Employment; sex; type of employment contract, size of company, SIC2008

Employment; sex; type of employment contract, size of company, SIC2008

Sex of employee Type of employment contract Size of company Industry classes / branches (SIC2008) Periods Wage per job Monthly wages Monthly wage including overtime (euro) Wage per job Monthly wages Monthly wage excluding overtime (euro)
Total male and female Total Total A-U All economic activities 2022 2,852 2,822
Total male and female Total Total A-F Agriculture and industry 2022 3,547 3,485
Total male and female Total Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 2,147 2,088
Total male and female Total Total B-F Industry and energy 2022 3,675 3,613
Total male and female Total Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022 3,669 3,604
Total male and female Total Total B Mining and quarrying 2022 5,801 5,727
Total male and female Total Total C Manufacturing 2022 3,622 3,559
Total male and female Total Total D Electricity and gas supply 2022 4,337 4,313
Total male and female Total Total E Water supply and waste management 2022 3,602 3,461
Total male and female Total Total F Construction 2022 3,690 3,635
Total male and female Total Total G-N Commercial services 2022 2,683 2,647
Total male and female Total Total G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022 2,167 2,122
Total male and female Total Total G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 2,195 2,173
Total male and female Total Total H Transportation and storage 2022 3,176 2,997
Total male and female Total Total I Accommodation and food serving 2022 1,188 1,183
Total male and female Total Total J Information and communication 2022 4,258 4,249
Total male and female Total Total K Financial institutions 2022 4,851 4,842
Total male and female Total Total L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 3,462 3,459
Total male and female Total Total M-N Business services 2022 2,689 2,655
Total male and female Total Total M Other specialised business services 2022 4,045 4,032
Total male and female Total Total N Renting and other business support 2022 1,962 1,916
Total male and female Total Total O-U Noncommercial services 2022 2,806 2,799
Total male and female Total Total O-Q Government and care 2022 2,865 2,858
Total male and female Total Total O Public administration and services 2022 3,805 3,793
Total male and female Total Total P Education 2022 3,036 3,033
Total male and female Total Total Q Health and social work activities 2022 2,438 2,433
Total male and female Total Total R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 2,240 2,233
Total male and female Total Total R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 2,006 2,001
Total male and female Total Total S Other service activities 2022 2,507 2,497
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons A-U All economic activities 2022 2,522 2,509
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons A-F Agriculture and industry 2022 2,573 2,548
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 1,739 1,711
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons B-F Industry and energy 2022 2,806 2,783
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022 2,646 2,619
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons B Mining and quarrying 2022 0 0
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons C Manufacturing 2022 2,688 2,660
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons D Electricity and gas supply 2022 1,762 1,759
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons E Water supply and waste management 2022 3,106 3,049
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons F Construction 2022 2,957 2,937
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons G-N Commercial services 2022 2,612 2,599
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022 1,757 1,739
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 2,146 2,136
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons H Transportation and storage 2022 2,602 2,449
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons I Accommodation and food serving 2022 938 935
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons J Information and communication 2022 3,593 3,589
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons K Financial institutions 2022 4,250 4,247
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 2,897 2,894
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons M-N Business services 2022 3,262 3,251
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons M Other specialised business services 2022 3,617 3,611
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons N Renting and other business support 2022 2,259 2,235
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons O-U Noncommercial services 2022 2,135 2,129
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons O-Q Government and care 2022 2,489 2,482
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons O Public administration and services 2022 4,154 4,149
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons P Education 2022 2,098 2,093
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons Q Health and social work activities 2022 2,556 2,549
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 1,633 1,629
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1,521 1,517
Total male and female Total 0 to 9 employed persons S Other service activities 2022 1,722 1,718
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons A-U All economic activities 2022 2,704 2,658
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons A-F Agriculture and industry 2022 3,139 3,068
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 2,130 2,053
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons B-F Industry and energy 2022 3,276 3,206
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022 3,149 3,077
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons B Mining and quarrying 2022 5,323 5,235
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons C Manufacturing 2022 3,108 3,040
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons D Electricity and gas supply 2022 4,272 4,238
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons E Water supply and waste management 2022 3,398 3,213
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons F Construction 2022 3,510 3,445
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons G-N Commercial services 2022 2,648 2,601
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022 2,212 2,150
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 2,456 2,427
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons H Transportation and storage 2022 3,092 2,773
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons I Accommodation and food serving 2022 1,192 1,188
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons J Information and communication 2022 4,005 3,997
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons K Financial institutions 2022 5,091 5,079
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2022 3,657 3,652
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons M-N Business services 2022 2,897 2,865
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons M Other specialised business services 2022 3,622 3,606
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons N Renting and other business support 2022 2,222 2,175
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons O-U Noncommercial services 2022 2,349 2,342
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons O-Q Government and care 2022 2,378 2,371
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons O Public administration and services 2022 3,687 3,681
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons P Education 2022 2,567 2,562
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons Q Health and social work activities 2022 2,250 2,244
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2022 2,283 2,275
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons R Culture, sports and recreation 2022 1,945 1,939
Total male and female Total 10 to 99 employed persons S Other service activities 2022 2,802 2,792
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons A-U All economic activities 2022 2,988 2,960
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons A-F Agriculture and industry 2022 4,077 4,011
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2022 3,213 3,136
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons B-F Industry and energy 2022 4,098 4,032
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2022 4,055 3,988
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons B Mining and quarrying 2022 6,072 6,003
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons C Manufacturing 2022 4,009 3,944
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons D Electricity and gas supply 2022 4,839 4,811
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons E Water supply and waste management 2022 3,705 3,573
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons F Construction 2022 4,266 4,201
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons G-N Commercial services 2022 2,728 2,689
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2022 2,307 2,262
Total male and female Total 100 or more employed persons G Wholesale and retail trade 2022 2,043 2,023
Source: CBS.
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This table comprises yearly figures on the main aspects of employment, wages and working hours in the Netherlands. The information in this table is broken down by sex of the employee, type of employment contract, size of enterprise and classification according to Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (SIC 2008)

Data available from: 2009.

Status of the figures:
Figures for the years 2009 to 2022 are final.

Changes as of 13 October 2023:
The provisional figures for 2022 are replaced by final ones.

When will new figures be published?
The provisional figures for 2023 will be published in April 2024.

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.