Employment; jobs, wages, working hours, SIC2008; key figures

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Characteristics job / employee / company Industrial classes / branches (SIC2008) Wage per job Hourly wage (euro) Wage per job Monthly wages Monthly wage including overtime (euro) Wage per job Monthly wages Monthly wage excluding overtime (euro) Wage per job Yearly wage Yearly wage including bonuses (euro) Wage per job Yearly wage Yearly wage excluding special payments (euro) Wage per job Yearly wage Bonuses and allowances (euro) Wage per job Yearly wage Additional tax liability for company car (euro)
Age: Younger than 15 years E Water supply and waste management 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
H Transportation and storage 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age: 15 to 19 years E Water supply and waste management 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
H Transportation and storage 12.50 921 867 11,770 11,050 720 20
Age: 20 to 24 years E Water supply and waste management 18.45 2,584 2,436 34,760 31,000 3,760 280
H Transportation and storage 18.23 2,122 1,974 27,980 25,460 2,520 90
Age: 25 to 29 years E Water supply and waste management 23.08 3,411 3,269 46,630 40,930 5,700 440
H Transportation and storage 22.36 3,185 3,021 43,030 38,220 4,810 260
Age: 30 to 34 years E Water supply and waste management 25.73 3,775 3,631 52,150 45,300 6,860 540
H Transportation and storage 25.83 3,687 3,527 50,380 44,250 6,130 410
Age: 35 to 39 years E Water supply and waste management 27.43 4,000 3,846 55,260 48,000 7,260 720
H Transportation and storage 28.52 4,011 3,833 55,270 48,130 7,140 550
Age: 40 to 44 years E Water supply and waste management 28.70 4,158 4,004 57,530 49,890 7,640 720
H Transportation and storage 30.04 4,200 4,001 58,050 50,400 7,650 670
Age: 45 to 49 years E Water supply and waste management 29.48 4,287 4,127 59,470 51,450 8,020 840
H Transportation and storage 30.68 4,293 4,070 59,660 51,520 8,140 760
Age: 50 to 54 years E Water supply and waste management 30.28 4,404 4,227 60,890 52,840 8,050 820
H Transportation and storage 30.83 4,278 4,034 59,210 51,330 7,880 710
Age: 55 to 59 years E Water supply and waste management 31.23 4,506 4,350 62,520 54,070 8,450 810
H Transportation and storage 30.48 4,133 3,908 57,420 49,600 7,820 580
Age: 60 to 64 years E Water supply and waste management 30.50 4,296 4,166 60,060 51,560 8,500 650
H Transportation and storage 28.81 3,739 3,557 51,570 44,870 6,700 420
Age: 65 to 74 years E Water supply and waste management 30.21 3,733 3,637 54,020 44,800 9,220 600
H Transportation and storage 24.91 2,398 2,291 32,850 28,780 4,070 270
Age: 75 years or older E Water supply and waste management 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
H Transportation and storage 20.30 1,271 1,232 16,600 15,250 1,340 340
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table comprises yearly figures on the main aspects of employment, wages and working hours in the Netherlands. The information in this table is classified according to Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (SIC 2008) and can be broken down into:
- employee characteristics (age and sex)
- job characteristics (type of employment contract and working hours)
- company characteristics (size of the firm and collective wage agreements)

Data available from: 2009.

Status of the figures:
Figures for the years 2009 to 2024 are final.

Changes as of 10 October 2025:
Provisional figures for 2024 are replaced by final figures.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional figures for 2025 will be published in May 2026.

Description topics

Wage per job
Hourly wage
The hourly wage are calculated by the sum of gross wage of all the jobs of employees of the related population divide by the sum of the corresponding working hours. These wages and hours are summed by subpopulation and period.

The agreed gross wage is the taxable salary excluding bonuses/allowances, overtime pay and additional tax for the company car.
The working hours are the hours paid for a job excluding overtime hours, holiday leave and public holidays. Leave in compensation for shorter working hours (ADV) is not recognized as working hours, so this is not included in the calculation.

Bonuses and allowances are occasional payments that are part of the gross wages such as holiday allowance, profit sharing and performance bonuses.
Monthly wages
The monthly wage is the agreed gross salary, excluding bonuses/allowances, but including the value according to tax of non-monetary remuneration liable to tax and paid overtime. The private tax benefits of a company car are not included. There is a difference between monthly wage including paid overtime and excluding paid overtime.
The average monthly wage in a year is determined by dividing the yearly wage sum by 12 times the average number of jobs in that year.

Monthly wage including overtime
The monthly wage including paid overtime.
Monthly wage excluding overtime
The monthly wage excluding paid overtime.
Yearly wage
Agreed gross salary including the value according to tax of non-monetary remuneration liable to tax and paid overtime. The private tax benefits of a company car are not included. The average yearly wage is determined by dividing the yearly wage sum by the average number of jobs in a year.
Yearly wage including bonuses
The yearly wage including bonuses and allowances, such as holiday allowance, profit sharing, performance bonuses etc.
Yearly wage excluding special payments
The yearly wage excluding bonuses and allowances, such as holiday allowance, profit sharing, performance bonuses etc.
Bonuses and allowances
Occasional payments that are part of the gross wages such as holiday allowance, profit sharing, performance bonuses etc.
These do not include contributions to wage savings schemes, compensation for dismissal, compensation for medical expenses and wages paid for overtime.
Additional tax liability for company car
Fixed value of private use of a company car minus extra payment by the employee for this use.