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Earnings in fish farming, 1 October 2013

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Monthly earnings up 3.4 per cent

Full-time employees in fish farming had average monthly earnings, excluding overtime pay, of NOK 39 800 as per 1 October 2013. This is a year-on-year increase of 3.4 per cent or NOK 1 300.

Full-time employees in fish farming, by occupation. Monthly earnings and basic monthly salary. Average as of October. NOK and percentage changePublished 13 February 2014
Monthly earnings Basic monthly salary
2012 2013 2012 - 2013 2012 2013 2012 - 2013
Fish farming, total 38 500 39 800 3.4 36 100 36 900 2.2
Of which
Senior officials and managers 59 300 62 900 6.1 55 800 58 300 4.5
Fish farmers, etc. 35 200 35 900 2.0 32 800 33 000 0.6

Source: Statistics Norway

Fish farmers, which is the largest occupational group in fish farming, had average monthly earnings of NOK 35 900. This corresponds to a year-on-year increase of NOK 700 or 2.0 per cent. Average monthly earnings of senior officials and managers were NOK 62 900, which gives a year-on-year growth of 6.1 per cent or NOK 3 600.

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The statistics are based on a sample of enterprises that cover a total of 3 212 full-time employees and 322 part-time employees. According to the Norwegian Central Register of Enterprises and Establishments as per October 2013, fish farming activities comprise 5 348 employees in total.

The term average monthly earnings is the main term in Statistics Norway's wage statistics. Monthly earnings cover basic salaries, variable additional allowances and bonuses. Payment for overtime work is not included, but is presented in the statistics separately. Basic salary is measured as per 1 October, while bonuses, variable additional allowances and payment for overtime work are calculated from the annual sum as a monthly average.