

Full-time teachers trained at teachers colleges had monthly earnings of NOK 22 500, which corresponded to an increase of NOK 1 900 or 9.1 per cent from the year before. Around three-fourths of full-time teachers work in primary schools. Monthly earnings of teachers varies from NOK 22 100 in special schools for handicapped children to NOK 23 100 in upper secondary schools.

Headmasters and educational school principals

Headmasters had average monthly earnings at 1 October 2000 of just about NOK 30 000. This worked out to an increase of NOK 3 100, or 11.5 per cent from the same time the year before. In upper secondary schools headmasters had average monthly earnings of about NOK 34 300, an increase of just about NOK 3 900 or 12.7 per cent. By comparison, headmasters in lower stage primary schools had monthly earnings of NOK 29 000, an increase of just over NOK 2 900 or 11.2 per cent.

For educational school principals average monthly earnings were just over NOK 29 300, an increase of NOK 3 200 or 12.3 per cent from the same time the year before. Here, monthly earnings varied from NOK 28 200 in lower stage primary schools to NOK 31 100 in upper secondary schools.

About the statistical basis

The spring 2000 wage settlement in publicly maintained schools resulted, starting 1 May, in an annual pay increase of NOK 5 000 for each pay grade. In the centralized wage settlement, a further 2.2 per cent was provided for all state and school employees from 15 July 2000. In addition, the wages of employees in publicly maintained schools were adjusted by two pay grades from 1 August 2000. Effective 1 September 2000, 0.85 per cent was provided for local negotiations.

Tables:

• Table 1 Full-time employees in public maintained schools. Average monthly earnings per 1 October 2000, by type of schools. Kroner
• Table 2 Full-time employees in public maintained schools. Average monthly earnings per 1 October 2000, by sex and occupation. Kroner
• Table 3 Full-time employees in public maintained schools. Average monthly earnings per 1 October 2000, by certain types of schools and occupation. Kroner