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 2,770 2,058 31.58 3,279 3,273 46,030 39,350 6,680 60 27.5
Sex: Male 786 670 34.23 4,161 4,149 58,950 49,930 9,030 120 32.0
Sex: Female 1,984 1,388 30.26 2,930 2,927 40,920 35,160 5,760 40 25.7
Age: Younger than 15 years 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Age: 15 to 19 years 82 35 11.04 652 651 8,660 7,820 830 0 15.7
Age: 20 to 24 years 228 146 19.22 1,710 1,707 23,580 20,520 3,060 10 23.6
Age: 25 to 29 years 289 236 25.59 2,914 2,909 40,670 34,970 5,700 30 30.2
Age: 30 to 34 years 310 247 29.63 3,310 3,304 46,380 39,720 6,660 50 29.6
Age: 35 to 39 years 299 228 33.05 3,535 3,528 49,580 42,420 7,160 60 28.3
Age: 40 to 44 years 282 214 34.91 3,711 3,704 52,090 44,530 7,560 70 28.1
Age: 45 to 49 years 275 211 35.70 3,828 3,821 53,720 45,940 7,790 80 28.4
Age: 50 to 54 years 303 232 35.11 3,753 3,745 52,690 45,030 7,650 90 28.3
Age: 55 to 59 years 322 241 34.83 3,642 3,635 51,140 43,700 7,440 80 27.7
Age: 60 to 64 years 289 212 34.96 3,565 3,559 50,340 42,780 7,560 70 27.0
Age: 65 to 74 years 89 56 34.58 3,065 3,060 44,820 36,780 8,050 110 23.5
Age: 75 years or older 2 1 28.37 1,317 1,314 18,170 15,810 2,360 290 12.2
Type of employment contract: full-time 846 846 34.34 4,913 4,900 69,790 58,960 10,830 140 37.7
Type of employment contract: part-time 1,923 1,211 29.58 2,560 2,557 35,580 30,720 4,860 30 23.0
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 274 51 24.78 637 635 9,060 7,640 1,420 20 6.8
Working hours: 12 to19 hours a week 275 123 25.34 1,550 1,547 21,640 18,600 3,030 10 16.3
Working hours: 20 to 29 hours a week 502 314 28.12 2,417 2,415 33,500 29,000 4,500 20 22.9
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 413 317 30.69 3,225 3,222 44,790 38,700 6,090 20 28.0
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 468 416 31.69 3,853 3,848 53,560 46,240 7,330 50 32.3
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 838 836 34.37 4,934 4,922 70,050 59,210 10,840 150 37.8
0 to 9 employed persons 135 83 31.56 2,852 2,848 37,120 34,230 2,890 460 23.7
10 to 99 employed persons 238 162 28.17 2,704 2,700 37,190 32,450 4,740 160 25.4
100 or more employed persons 2,396 1,812 31.89 3,360 3,354 47,420 40,330 7,090 30 27.9
Cao-sector: private companies 218 150 28.38 2,840 2,834 38,290 34,080 4,200 370 26.2
Cao-sector: subsidised corporations 1,363 929 29.05 2,715 2,710 37,570 32,590 4,980 60 24.9
Cao-sector: government 1,188 979 34.42 4,006 3,999 57,160 48,070 9,090 10 30.7
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.