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 4,921 4,864 39.6 39.2 1,783 1,783
A-F Agriculture and industry 4,897 4,814 40.2 39.6 1,805 1,805
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 3,829 3,714 42.0 40.9 1,875 1,875
B-F Industry and energy 4,968 4,887 40.1 39.5 1,800 1,800
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 5,001 4,917 39.8 39.2 1,781 1,781
B Mining and quarrying 7,049 6,951 41.0 40.4 1,841 1,841
C Manufacturing 4,939 4,859 39.7 39.1 1,777 1,777
D Electricity and gas supply 6,150 6,101 39.4 39.1 1,810 1,810
E Water supply and waste management 4,637 4,437 41.7 40.0 1,812 1,812
F Construction 4,895 4,822 40.7 40.1 1,842 1,842
G-N Commercial services 4,863 4,796 40.2 39.6 1,805 1,805
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 4,346 4,244 40.4 39.5 1,804 1,804
G Wholesale and retail trade 4,409 4,367 40.0 39.6 1,810 1,810
H Transportation and storage 4,699 4,417 42.0 39.6 1,801 1,801
I Accommodation and food serving 3,235 3,227 39.1 39.0 1,783 1,783
J Information and communication 5,735 5,725 39.8 39.8 1,804 1,804
K Financial institutions 6,952 6,943 38.7 38.6 1,769 1,769
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 5,285 5,282 38.2 38.2 1,743 1,743
M-N Business services 4,793 4,740 40.4 39.9 1,819 1,819
M Other specialised business services 5,877 5,862 39.8 39.7 1,806 1,806
N Renting and other business support 3,749 3,659 41.0 40.0 1,830 1,830
O-U Noncommercial services 5,075 5,063 37.9 37.8 1,711 1,711
O-Q Government and care 5,115 5,103 37.8 37.7 1,706 1,706
O Public administration and services 5,128 5,113 37.7 37.6 1,711 1,711
P Education 5,064 5,060 38.3 38.3 1,698 1,698
Q Health and social work activities 5,129 5,116 37.6 37.6 1,703 1,703
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 4,673 4,660 38.8 38.7 1,762 1,762
R Culture, sports and recreation 4,592 4,583 39.0 38.9 1,775 1,775
S Other service activities 4,756 4,739 38.6 38.4 1,748 1,748
Type of employment contract: part-time A-U All economic activities 2,218 2,207 21.6 21.5 969 1,695
A-F Agriculture and industry 2,753 2,723 25.0 24.8 1,124 1,732
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1,438 1,421 17.5 17.4 790 1,733
B-F Industry and energy 2,934 2,903 26.0 25.8 1,170 1,732
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2,991 2,957 26.3 26.1 1,182 1,728
B Mining and quarrying 4,853 4,807 29.8 29.5 1,339 1,796
C Manufacturing 2,889 2,856 26.0 25.8 1,169 1,722
D Electricity and gas supply 4,311 4,296 28.7 28.6 1,321 1,798
E Water supply and waste management 3,301 3,247 29.0 28.5 1,281 1,747
F Construction 2,773 2,749 25.2 25.0 1,136 1,743
G-N Commercial services 1,782 1,767 19.9 19.8 899 1,741
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,370 1,360 17.7 17.6 803 1,736
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,414 1,407 18.4 18.3 835 1,733
H Transportation and storage 2,326 2,273 22.4 22.0 998 1,747
I Accommodation and food serving 876 874 14.3 14.3 651 1,740
J Information and communication 3,312 3,306 27.3 27.3 1,238 1,772
K Financial institutions 3,475 3,468 26.1 26.1 1,188 1,724
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2,726 2,724 23.7 23.7 1,079 1,719
M-N Business services 2,075 2,050 21.9 21.7 983 1,746
M Other specialised business services 2,988 2,980 24.7 24.7 1,118 1,773
N Renting and other business support 1,650 1,618 20.6 20.3 920 1,731
O-U Noncommercial services 2,614 2,612 22.8 22.8 1,018 1,643
O-Q Government and care 2,697 2,695 23.1 23.1 1,031 1,636
O Public administration and services 3,479 3,475 26.1 26.0 1,176 1,637
P Education 3,016 3,015 23.7 23.6 1,036 1,664
Q Health and social work activities 2,456 2,453 22.4 22.4 1,004 1,627
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 1,844 1,840 19.6 19.6 892 1,725
R Culture, sports and recreation 1,543 1,540 17.5 17.5 797 1,726
S Other service activities 2,244 2,238 22.5 22.4 1,018 1,725
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week A-U All economic activities 476 472 6.5 6.5 293 1,709
A-F Agriculture and industry 542 531 6.6 6.5 296 1,738
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 366 363 6.0 6.0 272 1,737
B-F Industry and energy 612 598 6.9 6.7 306 1,738
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 579 562 7.0 6.8 309 1,731
B Mining and quarrying 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
C Manufacturing 562 548 7.0 6.9 312 1,728
D Electricity and gas supply 846 829 5.7 5.6 258 1,804
E Water supply and waste management 800 700 7.3 6.4 291 1,761
F Construction 687 680 6.7 6.6 300 1,754
G-N Commercial services 401 397 6.4 6.4 289 1,733
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 334 331 6.5 6.4 293 1,729
G Wholesale and retail trade 324 321 6.5 6.5 295 1,717
H Transportation and storage 547 531 6.9 6.8 309 1,762
I Accommodation and food serving 311 310 6.3 6.3 288 1,744
J Information and communication 723 718 7.0 7.0 317 1,772
K Financial institutions 1,026 1,016 6.7 6.6 302 1,777
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 755 753 6.7 6.7 305 1,764
M-N Business services 513 508 6.1 6.1 276 1,737
M Other specialised business services 783 776 6.8 6.7 305 1,774
N Renting and other business support 439 434 5.9 5.9 268 1,725
O-U Noncommercial services 637 635 6.7 6.7 300 1,652
O-Q Government and care 677 675 6.8 6.8 305 1,635
O Public administration and services 691 684 5.3 5.3 240 1,648
P Education 696 694 6.7 6.7 296 1,685
Q Health and social work activities 671 669 7.1 7.0 314 1,622
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 465 464 6.2 6.2 283 1,739
R Culture, sports and recreation 428 427 6.0 6.0 273 1,740
S Other service activities 562 559 6.8 6.8 308 1,738
Working hours: 12 to19 hours a week A-U All economic activities 1,323 1,316 16.0 16.0 720 1,692
A-F Agriculture and industry 1,403 1,384 16.3 16.1 732 1,725
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1,139 1,123 16.0 15.9 721 1,732
B-F Industry and energy 1,461 1,441 16.3 16.2 735 1,724
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 1,415 1,392 16.4 16.2 737 1,716
B Mining and quarrying 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
C Manufacturing 1,379 1,357 16.4 16.2 736 1,712
D Electricity and gas supply 2,208 2,190 16.4 16.3 750 1,794
E Water supply and waste management 1,674 1,617 16.8 16.3 737 1,748
F Construction 1,578 1,563 16.2 16.1 730 1,746
G-N Commercial services 1,108 1,099 15.8 15.7 716 1,731
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 982 975 15.7 15.7 714 1,729
G Wholesale and retail trade 981 976 15.7 15.7 714 1,719
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

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.