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

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Characteristics job / employee / company Employment Jobs (x 1 000) Employment Labour volume (x 1 000) 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) Working hours Per job per week including overtime (hour)
Total 9,167 6,962 30.49 3,399 3,368 47,360 40,790 6,570 600 29.5
Sex: Male 4,726 3,946 31.79 3,979 3,926 55,690 47,740 7,950 960 33.0
Sex: Female 4,440 3,016 28.71 2,783 2,774 38,490 33,390 5,100 230 25.8
Age: Younger than 15 years 43 6 6.12 126 126 1,560 1,510 50 0 5.4
Age: 15 to 19 years 710 246 10.78 546 541 7,030 6,550 470 10 13.3
Age: 20 to 24 years 982 617 18.64 1,728 1,705 22,960 20,740 2,210 110 24.4
Age: 25 to 29 years 1,001 840 24.31 3,010 2,980 41,080 36,120 4,950 360 32.7
Age: 30 to 34 years 983 842 29.18 3,680 3,648 51,060 44,170 6,900 550 33.3
Age: 35 to 39 years 916 767 32.56 4,011 3,977 56,180 48,130 8,040 680 32.6
Age: 40 to 44 years 843 700 34.54 4,220 4,183 59,340 50,640 8,700 810 32.3
Age: 45 to 49 years 810 673 35.55 4,346 4,307 61,140 52,150 8,980 920 32.3
Age: 50 to 54 years 876 726 35.95 4,383 4,342 61,870 52,600 9,270 980 32.3
Age: 55 to 59 years 915 747 35.70 4,258 4,219 59,730 51,100 8,630 920 31.6
Age: 60 to 64 years 755 596 34.87 3,983 3,951 55,670 47,800 7,880 730 30.4
Age: 65 to 74 years 306 191 32.42 2,960 2,938 41,900 35,520 6,380 690 24.2
Age: 75 years or older 27 10 25.22 1,421 1,413 18,900 17,050 1,850 1,000 14.8
Type of employment contract: full-time 4,015 4,015 32.72 4,914 4,859 69,280 58,960 10,320 1,120 39.6
Type of employment contract: part-time 5,152 2,947 27.29 2,219 2,206 30,270 26,630 3,650 200 21.6
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 1,240 212 18.90 465 461 6,390 5,580 810 80 6.5
Working hours: 12 to19 hours a week 739 314 21.82 1,317 1,309 17,880 15,800 2,080 100 16.0
Working hours: 20 to 29 hours a week 965 590 26.29 2,249 2,242 30,650 26,990 3,660 110 22.8
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 747 563 28.50 2,994 2,978 41,060 35,930 5,130 110 27.9
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 1,245 1,076 29.87 3,647 3,623 49,790 43,760 6,030 320 32.4
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 4,230 4,207 32.60 4,884 4,830 68,730 58,610 10,120 1,130 39.5
0 to 9 employed persons 1,328 896 29.10 2,947 2,934 38,320 35,370 2,960 1,100 26.6
10 to 99 employed persons 2,092 1,585 27.65 3,149 3,102 43,210 37,790 5,420 730 30.0
100 or more employed persons 5,746 4,481 31.81 3,595 3,565 50,960 43,140 7,820 450 30.0
Cao-sector: private companies 6,360 4,848 29.46 3,377 3,335 46,900 40,520 6,380 850 30.2
Cao-sector: subsidised corporations 1,578 1,099 29.99 2,873 2,867 39,720 34,480 5,240 90 25.6
Cao-sector: government 1,229 1,014 36.20 4,191 4,184 59,560 50,290 9,260 10 31.0
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 definite. Figures for 2025 are provisional.

Changes as of 21 April 2026:
Provisional figures for 2025 are added.
The figures for 2025 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 2025 will be published in October 2026.

Description topics

Employment
Jobs
A job is an explicit or implicit employment contract between a person and an economic unit, specifying that labour will be carried out in return for remuneration (financial or otherwise). An employed person may have more than one job at a time. In that case the person has a main job and a secondary job. Each job counts separately. For the calculation of the average number of jobs in a certain period the starting date and end date of a job is taking into account. The weekly working hours are left out of account. Two successive jobs both with a 6-month working period will always count as one job in the average number of jobs, regardless of whether these jobs are full-time or part-time.
Labour volume
The volume of labour input in the production process, in terms of hours worked or full-time equivalents. Part-time jobs are counted proportionally (excluding overtime, after deduction of the reduction in working hours).
Calculation of the average labour volume for a certain period is based on the starting date and end date of a job and the weekly working hours. Two successive jobs both with a 6-month working period will count as 1 working year in the yearly average labour volume if both jobs are full-time. If they are part-time jobs they will count for less than a year.
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.

Working hours
The number of hours someone works in a normal or average working week. There is a distinction between weekly working hours and yearly working hours.
Weekly working hours are calculated by the average hours paid for a job divided by 52. The hours paid include hours leave, paid overtime hours and paid sick and study leave, but exclude reduction of working hours.
Also the weekly working hours without overtime is been determined. The yearly working hours of a job is the average hours paid for a job a year excluded overtime hours and leave hours through holiday, reduction of
working hours and general recognized feast-days.
For the yearly working hours of a year of employment this yearly average is determined for a year of employment instead for a job.
Per job per week including overtime
Weekly working hours are calculated by the average hours paid for a job per year divided by 52. The hours paid include hours leave, paid overtime, and paid sick and study leave, but exclude reduction of working hours.