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

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Characteristics job / employee / company Industrial classes / branches (SIC2008) 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 A-U All economic activities 9,041 6,868 28.98 3,247 3,216 45,220 38,960 6,250 570 29.5
A-F Agriculture and industry 1,359 1,207 29.69 4,015 3,950 55,320 48,170 7,140 920 35.4
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 110 82 22.03 2,562 2,497 33,210 30,740 2,470 390 30.2
B-F Industry and energy 1,248 1,126 30.26 4,143 4,078 57,280 49,720 7,560 970 35.8
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 883 794 30.66 4,149 4,082 58,530 49,790 8,740 670 35.5
B Mining and quarrying 8 8 43.82 6,403 6,318 104,790 76,840 27,960 800 38.4
C Manufacturing 796 715 30.27 4,079 4,014 57,360 48,940 8,420 640 35.3
D Electricity and gas supply 39 35 37.89 5,235 5,193 75,340 62,820 12,520 1,250 35.7
E Water supply and waste management 39 36 28.28 4,042 3,893 55,980 48,510 7,470 680 37.7
F Construction 366 332 29.33 4,128 4,070 54,260 49,540 4,720 1,690 36.7
G-N Commercial services 4,622 3,413 27.34 3,049 3,012 42,460 36,580 5,880 780 29.2
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,383 1,617 23.84 2,453 2,407 33,620 29,440 4,180 570 26.9
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,479 1,018 24.19 2,500 2,479 34,610 30,010 4,600 740 27.0
H Transportation and storage 409 342 27.38 3,611 3,427 49,610 43,330 6,270 480 34.5
I Accommodation and food serving 495 257 17.63 1,353 1,350 17,430 16,230 1,200 120 20.1
J Information and communication 331 298 34.92 4,747 4,735 68,510 56,970 11,540 1,680 35.7
K Financial institutions 238 212 41.80 5,497 5,488 80,290 65,960 14,330 1,040 34.3
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 78 64 32.93 3,917 3,914 53,670 47,000 6,660 1,360 31.2
M-N Business services 1,591 1,221 27.33 3,178 3,142 44,070 38,130 5,930 860 30.6
M Other specialised business services 622 525 35.11 4,472 4,461 62,940 53,670 9,270 1,530 33.5
N Renting and other business support 970 696 21.42 2,348 2,297 31,970 28,180 3,790 430 28.7
O-U Noncommercial services 3,060 2,248 31.23 3,206 3,200 44,890 38,470 6,420 90 27.3
O-Q Government and care 2,769 2,056 31.71 3,278 3,272 46,010 39,340 6,680 60 27.5
O Public administration and services 624 559 34.10 4,330 4,318 62,330 51,960 10,370 20 33.4
P Education 601 444 33.78 3,467 3,465 48,810 41,610 7,200 60 27.9
Q Health and social work activities 1,544 1,053 29.53 2,780 2,775 38,340 33,350 4,980 80 25.0
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 292 191 26.29 2,522 2,516 34,210 30,270 3,940 310 25.2
R Culture, sports and recreation 161 97 25.26 2,241 2,237 30,400 26,890 3,510 280 23.2
S Other service activities 131 94 27.36 2,869 2,860 38,900 34,430 4,470 360 27.6
Sex: Male A-U All economic activities 4,652 3,894 30.32 3,825 3,773 53,520 45,900 7,620 900 33.1
A-F Agriculture and industry 1,053 979 30.41 4,325 4,247 59,620 51,900 7,720 1,060 37.2
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 71 56 23.09 2,893 2,805 37,610 34,720 2,890 520 32.6
B-F Industry and energy 982 923 30.87 4,428 4,351 61,220 53,140 8,070 1,100 37.5
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 668 627 31.51 4,472 4,389 63,200 53,660 9,540 780 37.2
B Mining and quarrying 7 6 44.83 6,708 6,612 110,700 80,490 30,210 870 39.3
C Manufacturing 602 564 31.17 4,406 4,327 62,080 52,880 9,200 740 37.1
D Electricity and gas supply 28 26 38.85 5,622 5,569 81,210 67,460 13,750 1,530 37.3
E Water supply and waste management 32 30 28.29 4,218 4,038 58,360 50,620 7,750 750 39.3
F Construction 314 296 29.55 4,336 4,270 57,000 52,040 4,960 1,800 38.2
G-N Commercial services 2,690 2,158 29.19 3,571 3,516 50,130 42,850 7,280 1,080 32.1
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,347 1,016 25.67 2,976 2,901 41,100 35,710 5,390 830 30.3
G Wholesale and retail trade 799 616 26.28 3,074 3,041 42,990 36,890 6,100 1,140 30.6
H Transportation and storage 305 264 27.96 3,868 3,630 53,130 46,410 6,720 540 36.2
I Accommodation and food serving 243 136 18.40 1,531 1,527 19,760 18,380 1,390 180 21.8
J Information and communication 236 219 36.21 5,095 5,080 73,920 61,130 12,780 2,030 37.0
K Financial institutions 135 125 45.80 6,366 6,356 94,360 76,400 17,970 1,460 36.3
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 41 36 35.76 4,602 4,598 63,750 55,220 8,530 2,020 33.7
M-N Business services 931 761 28.83 3,596 3,550 50,180 43,160 7,020 1,110 32.8
M Other specialised business services 366 327 37.74 5,114 5,099 72,580 61,370 11,200 2,020 35.7
N Renting and other business support 565 434 22.07 2,612 2,545 35,650 31,350 4,310 520 31.0
O-U Noncommercial services 908 757 33.58 3,998 3,986 56,460 47,970 8,490 180 31.4
O-Q Government and care 786 670 34.25 4,158 4,146 58,920 49,900 9,020 120 32.0
O Public administration and services 336 310 34.11 4,515 4,498 65,470 54,180 11,290 30 34.7
P Education 203 165 34.04 3,908 3,904 54,920 46,900 8,020 130 30.7
Q Health and social work activities 246 196 34.67 3,876 3,865 53,260 46,510 6,750 240 29.5
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 123 87 28.58 2,974 2,964 40,760 35,690 5,080 530 27.3
R Culture, sports and recreation 78 51 27.34 2,644 2,639 36,390 31,730 4,660 460 25.3
S Other service activities 45 36 30.34 3,542 3,525 48,300 42,500 5,800 660 30.7
Sex: Female A-U All economic activities 4,389 2,974 27.15 2,635 2,626 36,420 31,610 4,800 210 25.7
A-F Agriculture and industry 305 228 26.53 2,944 2,925 40,470 35,320 5,140 430 29.1
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 39 25 19.69 1,966 1,942 25,280 23,590 1,700 170 26.0
B-F Industry and energy 266 202 27.42 3,089 3,071 42,720 37,060 5,650 470 29.5
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 214 166 27.41 3,144 3,125 43,960 37,730 6,230 340 30.1
B Mining and quarrying 1 1 38.17 4,920 4,888 76,000 59,040 16,960 440 33.9
C Manufacturing 194 150 26.85 3,063 3,044 42,740 36,760 5,980 320 29.9
D Electricity and gas supply 11 9 34.95 4,229 4,217 60,090 50,750 9,340 530 31.3
E Water supply and waste management 8 6 28.19 3,337 3,313 46,400 40,040 6,350 420 31.3
F Construction 52 36 27.46 2,858 2,848 37,560 34,300 3,270 1,030 27.2
G-N Commercial services 1,932 1,255 24.10 2,321 2,310 31,780 27,860 3,930 370 25.3
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,035 601 20.67 1,773 1,765 23,890 21,270 2,620 220 22.4
G Wholesale and retail trade 680 402 20.92 1,827 1,819 24,770 21,920 2,850 270 22.8
H Transportation and storage 104 78 25.40 2,856 2,829 39,250 34,270 4,970 290 29.5
I Accommodation and food serving 252 121 16.75 1,180 1,178 15,180 14,160 1,020 70 18.5
J Information and communication 95 79 31.29 3,884 3,878 55,050 46,600 8,450 790 32.6
K Financial institutions 104 87 35.88 4,368 4,361 62,030 52,420 9,610 480 31.8
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 37 28 29.25 3,167 3,165 42,630 38,010 4,620 630 28.4
M-N Business services 660 460 24.81 2,588 2,568 35,460 31,060 4,400 500 27.5
M Other specialised business services 255 198 30.69 3,552 3,547 49,120 42,630 6,500 820 30.5
N Renting and other business support 405 263 20.34 1,979 1,951 26,830 23,750 3,080 290 25.5
O-U Noncommercial services 2,152 1,491 29.99 2,872 2,868 40,000 34,460 5,540 50 25.6
O-Q Government and care 1,983 1,386 30.44 2,929 2,926 40,900 35,150 5,750 40 25.7
O Public administration and services 287 249 34.10 4,113 4,107 58,640 49,350 9,290 20 31.8
P Education 398 279 33.62 3,243 3,241 45,690 38,910 6,780 30 26.5
Q Health and social work activities 1,298 858 28.32 2,571 2,568 35,500 30,860 4,650 40 24.2
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 169 105 24.36 2,193 2,190 29,440 26,320 3,120 150 23.6
R Culture, sports and recreation 83 47 22.94 1,864 1,861 24,810 22,370 2,440 110 21.3
S Other service activities 86 58 25.51 2,514 2,509 33,940 30,170 3,780 200 25.9
Age: Younger than 15 years A-U All economic activities 43 6 5.77 121 121 1,510 1,460 50 0 5.5
A-F Agriculture and industry 5 1 5.75 158 157 1,940 1,900 40 0 7.2
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 3 1 5.47 148 147 1,800 1,770 30 0 7.1
B-F Industry and energy 1 0 6.39 183 182 2,270 2,200 70 10 7.5
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 1 0 6.23 170 168 2,110 2,040 70 0 7.1
B Mining and quarrying 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
C Manufacturing 1 0 6.15 167 165 2,070 2,000 70 0 7.1
D Electricity and gas supply 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
E Water supply and waste management 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
F Construction 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
G-N Commercial services 36 5 5.74 115 115 1,440 1,380 50 0 5.3
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 34 5 5.63 111 111 1,380 1,330 50 0 5.2
G Wholesale and retail trade 26 3 5.55 103 102 1,280 1,230 50 0 4.8
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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 2023 are final. Figures for 2024 are provisional.

Changes as of 28 April 2025:
Provisional figures for 2024 are added.
The figures for 2024 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 2024 will be published in October 2025.

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.