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 Yearly wage Additional tax liability for company car (euro)
Total A-U All economic activities 2023* 520
Total A-F Agriculture and industry 2023* 820
Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 340
Total B-F Industry and energy 2023* 860
Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 600
Total B Mining and quarrying 2023* 740
Total C Manufacturing 2023* 580
Total D Electricity and gas supply 2023* 1,060
Total E Water supply and waste management 2023* 620
Total F Construction 2023* 1,510
Total G-N Commercial services 2023* 720
Total G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 520
Total G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 670
Total H Transportation and storage 2023* 430
Total I Accommodation and food serving 2023* 110
Total J Information and communication 2023* 1,530
Total K Financial institutions 2023* 1,460
Total L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 1,120
Total M-N Business services 2023* 710
Total M Other specialised business services 2023* 1,310
Total N Renting and other business support 2023* 360
Total O-U Noncommercial services 2023* 80
Total O-Q Government and care 2023* 60
Total O Public administration and services 2023* 20
Total P Education 2023* 60
Total Q Health and social work activities 2023* 70
Total R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023* 280
Total R Culture, sports and recreation 2023* 250
Total S Other service activities 2023* 320
Sex: Male A-U All economic activities 2023* 830
Sex: Male A-F Agriculture and industry 2023* 950
Sex: Male A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 450
Sex: Male B-F Industry and energy 2023* 980
Sex: Male B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 690
Sex: Male B Mining and quarrying 2023* 810
Sex: Male C Manufacturing 2023* 670
Sex: Male D Electricity and gas supply 2023* 1,300
Sex: Male E Water supply and waste management 2023* 680
Sex: Male F Construction 2023* 1,600
Sex: Male G-N Commercial services 2023* 1,010
Sex: Male G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 760
Sex: Male G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 1,050
Sex: Male H Transportation and storage 2023* 490
Sex: Male I Accommodation and food serving 2023* 150
Sex: Male J Information and communication 2023* 1,870
Sex: Male K Financial institutions 2023* 1,990
Sex: Male L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 1,700
Sex: Male M-N Business services 2023* 930
Sex: Male M Other specialised business services 2023* 1,750
Sex: Male N Renting and other business support 2023* 450
Sex: Male O-U Noncommercial services 2023* 160
Sex: Male O-Q Government and care 2023* 110
Sex: Male O Public administration and services 2023* 30
Sex: Male P Education 2023* 120
Sex: Male Q Health and social work activities 2023* 220
Sex: Male R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023* 480
Sex: Male R Culture, sports and recreation 2023* 410
Sex: Male S Other service activities 2023* 580
Sex: Female A-U All economic activities 2023* 190
Sex: Female A-F Agriculture and industry 2023* 380
Sex: Female A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 140
Sex: Female B-F Industry and energy 2023* 410
Sex: Female B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 300
Sex: Female B Mining and quarrying 2023* 400
Sex: Female C Manufacturing 2023* 290
Sex: Female D Electricity and gas supply 2023* 430
Sex: Female E Water supply and waste management 2023* 400
Sex: Female F Construction 2023* 900
Sex: Female G-N Commercial services 2023* 330
Sex: Female G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 200
Sex: Female G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 240
Sex: Female H Transportation and storage 2023* 260
Sex: Female I Accommodation and food serving 2023* 60
Sex: Female J Information and communication 2023* 700
Sex: Female K Financial institutions 2023* 650
Sex: Female L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 520
Sex: Female M-N Business services 2023* 410
Sex: Female M Other specialised business services 2023* 700
Sex: Female N Renting and other business support 2023* 250
Sex: Female O-U Noncommercial services 2023* 40
Sex: Female O-Q Government and care 2023* 30
Sex: Female O Public administration and services 2023* 10
Sex: Female P Education 2023* 30
Sex: Female Q Health and social work activities 2023* 40
Sex: Female R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023* 140
Sex: Female R Culture, sports and recreation 2023* 100
Sex: Female S Other service activities 2023* 170
Age: Younger than 15 years A-U All economic activities 2023* 0
Age: Younger than 15 years A-F Agriculture and industry 2023* 0
Age: Younger than 15 years A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 0
Age: Younger than 15 years B-F Industry and energy 2023* 0
Age: Younger than 15 years B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 0
Age: Younger than 15 years B Mining and quarrying 2023* 0
Age: Younger than 15 years C Manufacturing 2023* 0
Age: Younger than 15 years D Electricity and gas supply 2023* 0
Age: Younger than 15 years E Water supply and waste management 2023* 0
Age: Younger than 15 years F Construction 2023* 0
Age: Younger than 15 years G-N Commercial services 2023* 0
Age: Younger than 15 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 0
Age: Younger than 15 years G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 0
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
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.
Additional tax liability for company car
Fixed value of private use of a company car minus extra payment by the employee for this use.