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 1,545 1,054 29.53 2,780 2,775 38,350 33,360 4,990 80 25.0
Sex: Male 247 196 34.68 3,877 3,866 53,280 46,520 6,760 250 29.5
Sex: Female 1,298 858 28.33 2,572 2,568 35,510 30,860 4,650 40 24.1
Age: Younger than 15 years 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Age: 15 to 19 years 63 24 11.58 612 612 8,030 7,350 680 0 14.2
Age: 20 to 24 years 153 94 19.25 1,625 1,622 21,980 19,500 2,470 10 22.4
Age: 25 to 29 years 167 130 25.55 2,746 2,741 37,710 32,950 4,760 40 28.5
Age: 30 to 34 years 171 128 28.86 3,003 2,998 41,450 36,030 5,420 60 27.6
Age: 35 to 39 years 159 113 32.03 3,155 3,150 43,500 37,860 5,640 80 26.1
Age: 40 to 44 years 143 101 33.32 3,234 3,228 44,570 38,800 5,760 100 25.7
Age: 45 to 49 years 141 99 33.64 3,282 3,277 45,250 39,390 5,860 110 25.9
Age: 50 to 54 years 162 113 32.39 3,109 3,103 42,890 37,310 5,580 120 25.5
Age: 55 to 59 years 179 121 31.88 2,964 2,959 40,980 35,570 5,410 90 24.8
Age: 60 to 64 years 157 103 32.10 2,887 2,883 40,100 34,650 5,450 90 24.0
Age: 65 to 74 years 49 27 31.72 2,473 2,470 35,570 29,680 5,890 150 20.7
Age: 75 years or older 1 0 29.14 1,499 1,497 20,380 17,980 2,390 450 13.5
Type of employment contract: full-time 262 262 34.77 4,970 4,955 69,240 59,640 9,600 290 37.6
Type of employment contract: part-time 1,283 792 27.72 2,333 2,331 32,050 28,000 4,050 30 22.4
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 196 38 23.92 634 633 8,950 7,610 1,340 20 7.1
Working hours: 12 to19 hours a week 198 89 23.82 1,446 1,444 19,940 17,350 2,580 10 16.2
Working hours: 20 to 29 hours a week 361 228 26.86 2,303 2,301 31,610 27,630 3,980 20 22.9
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 256 196 28.36 2,957 2,954 40,590 35,490 5,110 20 27.8
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 271 242 29.84 3,623 3,618 49,670 43,470 6,200 60 32.2
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 262 261 34.89 5,007 4,993 69,650 60,080 9,570 320 37.7
0 to 9 employed persons 113 70 32.14 2,927 2,923 38,110 35,120 2,990 410 23.9
10 to 99 employed persons 177 119 27.31 2,572 2,567 35,250 30,860 4,390 150 24.9
100 or more employed persons 1,254 865 29.61 2,796 2,791 38,810 33,550 5,250 40 25.1
Cao-sector: private companies 121 77 27.75 2,629 2,626 35,000 31,550 3,440 350 24.8
Cao-sector: subsidised corporations 1,332 902 28.99 2,688 2,683 37,180 32,260 4,920 60 24.7
Cao-sector: government 92 74 37.88 4,308 4,304 59,620 51,690 7,930 0 29.6
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.