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

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

Characteristics job / employee / company Industrial classes / branches (SIC2008) Periods Wage per job Yearly wage Additional tax liability for company car (euro)
Total O-Q Government and care 2023* 60
Sex: Male O-Q Government and care 2023* 110
Sex: Female O-Q Government and care 2023* 30
Age: Younger than 15 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 0
Age: 15 to 19 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 0
Age: 20 to 24 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 10
Age: 25 to 29 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 30
Age: 30 to 34 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 40
Age: 35 to 39 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 50
Age: 40 to 44 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 60
Age: 45 to 49 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 70
Age: 50 to 54 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 80
Age: 55 to 59 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 70
Age: 60 to 64 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 70
Age: 65 to 74 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 90
Age: 75 years or older O-Q Government and care 2023* 250
Type of employment contract: full-time O-Q Government and care 2023* 120
Type of employment contract: part-time O-Q Government and care 2023* 20
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week O-Q Government and care 2023* 10
Working hours: 12 to19 hours a week O-Q Government and care 2023* 10
Working hours: 20 to 29 hours a week O-Q Government and care 2023* 10
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week O-Q Government and care 2023* 20
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week O-Q Government and care 2023* 40
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more O-Q Government and care 2023* 140
0 to 9 employed persons O-Q Government and care 2023* 390
10 to 99 employed persons O-Q Government and care 2023* 150
100 or more employed persons O-Q Government and care 2023* 30
Cao-sector: private companies O-Q Government and care 2023* 320
Cao-sector: subsidised corporations O-Q Government and care 2023* 50
Cao-sector: government O-Q Government and care 2023* 10
Source: CBS.
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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 2022 are definite. Figures for 2023 are provisional.

Changes as of 30 April 2024:
Provisional figures for 2023 are added.

The figures for 2023 are excluding the selections: ‘Type of employment contract: full-time’, ‘Type of employment contract: part-time’ for the branche ‘P Education’

When will new figures be published?
The final figures for 2023 will be published in October 2024.

Description topics

Wage per job
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.
Additional tax liability for company car
Fixed value of private use of a company car minus extra payment by the employee for this use.