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 4,914 4,859 39.6 39.1 1,782 1,782
A-F Agriculture and industry 4,891 4,813 40.1 39.6 1,805 1,805
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 3,827 3,716 41.9 40.9 1,875 1,875
B-F Industry and energy 4,962 4,886 40.0 39.5 1,800 1,800
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 4,995 4,917 39.7 39.2 1,781 1,781
B Mining and quarrying 7,069 6,981 41.0 40.4 1,840 1,840
C Manufacturing 4,931 4,858 39.6 39.1 1,777 1,777
D Electricity and gas supply 6,158 6,115 39.4 39.2 1,811 1,811
E Water supply and waste management 4,635 4,438 41.7 40.0 1,813 1,813
F Construction 4,891 4,820 40.7 40.1 1,841 1,841
G-N Commercial services 4,853 4,789 40.1 39.6 1,804 1,804
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 4,335 4,237 40.4 39.5 1,803 1,803
G Wholesale and retail trade 4,401 4,361 39.9 39.6 1,809 1,809
H Transportation and storage 4,683 4,408 42.0 39.6 1,800 1,800
I Accommodation and food serving 3,229 3,221 39.1 39.0 1,781 1,781
J Information and communication 5,714 5,705 39.8 39.8 1,805 1,805
K Financial institutions 6,989 6,980 38.7 38.7 1,770 1,770
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 5,276 5,273 38.2 38.2 1,742 1,742
M-N Business services 4,784 4,732 40.4 39.8 1,815 1,815
M Other specialised business services 5,864 5,850 39.8 39.7 1,805 1,805
N Renting and other business support 3,738 3,650 40.9 39.9 1,825 1,825
O-U Noncommercial services 5,071 5,061 37.9 37.8 1,710 1,710
O-Q Government and care 5,112 5,102 37.8 37.7 1,705 1,705
O Public administration and services 5,121 5,108 37.6 37.6 1,709 1,709
P Education . . . . . .
Q Health and social work activities 5,134 5,122 37.6 37.5 1,701 1,701
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 4,662 4,649 38.7 38.6 1,761 1,761
R Culture, sports and recreation 4,583 4,574 38.9 38.9 1,774 1,774
S Other service activities 4,743 4,726 38.6 38.4 1,747 1,747
Type of employment contract: part-time A-U All economic activities 2,219 2,206 21.6 21.5 970 1,696
A-F Agriculture and industry 2,762 2,721 25.1 24.8 1,126 1,733
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1,446 1,424 17.7 17.5 794 1,735
B-F Industry and energy 2,943 2,900 26.1 25.8 1,172 1,733
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 3,008 2,960 26.5 26.1 1,186 1,729
B Mining and quarrying 4,805 4,717 29.9 29.5 1,336 1,794
C Manufacturing 2,907 2,858 26.2 25.8 1,171 1,723
D Electricity and gas supply 4,325 4,298 28.9 28.8 1,331 1,799
E Water supply and waste management 3,312 3,243 29.2 28.6 1,286 1,748
F Construction 2,756 2,728 25.1 24.9 1,133 1,744
G-N Commercial services 1,779 1,763 20.0 19.8 900 1,743
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1,372 1,360 17.8 17.7 805 1,738
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,414 1,405 18.4 18.3 835 1,735
H Transportation and storage 2,338 2,276 22.5 22.1 1,004 1,748
I Accommodation and food serving 874 873 14.3 14.3 651 1,743
J Information and communication 3,297 3,287 27.4 27.4 1,240 1,774
K Financial institutions 3,543 3,535 26.4 26.4 1,202 1,729
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2,702 2,700 23.7 23.7 1,078 1,719
M-N Business services 2,055 2,029 21.9 21.6 980 1,747
M Other specialised business services 2,964 2,955 24.7 24.7 1,117 1,772
N Renting and other business support 1,638 1,605 20.6 20.2 917 1,733
O-U Noncommercial services 2,618 2,615 22.8 22.8 1,020 1,644
O-Q Government and care 2,701 2,698 23.2 23.1 1,033 1,637
O Public administration and services 3,479 3,470 26.2 26.1 1,180 1,638
P Education . . . . . .
Q Health and social work activities 2,457 2,454 22.4 22.4 1,005 1,628
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 1,842 1,838 19.7 19.6 892 1,726
R Culture, sports and recreation 1,540 1,537 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 465 461 6.5 6.5 293 1,711
A-F Agriculture and industry 519 507 6.6 6.5 297 1,739
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 364 360 6.0 6.0 272 1,739
B-F Industry and energy 581 565 6.9 6.7 307 1,739
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 548 530 7.0 6.8 310 1,733
B Mining and quarrying 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
C Manufacturing 534 519 7.0 6.9 312 1,730
D Electricity and gas supply 772 752 5.7 5.7 260 1,807
E Water supply and waste management 745 614 7.5 6.4 291 1,762
F Construction 655 646 6.7 6.6 301 1,755
G-N Commercial services 391 387 6.4 6.4 289 1,735
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 331 328 6.5 6.4 294 1,733
G Wholesale and retail trade 320 318 6.5 6.5 295 1,720
H Transportation and storage 533 515 6.9 6.8 310 1,764
I Accommodation and food serving 310 310 6.3 6.3 288 1,747
J Information and communication 655 650 7.0 7.0 317 1,772
K Financial institutions 952 942 6.7 6.7 304 1,777
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 730 728 6.7 6.7 306 1,764
M-N Business services 491 486 6.1 6.1 275 1,736
M Other specialised business services 747 740 6.8 6.7 305 1,774
N Renting and other business support 423 417 5.9 5.9 267 1,725
O-U Noncommercial services 629 627 6.7 6.7 301 1,653
O-Q Government and care 668 666 6.9 6.8 305 1,635
O Public administration and services 633 626 5.4 5.3 241 1,648
P Education 691 690 6.7 6.7 297 1,684
Q Health and social work activities 667 665 7.1 7.0 315 1,623
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 460 459 6.2 6.2 283 1,739
R Culture, sports and recreation 424 423 6.0 6.0 273 1,740
S Other service activities 556 552 6.8 6.8 308 1,738
Working hours: 12 to19 hours a week A-U All economic activities 1,317 1,309 16.0 16.0 720 1,693
A-F Agriculture and industry 1,392 1,369 16.3 16.1 732 1,727
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1,138 1,120 16.0 15.9 721 1,734
B-F Industry and energy 1,448 1,423 16.3 16.2 735 1,726
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 1,405 1,378 16.4 16.2 737 1,718
B Mining and quarrying 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
C Manufacturing 1,369 1,343 16.4 16.2 736 1,714
D Electricity and gas supply 2,197 2,172 16.4 16.3 752 1,797
E Water supply and waste management 1,667 1,597 16.9 16.3 736 1,748
F Construction 1,557 1,540 16.2 16.0 730 1,747
G-N Commercial services 1,100 1,091 15.8 15.7 716 1,733
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 980 972 15.8 15.7 714 1,732
G Wholesale and retail trade 979 973 15.7 15.7 714 1,722
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 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

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.