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 9,173 6,971 30.53 3,407 3,375 47,460 40,880 6,580 610 29.5
A-F Agriculture and industry 1,373 1,222 31.35 4,221 4,155 57,980 50,650 7,330 990 35.4
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 111 83 23.16 2,701 2,632 35,170 32,410 2,770 420 30.4
B-F Industry and energy 1,262 1,139 31.96 4,355 4,289 59,990 52,260 7,730 1,040 35.8
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 885 796 32.39 4,363 4,294 61,220 52,350 8,860 710 35.5
B Mining and quarrying 8 8 44.92 6,549 6,462 101,610 78,590 23,020 830 38.5
C Manufacturing 794 713 31.99 4,287 4,222 59,980 51,440 8,540 670 35.3
D Electricity and gas supply 41 38 40.07 5,534 5,497 79,630 66,410 13,210 1,410 35.8
E Water supply and waste management 41 38 29.63 4,221 4,067 58,740 50,650 8,080 740 37.7
F Construction 378 343 30.99 4,336 4,276 57,120 52,030 5,080 1,810 36.6
G-N Commercial services 4,657 3,439 28.81 3,196 3,158 44,690 38,350 6,340 840 29.2
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,385 1,614 25.05 2,556 2,509 34,970 30,670 4,300 590 26.8
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,464 1,007 25.37 2,605 2,584 36,030 31,260 4,760 780 27.0
H Transportation and storage 417 347 28.88 3,773 3,580 51,600 45,270 6,330 510 34.3
I Accommodation and food serving 505 260 18.60 1,407 1,404 18,160 16,880 1,280 130 19.9
J Information and communication 330 297 36.58 4,948 4,939 73,070 59,380 13,700 1,770 35.8
K Financial institutions 241 215 44.01 5,772 5,763 85,580 69,260 16,320 1,120 34.4
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 81 66 34.13 4,043 4,041 55,030 48,520 6,510 1,400 31.2
M-N Business services 1,621 1,247 28.92 3,358 3,320 46,650 40,290 6,360 940 30.7
M Other specialised business services 647 547 36.79 4,665 4,652 65,580 55,980 9,610 1,690 33.5
N Renting and other business support 974 700 22.75 2,490 2,435 34,070 29,880 4,190 440 28.8
O-U Noncommercial services 3,143 2,310 32.80 3,363 3,357 46,970 40,360 6,620 90 27.4
O-Q Government and care 2,845 2,115 33.27 3,437 3,432 48,130 41,240 6,880 70 27.6
O Public administration and services 650 583 35.74 4,528 4,516 64,510 54,330 10,180 20 33.5
P Education 602 445 35.27 3,640 3,638 51,350 43,680 7,670 70 28.1
Q Health and social work activities 1,592 1,087 31.08 2,915 2,911 40,220 34,980 5,240 80 25.0
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 298 195 27.85 2,655 2,648 35,970 31,860 4,110 330 25.1
R Culture, sports and recreation 165 99 26.64 2,346 2,342 31,820 28,150 3,670 290 23.2
S Other service activities 133 96 29.10 3,037 3,028 41,100 36,440 4,660 390 27.6
Sex: Male A-U All economic activities 4,730 3,952 31.85 3,990 3,937 55,840 47,880 7,960 960 33.0
A-F Agriculture and industry 1,065 989 32.07 4,534 4,455 62,270 54,410 7,860 1,140 37.2
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 72 57 24.18 3,029 2,936 39,550 36,350 3,200 550 32.7
B-F Industry and energy 993 933 32.56 4,643 4,564 63,910 55,720 8,190 1,180 37.5
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 669 627 33.25 4,691 4,607 65,890 56,300 9,590 820 37.2
B Mining and quarrying 7 6 45.84 6,832 6,735 106,100 81,990 24,110 900 39.3
C Manufacturing 599 561 32.91 4,623 4,543 64,730 55,480 9,250 780 37.0
D Electricity and gas supply 30 28 40.92 5,898 5,850 85,170 70,770 14,400 1,700 37.3
E Water supply and waste management 33 31 29.60 4,397 4,210 61,200 52,760 8,440 800 39.3
F Construction 324 305 31.19 4,544 4,475 59,830 54,520 5,310 1,920 38.1
G-N Commercial services 2,727 2,182 30.64 3,720 3,663 52,440 44,650 7,790 1,150 32.0
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,356 1,017 26.88 3,080 3,004 42,420 36,960 5,460 860 30.1
G Wholesale and retail trade 794 611 27.44 3,182 3,149 44,370 38,180 6,190 1,190 30.5
H Transportation and storage 312 267 29.46 4,024 3,778 55,050 48,290 6,760 570 35.9
I Accommodation and food serving 250 139 19.33 1,581 1,578 20,480 18,980 1,510 180 21.5
J Information and communication 235 218 37.89 5,300 5,288 78,960 63,600 15,360 2,150 37.0
K Financial institutions 137 127 48.02 6,638 6,629 100,130 79,660 20,480 1,560 36.2
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 42 37 36.96 4,727 4,724 64,670 56,720 7,940 2,100 33.7
M-N Business services 957 783 30.39 3,780 3,730 52,770 45,360 7,410 1,210 32.8
M Other specialised business services 383 342 39.42 5,314 5,297 75,170 63,760 11,400 2,230 35.6
N Renting and other business support 574 441 23.35 2,756 2,685 37,820 33,070 4,750 540 31.0
O-U Noncommercial services 939 780 35.09 4,154 4,143 58,450 49,850 8,600 190 31.4
O-Q Government and care 813 691 35.75 4,316 4,305 60,910 51,800 9,110 130 32.0
O Public administration and services 348 320 35.66 4,708 4,691 67,630 56,490 11,140 30 34.8
P Education 203 165 35.69 4,093 4,089 57,690 49,110 8,580 140 30.8
Q Health and social work activities 261 206 35.95 3,969 3,960 54,470 47,630 6,840 260 29.3
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 126 89 30.13 3,108 3,098 42,570 37,300 5,270 560 27.2
R Culture, sports and recreation 80 52 28.71 2,755 2,749 37,940 33,060 4,870 470 25.2
S Other service activities 46 37 32.15 3,714 3,696 50,500 44,560 5,940 700 30.5
Sex: Female A-U All economic activities 4,443 3,020 28.73 2,786 2,778 38,540 33,430 5,110 230 25.8
A-F Agriculture and industry 309 232 28.23 3,139 3,120 43,190 37,660 5,530 480 29.3
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 40 26 20.91 2,105 2,079 27,230 25,260 1,970 190 26.4
B-F Industry and energy 269 206 29.18 3,290 3,273 45,530 39,480 6,050 520 29.7
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 216 169 29.16 3,345 3,325 46,760 40,140 6,620 360 30.2
B Mining and quarrying 1 1 39.58 5,114 5,083 78,860 61,370 17,490 480 34.2
C Manufacturing 195 152 28.53 3,253 3,233 45,380 39,030 6,340 340 30.1
D Electricity and gas supply 11 9 37.47 4,583 4,573 65,110 55,000 10,100 640 31.8
E Water supply and waste management 8 7 29.80 3,525 3,497 48,960 42,300 6,660 480 31.5
F Construction 53 38 29.25 3,070 3,060 40,560 36,840 3,720 1,160 27.6
G-N Commercial services 1,930 1,257 25.57 2,455 2,443 33,760 29,460 4,290 400 25.3
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,029 597 21.87 1,864 1,856 25,140 22,370 2,770 240 22.4
G Wholesale and retail trade 669 396 22.11 1,922 1,915 26,130 23,060 3,070 290 22.8
H Transportation and storage 105 79 26.89 3,025 2,994 41,350 36,300 5,050 320 29.7
I Accommodation and food serving 255 121 17.77 1,236 1,234 15,880 14,830 1,050 80 18.3
J Information and communication 95 79 32.93 4,079 4,075 58,520 48,940 9,570 840 32.7
K Financial institutions 104 88 38.03 4,634 4,627 66,470 55,610 10,860 540 32.0
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 39 29 30.53 3,306 3,304 44,640 39,670 4,970 660 28.5
M-N Business services 663 463 26.40 2,749 2,728 37,810 32,990 4,830 550 27.5
M Other specialised business services 264 204 32.33 3,722 3,716 51,660 44,660 7,000 910 30.4
N Renting and other business support 400 259 21.70 2,107 2,076 28,670 25,280 3,390 310 25.6
O-U Noncommercial services 2,204 1,530 31.59 3,026 3,023 42,090 36,310 5,780 50 25.7
O-Q Government and care 2,032 1,423 32.03 3,085 3,082 43,020 37,020 5,990 40 25.8
O Public administration and services 302 263 35.85 4,320 4,315 60,920 51,840 9,080 20 31.9
P Education 399 279 35.02 3,409 3,408 48,120 40,910 7,210 30 26.8
Q Health and social work activities 1,331 881 29.92 2,708 2,705 37,420 32,500 4,920 50 24.2
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 172 107 25.93 2,324 2,320 31,150 27,880 3,260 170 23.6
R Culture, sports and recreation 85 48 24.35 1,964 1,961 26,120 23,570 2,540 120 21.2
S Other service activities 87 59 27.20 2,676 2,671 36,080 32,110 3,970 220 26.0
Age: Younger than 15 years A-U All economic activities 43 6 6.08 125 125 1,550 1,500 50 0 5.4
A-F Agriculture and industry 5 1 6.11 167 167 2,050 2,010 40 0 7.2
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 4 1 5.87 158 158 1,930 1,890 40 0 7.1
B-F Industry and energy 1 0 6.67 192 190 2,360 2,300 60 20 7.5
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 1 0 6.50 175 173 2,150 2,090 60 10 7.1
B Mining and quarrying 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
C Manufacturing 1 0 6.48 174 173 2,150 2,090 60 10 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 37 5 6.05 118 118 1,470 1,420 50 0 5.2
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 34 5 5.95 114 114 1,420 1,370 40 0 5.1
G Wholesale and retail trade 26 3 5.91 106 106 1,320 1,270 40 0 4.7
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 2025 are final.

Changes as of 8 October 2026:
Provisional figures for 2025 are replaced by final figures.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional figures for 2026 will be published in May 2027.

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.