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 G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,382 1,611 25.00 2,551 2,504 34,890 30,610 4,290 590 26.8
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,463 1,006 25.33 2,601 2,580 35,970 31,210 4,760 770 27.0
Sex: Male G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,354 1,015 26.82 3,073 2,997 42,320 36,880 5,440 860 30.1
G Wholesale and retail trade 794 610 27.38 3,175 3,142 44,280 38,100 6,180 1,180 30.5
Sex: Female G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,028 596 21.85 1,862 1,854 25,110 22,350 2,760 240 22.4
G Wholesale and retail trade 669 396 22.09 1,920 1,913 26,100 23,040 3,060 290 22.8
Age: Younger than 15 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 34 5 5.96 115 115 1,420 1,380 40 0 5.1
G Wholesale and retail trade 26 3 5.92 106 106 1,320 1,280 40 0 4.7
Age: 15 to 19 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 448 133 9.86 428 425 5,420 5,130 290 0 11.4
G Wholesale and retail trade 265 79 9.19 396 394 5,070 4,750 320 0 11.3
Age: 20 to 24 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 347 195 17.65 1,486 1,462 19,300 17,830 1,460 70 22.0
G Wholesale and retail trade 200 118 17.50 1,527 1,512 19,970 18,320 1,650 100 22.8
Age: 25 to 29 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 227 184 21.44 2,634 2,588 35,080 31,600 3,470 330 32.1
G Wholesale and retail trade 140 115 21.46 2,662 2,637 35,620 31,940 3,680 440 32.5
Age: 30 to 34 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 200 173 25.16 3,290 3,237 44,680 39,480 5,200 630 34.2
G Wholesale and retail trade 126 110 25.39 3,320 3,293 45,440 39,840 5,600 800 34.3
Age: 35 to 39 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 184 158 27.80 3,607 3,547 49,630 43,280 6,340 860 34.0
G Wholesale and retail trade 117 100 28.13 3,640 3,612 50,650 43,680 6,970 1,070 33.9
Age: 40 to 44 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 168 143 29.31 3,786 3,719 52,730 45,440 7,290 1,040 33.9
G Wholesale and retail trade 106 91 29.72 3,829 3,799 54,110 45,940 8,160 1,290 33.8
Age: 45 to 49 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 162 138 30.13 3,890 3,815 54,280 46,680 7,600 1,200 33.9
G Wholesale and retail trade 103 88 30.58 3,936 3,905 55,670 47,240 8,430 1,500 33.8
Age: 50 to 54 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 183 155 30.55 3,917 3,833 54,800 47,000 7,800 1,250 33.7
G Wholesale and retail trade 118 100 30.88 3,932 3,899 55,640 47,180 8,460 1,570 33.5
Age: 55 to 59 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 192 159 30.62 3,830 3,746 53,360 45,960 7,400 1,190 33.0
G Wholesale and retail trade 121 101 30.90 3,827 3,796 53,840 45,930 7,920 1,530 32.7
Age: 60 to 64 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 152 121 29.44 3,523 3,447 48,560 42,280 6,280 940 31.7
G Wholesale and retail trade 90 72 29.95 3,533 3,507 49,120 42,400 6,720 1,280 31.3
Age: 65 to 74 years G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 76 45 26.60 2,370 2,325 32,500 28,440 4,060 650 23.5
G Wholesale and retail trade 43 26 27.47 2,426 2,410 33,490 29,110 4,380 900 23.4
Age: 75 years or older G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 9 4 22.97 1,315 1,300 17,340 15,780 1,560 700 15.0
G Wholesale and retail trade 6 2 23.57 1,331 1,327 17,660 15,970 1,690 910 14.8
Type of employment contract: full-time G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 947 947 28.19 4,335 4,237 60,270 52,030 8,250 1,260 40.4
G Wholesale and retail trade 581 581 28.93 4,401 4,361 62,040 52,810 9,220 1,640 39.9
Type of employment contract: part-time G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,435 664 20.28 1,372 1,360 18,140 16,470 1,670 150 17.8
G Wholesale and retail trade 881 424 20.18 1,414 1,405 18,770 16,960 1,810 200 18.4
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 564 96 13.41 331 328 4,300 3,970 330 30 6.5
G Wholesale and retail trade 324 56 12.91 320 318 4,210 3,840 370 40 6.5
Working hours: 12 to19 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 247 102 16.32 980 972 12,720 11,760 960 60 15.8
G Wholesale and retail trade 147 61 16.34 979 973 12,830 11,740 1,080 80 15.7
Working hours: 20 to 29 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 199 118 19.64 1,693 1,684 22,220 20,320 1,900 120 22.7
G Wholesale and retail trade 132 79 19.59 1,692 1,686 22,260 20,310 1,960 140 22.7
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 131 96 20.87 2,216 2,191 29,270 26,590 2,680 130 27.9
G Wholesale and retail trade 82 60 20.21 2,137 2,123 28,310 25,650 2,660 170 27.8
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 237 201 23.91 2,945 2,915 39,310 35,340 3,970 350 32.4
G Wholesale and retail trade 157 133 23.05 2,830 2,812 37,790 33,960 3,830 440 32.3
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,003 998 28.12 4,306 4,210 59,760 51,670 8,090 1,250 40.2
G Wholesale and retail trade 620 617 28.88 4,373 4,334 61,500 52,480 9,020 1,620 39.7
0 to 9 employed persons G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 464 277 23.38 2,095 2,077 27,190 25,140 2,050 660 23.5
G Wholesale and retail trade 262 180 25.11 2,579 2,569 33,690 30,940 2,750 960 27.0
10 to 99 employed persons G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 777 535 24.10 2,534 2,470 34,330 30,400 3,920 660 27.5
G Wholesale and retail trade 445 331 25.87 2,896 2,866 39,950 34,760 5,190 960 29.4
100 or more employed persons G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,141 799 26.18 2,748 2,700 38,420 32,970 5,440 520 27.6
G Wholesale and retail trade 756 494 25.04 2,435 2,415 34,420 29,220 5,200 600 25.5
Cao-sector: private companies G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,363 1,594 24.94 2,539 2,492 34,730 30,460 4,260 600 26.7
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,462 1,006 25.33 2,601 2,580 35,970 31,210 4,760 770 27.0
Cao-sector: subsidised corporations G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 19 17 31.48 3,997 3,977 55,130 47,970 7,160 80 33.8
G Wholesale and retail trade 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Cao-sector: government G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
G Wholesale and retail trade 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
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 definite. Figures for 2025 are provisional.

Changes as of 21 April 2026:
Provisional figures for 2025 are added.
The figures for 2025 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 2025 will be published in October 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.