Earnings in the education system, 1 October 2001

Employees in upper secondary schools had the highest pay, with NOK 27 900, an increase of NOK 1 100 or 4.4 per cent. Average monthly earnings of full-time employees in lower stage primary schools were NOK 25 000, an increase of NOK 1 100 or 4.6 per cent. Corresponding figures for employees in combined lower and upper stage primary schools and in upper stage primary schools were NOK 25 500 and 25 900, an increase of 4.8 and 3.9 per cent respectively.

Lecturers and teachers with a university degree: About 4 per cent increase

Full-time lecturers had average monthly earnings of NOK 29 100, an increase from the previous year of NOK 1 100 or 4 per cent. Lecturers in upper secondary schools had monthly earnings of just over NOK 29 500. This was NOK 1 200 or 3.8 per cent more than in October 2000.

Teachers with a university degree with advancement and teachers with a university degree comprised more than 60 per cent of all full-time employees in publicly maintained schools. Monthly earnings of these groups were NOK 26 100 and 24 700 respectively. This corresponded to an increase of about NOK 1 000 for each group, or 4 and 4.1 per cent respectively, from October 2000.

Teachers: 4.6 per cent increase

Full-time teachers had average monthly earnings of NOK 23 500, which corresponded to an increase of NOK 1 000 or 4.6 per cent from October 2000. Around 75 per cent of all full-time teachers work in primary schools, where the teachers had monthly earnings of NOK 23 400 in lower stage primary schools and NOK 23 500 in combined lower and upper stage primary schools. This corresponded to an increase of about NOK 1 100 for each group, or 4.9 and 5 per cent respectively, from the same time the previous year.

Highest increase for headmasters in upper secondary

Headmasters had average monthly earnings of NOK 31 200. This worked out to an increase of NOK 1 200, or 4.1 per cent from October 2000. In upper secondary schools headmasters had monthly earnings of about NOK 36 100, an increase of just about NOK 1 800 or 5.3 per cent. By comparison, headmasters in lower stage primary schools had monthly earnings of NOK 30 100, an increase of just over NOK 1 100 or 3.9 per cent.

For educational school principals average monthly earnings were just over NOK 30 400, an increase of NOK 1 100 or 3.7 per cent from the same time the previous year. Here, monthly earnings varied from NOK 29 200 in lower stage primary schools to NOK 32 300 in upper secondary schools.

About the statistical basis

The spring 2001 wage settlement in publicly maintained schools resulted in:

- From 1 May 2001, an annual pay increase of NOK 2 200 for each pay grade.

- A further 1 per cent was set aside from 1 September 2001 in the central adjustment negotiations.

- Effective 1 October 2001, 0.6 per cent was provided for local negotiations.

Tables:

• Table 1 Full-time employees in public maintained schools . Average monthly earnings, per 1 October 2001, by type of schools. Kroner (Corrected 24.05.2002)
• Table 2 Full-time employees in public maintained schools. Average monthly earnings per 1 October 2001, by sex and occupation. Kroner (Corrected 24.05.2002)
• Table 3 Full-time employees in public maintained schools. Average monthly earnings, per 1 October 2001, by certain types of schools and occupation. Kroner (Corrected 24.05.2002)