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Monthly earnings rose by NOK 700
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Earnings in the education system, 1 October 2003

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Monthly earnings rose by NOK 700

Average monthly earnings were NOK 29 500 for full-time employees in publicly maintained schools per 1 October 2003, an increase of NOK 700 or 2.5 per cent from the corresponding month in 2002.

Employees working in primary schools received the lowest wages. Their monthly earnings averaged at NOK 28 700, an increase of 2.9 per cent (NOK 800) from the previous year.

The employees in upper secondary schools had the highest wages - NOK 31 200, an increase of NOK 600 or 2 per cent from 2002.

Full-time employees in public maintained schools.
Average monthly earnings, by service per 1 October
2002 and 2003. NOK and percentage change
Type of school Monthly earnings Percentage
change
2002 2003
Public maintained school, total 28 808     29 524 2.5
Of which      
Primary schools 27 856 28 674 2.9
Combined primary and lower
secondary schools 		28 138 28 832 2.5
Lower secondary schools 28 558 29 186 2.2
Special schools for handicapped children,
primary schools 		28 572 29 244 2.4
Upper secondary schools 30 596 31 220 2.0
Folk high schools 28 987 29 388 1.4

Teaching staff

About 50 per cent of full-time employees in publicly maintained schools are secondary education teachers with a lower university degree and part of a higher degree advancement or secondary education teachers with a lower university degree. Average monthly earnings for these two groups were NOK 29 300 and NOK 27 900, respectively. These figures corresponded to an increase of NOK 600 for both groups, or 1.9 and 2.2 per cent, respectively. In comparison f ull-time teachers had average monthly earnings of NOK 26 800 - an increase of NOK 600 or 2.3 per cent. Secondary education teachers with a higher university degree received monthly earnings of NOK 32 500, an increase of NOK 500 or 1.5 per cent.

High educational level

About 80 per cent of the full-time employed men and 90 per cent of the women in publicly maintained schools have higher education up to 5 years. On this level men had average monthly earnings of NOK 29 800 whereas women had NOK 28 800. This corresponded to an increase of NOK 700 for both groups, or 2.3 and 2.5 per cent, respectively.

Earnings tend to increase by age

Monthly earnings for full-time employees tend to increase by age. The oldest age group with persons 60 years and above had the highest wage level by NOK 31 400. The employees in this age group earn about 6-7 per cent more than the average for all full-time employees. These men had NOK 32 100 and women NOK 30 600 in average monthly earnings. This corresponded to an increase of NOK 700 for both men and women from 2002.

About the statistical basis

The statistics are based on information on 63 546 full-time employees and 38 383 part-time employees in publicly maintained schools reported to the Central Register of Government Employees in the School System per 1 October 2003.

In the spring 2003 wages settlement for employees in publicly maintained schools did not result in any increase in wages in 2003. The result of the wage agreement for 2002 when 2.0 per cent was set aside for local negotiations, are represented in the wages for 2003.

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