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 | 27.12 | 3,045 | 3,015 |
| Total | A-F Agriculture and industry | 2023 | 27.82 | 3,770 | 3,707 |
| Total | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2023 | 20.12 | 2,330 | 2,269 |
| Total | B-F Industry and energy | 2023 | 28.39 | 3,897 | 3,834 |
| Total | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2023 | 28.82 | 3,910 | 3,844 |
| Total | B Mining and quarrying | 2023 | 41.69 | 6,106 | 6,030 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2023 | 28.49 | 3,847 | 3,784 |
| Total | D Electricity and gas supply | 2023 | 35.44 | 4,927 | 4,896 |
| Total | E Water supply and waste management | 2023 | 26.64 | 3,831 | 3,683 |
| Total | F Construction | 2023 | 27.38 | 3,867 | 3,809 |
| Total | G-N Commercial services | 2023 | 25.71 | 2,870 | 2,835 |
| Total | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2023 | 22.27 | 2,299 | 2,255 |
| Total | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2023 | 22.63 | 2,341 | 2,320 |
| Total | H Transportation and storage | 2023 | 25.69 | 3,395 | 3,219 |
| Total | I Accommodation and food serving | 2023 | 16.15 | 1,250 | 1,247 |
| Total | J Information and communication | 2023 | 33.11 | 4,501 | 4,492 |
| Total | K Financial institutions | 2023 | 39.24 | 5,065 | 5,058 |
| Total | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2023 | 30.23 | 3,593 | 3,590 |
| Total | M-N Business services | 2023 | 25.36 | 2,938 | 2,903 |
| Total | M Other specialised business services | 2023 | 33.33 | 4,268 | 4,256 |
| Total | N Renting and other business support | 2023 | 19.75 | 2,156 | 2,108 |
| Total | O-U Noncommercial services | 2023 | 29.08 | 2,992 | 2,985 |
| Total | O-Q Government and care | 2023 | 29.51 | 3,058 | 3,052 |
| Total | O Public administration and services | 2023 | 32.01 | 4,060 | 4,047 |
| Total | P Education | 2023 | 31.34 | 3,268 | 3,265 |
| Total | Q Health and social work activities | 2023 | 27.40 | 2,581 | 2,577 |
| Total | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2023 | 24.57 | 2,360 | 2,353 |
| Total | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2023 | 23.64 | 2,098 | 2,093 |
| Total | S Other service activities | 2023 | 25.50 | 2,673 | 2,664 |
| Sex: Male | A-U All economic activities | 2023 | 28.57 | 3,616 | 3,566 |
| Sex: Male | A-F Agriculture and industry | 2023 | 28.52 | 4,065 | 3,989 |
| Sex: Male | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2023 | 21.16 | 2,644 | 2,563 |
| Sex: Male | B-F Industry and energy | 2023 | 28.98 | 4,167 | 4,092 |
| Sex: Male | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2023 | 29.66 | 4,219 | 4,138 |
| Sex: Male | B Mining and quarrying | 2023 | 42.60 | 6,386 | 6,299 |
| Sex: Male | C Manufacturing | 2023 | 29.37 | 4,161 | 4,084 |
| Sex: Male | D Electricity and gas supply | 2023 | 36.33 | 5,283 | 5,243 |
| Sex: Male | E Water supply and waste management | 2023 | 26.67 | 4,000 | 3,822 |
| Sex: Male | F Construction | 2023 | 27.58 | 4,057 | 3,992 |
| Sex: Male | G-N Commercial services | 2023 | 27.62 | 3,394 | 3,341 |
| Sex: Male | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2023 | 24.12 | 2,812 | 2,739 |
| Sex: Male | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2023 | 24.74 | 2,904 | 2,871 |
| Sex: Male | H Transportation and storage | 2023 | 26.29 | 3,654 | 3,427 |
| Sex: Male | I Accommodation and food serving | 2023 | 16.93 | 1,421 | 1,417 |
| Sex: Male | J Information and communication | 2023 | 34.41 | 4,838 | 4,826 |
| Sex: Male | K Financial institutions | 2023 | 42.56 | 5,834 | 5,825 |
| Sex: Male | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2023 | 32.91 | 4,237 | 4,234 |
| Sex: Male | M-N Business services | 2023 | 26.86 | 3,357 | 3,310 |
| Sex: Male | M Other specialised business services | 2023 | 35.99 | 4,909 | 4,893 |
| Sex: Male | N Renting and other business support | 2023 | 20.42 | 2,426 | 2,361 |
| Sex: Male | O-U Noncommercial services | 2023 | 31.56 | 3,763 | 3,752 |
| Sex: Male | O-Q Government and care | 2023 | 32.17 | 3,911 | 3,899 |
| Sex: Male | O Public administration and services | 2023 | 32.05 | 4,241 | 4,224 |
| Sex: Male | P Education | 2023 | 31.99 | 3,686 | 3,681 |
| Sex: Male | Q Health and social work activities | 2023 | 32.52 | 3,652 | 3,642 |
| Sex: Male | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2023 | 26.91 | 2,804 | 2,794 |
| Sex: Male | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2023 | 25.70 | 2,485 | 2,478 |
| Sex: Male | S Other service activities | 2023 | 28.58 | 3,336 | 3,320 |
| Sex: Female | A-U All economic activities | 2023 | 25.14 | 2,438 | 2,430 |
| Sex: Female | A-F Agriculture and industry | 2023 | 24.67 | 2,732 | 2,713 |
| Sex: Female | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2023 | 17.78 | 1,759 | 1,735 |
| Sex: Female | B-F Industry and energy | 2023 | 25.58 | 2,878 | 2,860 |
| Sex: Female | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2023 | 25.57 | 2,926 | 2,907 |
| Sex: Female | B Mining and quarrying | 2023 | 36.45 | 4,718 | 4,694 |
| Sex: Female | C Manufacturing | 2023 | 25.07 | 2,855 | 2,835 |
| Sex: Female | D Electricity and gas supply | 2023 | 32.61 | 3,964 | 3,960 |
| Sex: Female | E Water supply and waste management | 2023 | 26.53 | 3,139 | 3,116 |
| Sex: Female | F Construction | 2023 | 25.62 | 2,671 | 2,660 |
| Sex: Female | G-N Commercial services | 2023 | 22.37 | 2,149 | 2,137 |
| 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 | 23.60 | 2,628 | 2,604 |
| Sex: Female | I Accommodation and food serving | 2023 | 15.27 | 1,087 | 1,085 |
| Sex: Female | J Information and communication | 2023 | 29.51 | 3,673 | 3,670 |
| Sex: Female | K Financial institutions | 2023 | 33.21 | 3,879 | 3,873 |
| Sex: Female | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2023 | 26.97 | 2,931 | 2,929 |
| Sex: Female | M-N Business services | 2023 | 22.93 | 2,372 | 2,353 |
| Sex: Female | M Other specialised business services | 2023 | 28.99 | 3,375 | 3,369 |
| Sex: Female | N Renting and other business support | 2023 | 18.67 | 1,797 | 1,771 |
| Sex: Female | O-U Noncommercial services | 2023 | 27.78 | 2,667 | 2,663 |
| Sex: Female | O-Q Government and care | 2023 | 28.19 | 2,720 | 2,716 |
| Sex: Female | O Public administration and services | 2023 | 31.97 | 3,841 | 3,835 |
| Sex: Female | P Education | 2023 | 30.96 | 3,052 | 3,050 |
| Sex: Female | Q Health and social work activities | 2023 | 26.21 | 2,380 | 2,377 |
| Sex: Female | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2023 | 22.62 | 2,041 | 2,037 |
| Sex: Female | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2023 | 21.38 | 1,740 | 1,737 |
| Sex: Female | S Other service activities | 2023 | 23.60 | 2,325 | 2,320 |
| Age: Younger than 15 years | A-U All economic activities | 2023 | 5.26 | 117 | 116 |
| Age: Younger than 15 years | A-F Agriculture and industry | 2023 | 5.16 | 146 | 146 |
| Age: Younger than 15 years | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2023 | 4.95 | 140 | 140 |
| Age: Younger than 15 years | B-F Industry and energy | 2023 | 5.68 | 162 | 160 |
| Age: Younger than 15 years | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2023 | 5.58 | 151 | 150 |
| Age: Younger than 15 years | B Mining and quarrying | 2023 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Age: Younger than 15 years | C Manufacturing | 2023 | 5.58 | 151 | 150 |
| 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 | 5.27 | 112 | 112 |
| Age: Younger than 15 years | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2023 | 5.18 | 109 | 109 |
| Age: Younger than 15 years | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2023 | 5.04 | 100 | 100 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||
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.
Changes as of 11 October 2024:
The final figures for 2023 have been added.
When will new figures be published?
The provisional figures for 2024 will be published in April 2025.
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 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.