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Wages increased by NOK 3 700
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Earnings in electricity supply, 1 October 2007

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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Wages increased by NOK 3 700

Average monthly earnings for employees in electricity supply were NOK 38 200 per 1 October 2007. This is an increase of NOK 3 700, or 10.8 per cent, compared to 1 October 2006.

Full-time employees by occupational group. NOK and percentage change.

Wage levels are measured on 1 October every year, irrespective of when the results of the wage settlements are available. The strike in the electricity supply sector in 2006 may have resulted in wages being adjusted in late autumn 2006, and thus not included in the wage statistics for that year. This resulted in a relatively low wage increase in 2006, and a correspondingly strong increase in the 2007 statistics.

Occupational groups

Craft workers make up a large share of the employees in electricity supply. With average monthly earnings of NOK 30 400, they saw an increase in earnings of NOK 2 200, or 7.8 per cent. Technicians and associate professionals had earnings of NOK 38 300, an increase of NOK 3 800, or 11.1 per cent. In comparison, professionals andsenior officials and managers had average monthly earnings of NOK 47 200 and NOK 61 700 respectively. This represents an increase in average monthly earnings of NOK 3 500 or 7.9 per cent for professionals, and NOK 4 200 or 7.3 per cent for senior officials and managers.

Educational groups

Employees with up to four years’ higher education had average monthly earnings of NOK 44 100 per month. This is an increase of NOK 3 700, or 9.1 per cent compared to October 2006. This group includes engineers. Employees with more than four years’ higher education, for instance civil engineers, hydrologists, and economic advisers, had average monthly earnings of NOK 56 400, up NOK 3 400, or 6.6 per cent.

Annual earnings up 8.3 per cent

The estimated average annual earnings of employees in electricity supply were NOK 443 000. The year-on-year increase was NOK 34 000, or 8.3 per cent.

About the statistical basis

The statistics are based on a sample of enterprises with 9 612 full-time employees in electricity supply. Preliminary figures from the national accounts show that that the statistics cover 11 700 employees. ‘Monthly earnings’ is the main term in the wage statistics, and covers basic salary, variable additional allowances, and bonuses. Overtime pay is not included in monthly earnings. Annual earnings are estimated based on wage statistics for two years, information from the wage settlements, and from the quarterly index of earnings. The figures for 2006 are permanent, but the figures for 2007 are preliminary until the wage statistics for 2008 are published. Growth in annual earnings will usually differ from growth in monthly earnings. This is because the monthly earnings are compared on 1 October, whereas the annual earnings cover the calendar year.

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