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 Hourly wage (euro) 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 2023* 27.10 3,042 3,012
Total A-F Agriculture and industry 2023* 27.85 3,771 3,708
Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 20.12 2,331 2,270
Total B-F Industry and energy 2023* 28.42 3,898 3,835
Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 28.84 3,909 3,844
Total B Mining and quarrying 2023* 41.72 6,098 6,022
Total C Manufacturing 2023* 28.51 3,847 3,784
Total D Electricity and gas supply 2023* 35.58 4,913 4,886
Total E Water supply and waste management 2023* 26.64 3,829 3,682
Total F Construction 2023* 27.42 3,871 3,814
Total G-N Commercial services 2023* 25.71 2,866 2,831
Total G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 22.27 2,299 2,255
Total G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 22.64 2,341 2,320
Total H Transportation and storage 2023* 25.70 3,396 3,220
Total I Accommodation and food serving 2023* 16.15 1,251 1,247
Total J Information and communication 2023* 33.14 4,506 4,496
Total K Financial institutions 2023* 39.25 5,073 5,066
Total L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 30.22 3,594 3,591
Total M-N Business services 2023* 25.37 2,926 2,891
Total M Other specialised business services 2023* 33.36 4,272 4,259
Total N Renting and other business support 2023* 19.76 2,141 2,093
Total O-U Noncommercial services 2023* 28.96 2,987 2,981
Total O-Q Government and care 2023* 29.39 3,052 3,046
Total O Public administration and services 2023* 31.51 4,042 4,030
Total P Education 2023* 31.45 3,263 3,261
Total Q Health and social work activities 2023* 27.37 2,580 2,575
Total R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023* 24.55 2,361 2,354
Total R Culture, sports and recreation 2023* 23.64 2,100 2,095
Total S Other service activities 2023* 25.47 2,672 2,663
Sex: Male A-U All economic activities 2023* 28.55 3,612 3,562
Sex: Male A-F Agriculture and industry 2023* 28.55 4,066 3,991
Sex: Male A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 21.17 2,646 2,564
Sex: Male B-F Industry and energy 2023* 29.01 4,169 4,093
Sex: Male B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 29.68 4,218 4,138
Sex: Male B Mining and quarrying 2023* 42.64 6,377 6,290
Sex: Male C Manufacturing 2023* 29.40 4,161 4,084
Sex: Male D Electricity and gas supply 2023* 36.49 5,283 5,247
Sex: Male E Water supply and waste management 2023* 26.67 3,999 3,821
Sex: Male F Construction 2023* 27.62 4,061 3,997
Sex: Male G-N Commercial services 2023* 27.63 3,389 3,336
Sex: Male G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 24.13 2,812 2,740
Sex: Male G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 24.74 2,904 2,871
Sex: Male H Transportation and storage 2023* 26.31 3,656 3,428
Sex: Male I Accommodation and food serving 2023* 16.93 1,422 1,418
Sex: Male J Information and communication 2023* 34.44 4,842 4,831
Sex: Male K Financial institutions 2023* 42.59 5,846 5,837
Sex: Male L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 32.90 4,241 4,237
Sex: Male M-N Business services 2023* 26.87 3,342 3,295
Sex: Male M Other specialised business services 2023* 36.02 4,914 4,898
Sex: Male N Renting and other business support 2023* 20.43 2,407 2,343
Sex: Male O-U Noncommercial services 2023* 31.35 3,754 3,742
Sex: Male O-Q Government and care 2023* 31.93 3,899 3,887
Sex: Male O Public administration and services 2023* 31.51 4,219 4,201
Sex: Male P Education 2023* 32.11 3,682 3,678
Sex: Male Q Health and social work activities 2023* 32.47 3,648 3,638
Sex: Male R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023* 26.91 2,807 2,797
Sex: Male R Culture, sports and recreation 2023* 25.72 2,489 2,482
Sex: Male S Other service activities 2023* 28.56 3,337 3,320
Sex: Female A-U All economic activities 2023* 25.11 2,436 2,428
Sex: Female A-F Agriculture and industry 2023* 24.68 2,732 2,714
Sex: Female A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 17.77 1,760 1,736
Sex: Female B-F Industry and energy 2023* 25.58 2,877 2,860
Sex: Female B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 25.57 2,926 2,906
Sex: Female B Mining and quarrying 2023* 36.55 4,726 4,703
Sex: Female C Manufacturing 2023* 25.06 2,855 2,835
Sex: Female D Electricity and gas supply 2023* 32.67 3,927 3,924
Sex: Female E Water supply and waste management 2023* 26.53 3,138 3,115
Sex: Female F Construction 2023* 25.63 2,672 2,661
Sex: Female G-N Commercial services 2023* 22.37 2,146 2,135
Sex: Female G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 19.10 1,639 1,632
Sex: Female G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 19.38 1,691 1,684
Sex: Female H Transportation and storage 2023* 23.59 2,629 2,605
Sex: Female I Accommodation and food serving 2023* 15.26 1,087 1,085
Sex: Female J Information and communication 2023* 29.53 3,676 3,673
Sex: Female K Financial institutions 2023* 33.21 3,884 3,878
Sex: Female L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 26.96 2,931 2,929
Sex: Female M-N Business services 2023* 22.94 2,364 2,345
Sex: Female M Other specialised business services 2023* 29.02 3,378 3,372
Sex: Female N Renting and other business support 2023* 18.67 1,786 1,761
Sex: Female O-U Noncommercial services 2023* 27.71 2,664 2,660
Sex: Female O-Q Government and care 2023* 28.12 2,717 2,713
Sex: Female O Public administration and services 2023* 31.51 3,830 3,824
Sex: Female P Education 2023* 31.05 3,048 3,046
Sex: Female Q Health and social work activities 2023* 26.18 2,379 2,375
Sex: Female R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023* 22.60 2,041 2,037
Sex: Female R Culture, sports and recreation 2023* 21.37 1,742 1,739
Sex: Female S Other service activities 2023* 23.56 2,324 2,319
Age: Younger than 15 years A-U All economic activities 2023* 5.30 117 117
Age: Younger than 15 years A-F Agriculture and industry 2023* 5.16 145 145
Age: Younger than 15 years A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 4.93 138 138
Age: Younger than 15 years B-F Industry and energy 2023* 5.75 165 163
Age: Younger than 15 years B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 5.71 156 155
Age: Younger than 15 years B Mining and quarrying 2023* 0.00 0 0
Age: Younger than 15 years C Manufacturing 2023* 5.71 157 155
Age: Younger than 15 years D Electricity and gas supply 2023* 0.00 0 0
Age: Younger than 15 years E Water supply and waste management 2023* 0.00 0 0
Age: Younger than 15 years F Construction 2023* 0.00 0 0
Age: Younger than 15 years G-N Commercial services 2023* 5.32 113 113
Age: Younger than 15 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 5.20 109 109
Age: Younger than 15 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 5.06 100 100
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
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 excluding bonuses/allowances and overtime pay, but including the value according to tax of non-monetary remuneration liable to tax.
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.