Employment; jobs, wages, working hours, SIC2008; key figures

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Characteristics job / employee / company Industrial classes / branches (SIC2008) Wage per job Monthly wages Monthly wage including overtime (euro) Wage per job Monthly wages Monthly wage excluding overtime (euro) Working hours Per job per week including overtime (hour) Working hours Per job per week excluding overtime (hour) Working hours Per job per year (hour) Working hours Per working year (hour)
Type of employment contract: full-time A-U All economic activities 4,705 4,649 39.6 39.2 1,791 1,791
A-F Agriculture and industry 4,661 4,580 40.2 39.6 1,813 1,813
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 3,675 3,564 42.0 40.8 1,883 1,883
B-F Industry and energy 4,726 4,647 40.1 39.5 1,808 1,808
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 4,753 4,671 39.8 39.2 1,789 1,789
B Mining and quarrying 6,900 6,808 41.1 40.4 1,850 1,850
C Manufacturing 4,693 4,615 39.7 39.1 1,786 1,786
D Electricity and gas supply 5,871 5,816 39.5 39.2 1,820 1,820
E Water supply and waste management 4,430 4,239 41.5 39.8 1,810 1,810
F Construction 4,664 4,594 40.7 40.2 1,851 1,851
G-N Commercial services 4,653 4,589 40.2 39.6 1,814 1,814
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 4,168 4,070 40.4 39.5 1,813 1,813
G Wholesale and retail trade 4,238 4,196 40.0 39.6 1,818 1,818
H Transportation and storage 4,485 4,216 42.1 39.6 1,811 1,811
I Accommodation and food serving 3,095 3,086 39.2 39.1 1,792 1,792
J Information and communication 5,516 5,505 39.9 39.8 1,815 1,815
K Financial institutions 6,647 6,639 38.7 38.6 1,776 1,776
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 5,146 5,143 38.3 38.3 1,753 1,753
M-N Business services 4,575 4,525 40.4 39.9 1,826 1,826
M Other specialised business services 5,654 5,640 39.9 39.8 1,815 1,815
N Renting and other business support 3,567 3,484 41.0 40.0 1,837 1,837
O-U Noncommercial services 4,869 4,856 37.8 37.7 1,718 1,718
O-Q Government and care 4,913 4,900 37.7 37.6 1,712 1,712
O Public administration and services 4,932 4,916 37.7 37.6 1,715 1,715
P Education 4,797 4,793 37.9 37.9 1,709 1,709
Q Health and social work activities 4,970 4,955 37.6 37.6 1,710 1,710
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 4,432 4,419 38.8 38.7 1,771 1,771
R Culture, sports and recreation 4,375 4,365 39.0 38.9 1,785 1,785
S Other service activities 4,493 4,475 38.6 38.4 1,756 1,756
Type of employment contract: part-time A-U All economic activities 2,089 2,078 21.5 21.4 970 1,705
A-F Agriculture and industry 2,570 2,541 24.7 24.4 1,115 1,741
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1,333 1,317 17.3 17.1 782 1,740
B-F Industry and energy 2,748 2,716 25.7 25.5 1,162 1,741
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2,816 2,782 26.1 25.9 1,179 1,738
B Mining and quarrying 4,638 4,588 29.4 29.2 1,329 1,804
C Manufacturing 2,729 2,695 25.8 25.6 1,166 1,732
D Electricity and gas supply 3,900 3,885 27.9 27.8 1,289 1,811
E Water supply and waste management 3,125 3,073 28.9 28.5 1,288 1,763
F Construction 2,543 2,520 24.6 24.4 1,114 1,751
G-N Commercial services 1,671 1,657 19.9 19.7 900 1,751
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,286 1,276 17.6 17.6 803 1,744
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,324 1,317 18.3 18.2 832 1,741
H Transportation and storage 2,186 2,141 22.2 21.8 997 1,755
I Accommodation and food serving 832 831 14.4 14.4 657 1,747
J Information and communication 3,130 3,124 27.1 27.1 1,235 1,787
K Financial institutions 3,262 3,254 26.0 25.9 1,186 1,737
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2,562 2,560 23.3 23.3 1,065 1,727
M-N Business services 1,940 1,917 21.9 21.7 988 1,757
M Other specialised business services 2,811 2,803 24.6 24.6 1,119 1,784
N Renting and other business support 1,548 1,518 20.7 20.4 929 1,743
O-U Noncommercial services 2,480 2,478 22.7 22.7 1,024 1,654
O-Q Government and care 2,560 2,557 23.0 23.0 1,038 1,647
O Public administration and services 3,316 3,311 26.0 25.9 1,178 1,646
P Education 2,844 2,843 23.2 23.2 1,047 1,688
Q Health and social work activities 2,333 2,331 22.4 22.4 1,009 1,634
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 1,741 1,737 19.6 19.5 893 1,734
R Culture, sports and recreation 1,455 1,453 17.4 17.4 796 1,734
S Other service activities 2,117 2,112 22.4 22.4 1,021 1,734
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week A-U All economic activities 440 436 6.5 6.5 296 1,719
A-F Agriculture and industry 493 481 6.6 6.5 297 1,748
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 346 342 6.0 6.0 273 1,746
B-F Industry and energy 554 538 6.8 6.7 306 1,748
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 526 506 6.9 6.8 310 1,741
B Mining and quarrying 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
C Manufacturing 514 495 7.0 6.9 313 1,738
D Electricity and gas supply 661 654 5.4 5.3 246 1,826
E Water supply and waste management 691 581 7.4 6.4 294 1,773
F Construction 618 611 6.6 6.5 299 1,764
G-N Commercial services 369 365 6.4 6.4 293 1,742
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 317 314 6.5 6.5 297 1,737
G Wholesale and retail trade 310 305 6.6 6.5 299 1,725
H Transportation and storage 508 493 6.9 6.8 312 1,770
I Accommodation and food serving 295 294 6.4 6.4 292 1,751
J Information and communication 634 630 7.0 6.9 316 1,783
K Financial institutions 940 929 6.6 6.6 301 1,787
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 716 713 6.6 6.6 304 1,774
M-N Business services 447 442 6.2 6.1 279 1,751
M Other specialised business services 695 689 6.7 6.6 302 1,784
N Renting and other business support 379 374 6.0 6.0 273 1,741
O-U Noncommercial services 599 597 6.7 6.7 303 1,663
O-Q Government and care 637 635 6.8 6.8 307 1,646
O Public administration and services 581 575 5.3 5.3 241 1,656
P Education 672 670 6.6 6.6 302 1,710
Q Health and social work activities 634 633 7.1 7.1 317 1,629
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 441 439 6.2 6.2 285 1,746
R Culture, sports and recreation 403 402 6.0 6.0 275 1,746
S Other service activities 538 535 6.8 6.8 311 1,745
Working hours: 12 to19 hours a week A-U All economic activities 1,253 1,247 16.0 16.0 726 1,703
A-F Agriculture and industry 1,327 1,306 16.3 16.1 736 1,735
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1,081 1,069 15.9 15.8 723 1,741
B-F Industry and energy 1,381 1,358 16.3 16.2 739 1,734
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 1,339 1,314 16.4 16.2 741 1,726
B Mining and quarrying 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
C Manufacturing 1,305 1,280 16.4 16.2 741 1,722
D Electricity and gas supply 2,005 1,984 16.4 16.3 753 1,815
E Water supply and waste management 1,575 1,527 16.7 16.3 741 1,762
F Construction 1,492 1,476 16.1 16.0 732 1,756
G-N Commercial services 1,037 1,029 15.8 15.7 719 1,741
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 928 921 15.8 15.7 717 1,737
G Wholesale and retail trade 933 927 15.8 15.7 717 1,728
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 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

Wage per job
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.
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.
Per job per week excluding 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 and paid sick and study leave, but exclude reduction of working hours and paid overtime.

Per job per year
The yearly working hours of a job are the average hours paid for a job per year excluding overtime hours and holiday leave, leave as compensation for shorter working hours (ADV) and public holidays. For the yearly working hours in a year of employment this yearly average is calculated for a year of employment instead for a job.



Per working year
A working year is a measure for the labour volume calculated by converting all jobs (full-time and part-time) in a year to full-time equivalents (fte) by dividing the agreed working hours by the agreed working hours of a full-time job in a particular industry. The resulting full-time equivalents add up to working years. For example, two jobs of 0.5 fte add up to one working year.