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 9,046 6,877 28.94 3,249 3,218 45,220 38,990 6,240 570 29.5
Sex: Male 4,655 3,899 30.31 3,828 3,776 53,520 45,930 7,590 900 33.1
Sex: Female 4,392 2,977 27.07 2,635 2,627 36,430 31,620 4,800 210 25.7
Age: Younger than 15 years 43 6 5.74 121 121 1,500 1,450 50 0 5.5
Age: 15 to 19 years 704 244 10.07 513 507 6,600 6,160 440 10 13.3
Age: 20 to 24 years 966 610 17.57 1,650 1,627 21,880 19,800 2,080 110 24.6
Age: 25 to 29 years 975 822 23.10 2,889 2,860 39,380 34,670 4,710 350 32.8
Age: 30 to 34 years 971 832 27.67 3,514 3,482 48,680 42,160 6,510 520 33.4
Age: 35 to 39 years 890 745 30.87 3,826 3,792 53,490 45,910 7,580 650 32.6
Age: 40 to 44 years 830 689 32.79 4,029 3,993 56,440 48,340 8,100 770 32.3
Age: 45 to 49 years 804 668 33.78 4,155 4,116 58,380 49,860 8,520 860 32.3
Age: 50 to 54 years 910 754 34.12 4,179 4,138 58,910 50,150 8,760 920 32.2
Age: 55 to 59 years 906 738 33.86 4,052 4,014 56,910 48,630 8,280 840 31.6
Age: 60 to 64 years 733 578 33.15 3,804 3,773 53,230 45,650 7,580 650 30.3
Age: 65 to 74 years 288 180 30.76 2,822 2,800 39,960 33,860 6,100 640 24.2
Age: 75 years or older 26 10 23.76 1,372 1,365 19,330 16,470 2,860 960 15.1
Type of employment contract: full-time 4,012 4,012 31.14 4,705 4,649 66,190 56,460 9,730 1,060 39.6
Type of employment contract: part-time 5,034 2,865 25.70 2,089 2,078 28,510 25,060 3,450 180 21.5
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 1,224 211 17.69 440 436 6,060 5,280 780 70 6.5
Working hours: 12 to19 hours a week 736 313 20.61 1,253 1,247 17,010 15,040 1,970 90 16.0
Working hours: 20 to 29 hours a week 959 586 24.80 2,140 2,134 29,150 25,680 3,480 100 22.8
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 735 555 27.02 2,857 2,844 39,160 34,280 4,880 100 28.0
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 1,186 1,027 28.27 3,471 3,453 47,440 41,650 5,790 300 32.4
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 4,206 4,184 31.01 4,674 4,619 65,650 56,090 9,560 1,060 39.6
0 to 9 employed persons 1,305 880 27.88 2,831 2,819 36,820 33,980 2,850 1,040 26.6
10 to 99 employed persons 2,086 1,587 26.30 3,024 2,978 41,450 36,290 5,160 690 30.1
100 or more employed persons 5,656 4,410 30.13 3,428 3,399 48,560 41,140 7,420 410 30.0
Cao-sector: private companies 6,295 4,807 27.99 3,232 3,191 44,790 38,780 6,010 790 30.3
Cao-sector: subsidised corporations 1,552 1,081 28.37 2,732 2,724 37,740 32,780 4,960 90 25.6
Cao-sector: government 1,200 989 34.40 4,007 4,001 57,170 48,090 9,080 10 30.8
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

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.