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 Monthly wages Monthly wage including overtime (euro) Wage per job Monthly wages Monthly wage excluding overtime (euro)
Total A-U All economic activities 2022 2,852 2,822
Total A-F Agriculture and industry 2022 3,547 3,485
Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 2,147 2,088
Total B-F Industry and energy 2022 3,675 3,613
Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022 3,669 3,604
Total B Mining and quarrying 2022 5,801 5,727
Total C Manufacturing 2022 3,622 3,559
Total D Electricity and gas supply 2022 4,337 4,313
Total E Water supply and waste management 2022 3,602 3,461
Total F Construction 2022 3,690 3,635
Total G-N Commercial services 2022 2,683 2,647
Total G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022 2,167 2,122
Total G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 2,195 2,173
Total H Transportation and storage 2022 3,176 2,997
Total I Accommodation and food serving 2022 1,188 1,183
Total J Information and communication 2022 4,258 4,249
Total K Financial institutions 2022 4,851 4,842
Total L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 3,462 3,459
Total M-N Business services 2022 2,689 2,655
Total M Other specialised business services 2022 4,045 4,032
Total N Renting and other business support 2022 1,962 1,916
Total O-U Noncommercial services 2022 2,806 2,799
Total O-Q Government and care 2022 2,865 2,858
Total O Public administration and services 2022 3,805 3,793
Total P Education 2022 3,036 3,033
Total Q Health and social work activities 2022 2,438 2,433
Total R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 2,240 2,233
Total R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 2,006 2,001
Total S Other service activities 2022 2,507 2,497
Sex: Male A-U All economic activities 2022 3,409 3,359
Sex: Male A-F Agriculture and industry 2022 3,839 3,765
Sex: Male A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 2,453 2,375
Sex: Male B-F Industry and energy 2022 3,942 3,868
Sex: Male B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022 3,974 3,895
Sex: Male B Mining and quarrying 2022 6,080 5,997
Sex: Male C Manufacturing 2022 3,927 3,851
Sex: Male D Electricity and gas supply 2022 4,869 4,835
Sex: Male E Water supply and waste management 2022 3,756 3,588
Sex: Male F Construction 2022 3,872 3,810
Sex: Male G-N Commercial services 2022 3,195 3,141
Sex: Male G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022 2,670 2,596
Sex: Male G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 2,749 2,716
Sex: Male H Transportation and storage 2022 3,431 3,200
Sex: Male I Accommodation and food serving 2022 1,365 1,360
Sex: Male J Information and communication 2022 4,595 4,583
Sex: Male K Financial institutions 2022 5,609 5,601
Sex: Male L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 4,110 4,106
Sex: Male M-N Business services 2022 3,096 3,050
Sex: Male M Other specialised business services 2022 4,688 4,671
Sex: Male N Renting and other business support 2022 2,219 2,156
Sex: Male O-U Noncommercial services 2022 3,559 3,547
Sex: Male O-Q Government and care 2022 3,689 3,677
Sex: Male O Public administration and services 2022 3,986 3,969
Sex: Male P Education 2022 3,448 3,443
Sex: Male Q Health and social work activities 2022 3,495 3,483
Sex: Male R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 2,700 2,690
Sex: Male R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 2,404 2,398
Sex: Male S Other service activities 2022 3,173 3,156
Sex: Female A-U All economic activities 2022 2,259 2,251
Sex: Female A-F Agriculture and industry 2022 2,504 2,486
Sex: Female A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1,586 1,562
Sex: Female B-F Industry and energy 2022 2,648 2,631
Sex: Female B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022 2,680 2,661
Sex: Female B Mining and quarrying 2022 4,379 4,353
Sex: Female C Manufacturing 2022 2,631 2,612
Sex: Female D Electricity and gas supply 2022 3,145 3,143
Sex: Female E Water supply and waste management 2022 2,941 2,919
Sex: Female F Construction 2022 2,512 2,502
Sex: Female G-N Commercial services 2022 1,980 1,968
Sex: Female G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022 1,517 1,509
Sex: Female G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 1,556 1,548
Sex: Female H Transportation and storage 2022 2,412 2,388
Sex: Female I Accommodation and food serving 2022 1,017 1,013
Sex: Female J Information and communication 2022 3,423 3,419
Sex: Female K Financial institutions 2022 3,667 3,660
Sex: Female L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 2,799 2,797
Sex: Female M-N Business services 2022 2,147 2,128
Sex: Female M Other specialised business services 2022 3,152 3,145
Sex: Female N Renting and other business support 2022 1,628 1,603
Sex: Female O-U Noncommercial services 2022 2,489 2,485
Sex: Female O-Q Government and care 2022 2,538 2,534
Sex: Female O Public administration and services 2022 3,578 3,573
Sex: Female P Education 2022 2,822 2,820
Sex: Female Q Health and social work activities 2022 2,241 2,236
Sex: Female R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1,913 1,908
Sex: Female R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1,641 1,638
Sex: Female S Other service activities 2022 2,159 2,153
Age: Younger than 15 years A-U All economic activities 2022 117 116
Age: Younger than 15 years A-F Agriculture and industry 2022 134 134
Age: Younger than 15 years A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 131 131
Age: Younger than 15 years B-F Industry and energy 2022 144 143
Age: Younger than 15 years B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022 137 136
Age: Younger than 15 years B Mining and quarrying 2022 0 0
Age: Younger than 15 years C Manufacturing 2022 137 136
Age: Younger than 15 years D Electricity and gas supply 2022 0 0
Age: Younger than 15 years E Water supply and waste management 2022 0 0
Age: Younger than 15 years F Construction 2022 0 0
Age: Younger than 15 years G-N Commercial services 2022 113 112
Age: Younger than 15 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022 109 109
Age: Younger than 15 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 101 101
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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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 final.

Changes as of 13 October 2023:
The provisional figures for 2022 are replaced by final ones.

When will new figures be published?
The provisional figures for 2023 will be published in April 2024.

Description topics

Wage per job
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.