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

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Sex of employee Type of employment contract Size of 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) Working hours Per job per week excluding overtime (hour) Working hours Per job per year (hour) Working hours Per working year (hour)
Total male and female Total Total 1,545 1,054 29.53 2,780 2,775 38,350 33,360 4,990 80 25.0 25.0 1,128 1,653
0 to 9 employed persons 113 70 32.14 2,927 2,923 38,110 35,120 2,990 410 23.9 23.8 1,091 1,756
10 to 99 employed persons 177 119 27.31 2,572 2,567 35,250 30,860 4,390 150 24.9 24.8 1,128 1,680
100 or more employed persons 1,254 865 29.61 2,796 2,791 38,810 33,550 5,250 40 25.1 25.1 1,131 1,641
Type of employment contract: part-time Total 1,283 792 27.72 2,333 2,331 32,050 28,000 4,050 30 22.4 22.4 1,009 1,634
0 to 9 employed persons 94 51 28.37 2,240 2,237 29,650 26,880 2,770 170 20.7 20.7 946 1,741
10 to 99 employed persons 148 90 26.10 2,203 2,200 30,150 26,440 3,710 60 22.3 22.3 1,011 1,668
100 or more employed persons 1,041 651 27.89 2,360 2,358 32,530 28,320 4,210 20 22.6 22.6 1,014 1,621
Type of employment contract: full-time Total 262 262 34.77 4,970 4,955 69,240 59,640 9,600 290 37.6 37.6 1,710 1,710
0 to 9 employed persons 19 19 41.75 6,246 6,239 78,980 74,950 4,020 1,590 39.1 39.1 1,793 1,793
10 to 99 employed persons 29 29 30.89 4,435 4,423 61,040 53,220 7,820 580 37.8 37.7 1,718 1,718
100 or more employed persons 213 213 34.63 4,927 4,911 69,470 59,130 10,350 130 37.5 37.4 1,702 1,702
Male Total Total 247 196 34.68 3,877 3,866 53,280 46,520 6,760 250 29.5 29.4 1,338 1,684
0 to 9 employed persons 24 17 44.92 4,888 4,884 61,560 58,660 2,900 1,280 28.4 28.4 1,305 1,797
10 to 99 employed persons 28 21 31.85 3,403 3,394 46,490 40,830 5,660 440 28.1 28.0 1,279 1,713
100 or more employed persons 195 158 33.86 3,822 3,810 53,250 45,860 7,380 90 29.8 29.8 1,350 1,668
Type of employment contract: part-time Total 142 91 30.15 2,662 2,658 36,450 31,940 4,510 100 23.4 23.4 1,058 1,649
0 to 9 employed persons 14 7 38.47 3,048 3,044 39,030 36,580 2,460 600 20.7 20.7 950 1,770
10 to 99 employed persons 18 11 28.46 2,438 2,432 33,390 29,250 4,140 160 22.6 22.5 1,026 1,690
100 or more employed persons 110 72 29.48 2,650 2,645 36,620 31,800 4,830 30 23.9 23.8 1,077 1,631
Type of employment contract: full-time Total 105 105 38.44 5,511 5,493 75,940 66,140 9,800 440 37.7 37.6 1,715 1,715
0 to 9 employed persons 10 10 49.79 7,546 7,541 94,090 90,550 3,540 2,260 39.6 39.5 1,818 1,818
10 to 99 employed persons 10 10 35.48 5,154 5,141 70,280 61,850 8,430 940 38.1 38.0 1,739 1,739
100 or more employed persons 86 86 37.42 5,324 5,303 74,540 63,880 10,660 180 37.4 37.3 1,700 1,700
Female Total Total 1,298 858 28.33 2,572 2,568 35,510 30,860 4,650 40 24.1 24.1 1,088 1,646
0 to 9 employed persons 90 53 27.91 2,412 2,408 31,950 28,940 3,010 180 22.7 22.6 1,035 1,743
10 to 99 employed persons 149 98 26.33 2,418 2,414 33,170 29,010 4,160 100 24.3 24.3 1,100 1,673
100 or more employed persons 1,059 706 28.64 2,607 2,603 36,140 31,280 4,860 20 24.3 24.2 1,091 1,635
Type of employment contract: part-time Total 1,141 701 27.40 2,292 2,290 31,500 27,510 3,990 20 22.3 22.3 1,003 1,632
0 to 9 employed persons 80 44 26.61 2,099 2,096 28,020 25,190 2,830 90 20.7 20.7 945 1,736
10 to 99 employed persons 130 79 25.77 2,171 2,168 29,710 26,050 3,660 50 22.3 22.3 1,009 1,665
100 or more employed persons 932 579 27.69 2,326 2,324 32,050 27,910 4,140 10 22.4 22.4 1,007 1,620
Type of employment contract: full-time Total 157 157 32.29 4,607 4,594 64,740 55,280 9,460 190 37.6 37.5 1,707 1,707
0 to 9 employed persons 10 10 33.61 4,966 4,957 64,100 59,600 4,500 930 38.7 38.6 1,770 1,770
10 to 99 employed persons 19 19 28.53 4,071 4,060 56,360 48,850 7,520 410 37.6 37.5 1,708 1,708
100 or more employed persons 127 127 32.76 4,661 4,648 66,060 55,930 10,140 110 37.5 37.4 1,702 1,702
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 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 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.
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.