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Monthly earnings up NOK 900
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Earnings in central government, 1 October 2001

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 900

Full-time central government employees had average monthly earnings of NOK 25 400 at 1 October 2001. This was NOK 900 more than at the same time the previous year, or an increase of 3.9 per cent.

Preliminary wage statistics for central government employees 2001 were published 19 April d.y. Figures for employees in health service were not available at that time. We are now presenting statistics for all full-time central government employees, commenting on the changes in wages for health service employees. For information about other services, please see the publication of 19 April in Daily Statistics.

Health services

Full-time health service employees had average monthly earnings of NOK 26 400 at 1 October 2001. This worked out to an increase of NOK 800 from the same time the previous year. Chief physicians and ward physicians had monthly earnings of NOK 46 300 and NOK 39 000 respectively. This corresponded to an increase of NOK 1 200 for both of these groups and an increase of 2.6 and 3.1 per cent respectively. In comparison, specialized nurses and professional nurses had monthly earnings of NOK 27 700 and NOK 22 800, an increase of NOK 1 000 or 3.6 per cent for specialized nurses and NOK 800 or 3.7 per cent for professional nurses. Assistant nurses had average monthly earnings of NOK 21 000, which corresponded to an increase of NOK 1 100 or 5.4 per cent.

Full-time employees in central government. Average monthly earnings per
1 October 2000 and 2001, by service. Kroner and percentage change
  Monthly earnings, total Salary according to scale
  2000 2001 Change 2000 2001 Change
  Kroner Per cent Kroner Per cent
Central government, total1    24 400    25 400 3,9    23 000    24 100 4,6
Ministries 27 000 28 100 4,4 26 600 27 700 4,3
Other central administration departments 25 900 27 000 4,2 25 500 26 500 4,0
Other civil services 23 400 24 200 3,4 22 400 23 100 3,3
Universities and equivalent institutions 25 500 26 800 5,3 25 200 26 500 5,4
Government enterprises 23 600 24 600 4,3 21 500 22 300 3,6
Defense 24 300 24 900 2,5 21 000 22 300 6,6
Health services1 25 600 26 400 3,2 23 100 23 900 3,4
1  The figures are corrected.

About the statistical basis

The statistics are based on information on 112 690 full-time employees who are reported to the State Central Register of Government Employees per 1 October 2001. The statistics also cover full-time employees paid by the salary scale for leaders. The Norwegian State Railways BA and Norwegian Postal Administration BA are not included in the statistics.

The central government wage settlement in the spring of 2001 resulted in:

- From 1 May in an annual increase of NOK 2 200 for each scale grade.

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

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

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