Employment; sex; type of employment contract, job characteristics, SIC2008

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Job characterics Industry class / branch (SIC2008) Wage per job Yearly wage Yearly wage including bonuses (euro) Wage per job Yearly wage Bonuses and allowances (euro)
Total A-U All economic activities 47,360 6,570
A-F Agriculture and industry 57,910 7,310
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 35,140 2,770
B-F Industry and energy 59,910 7,710
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 61,110 8,830
B Mining and quarrying 99,650 21,130
C Manufacturing 59,890 8,520
D Electricity and gas supply 79,620 13,280
E Water supply and waste management 58,550 7,970
F Construction 57,090 5,080
G-N Commercial services 44,540 6,320
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 34,890 4,290
G Wholesale and retail trade 35,970 4,760
H Transportation and storage 51,420 6,300
I Accommodation and food serving 18,140 1,270
J Information and communication 72,860 13,770
K Financial institutions 85,980 16,480
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 54,910 6,520
M-N Business services 46,310 6,260
M Other specialised business services 65,210 9,420
N Renting and other business support 33,830 4,180
O-U Noncommercial services 46,920 6,620
O-Q Government and care 48,080 6,880
O Public administration and services 64,430 10,200
P Education 51,210 7,660
Q Health and social work activities 40,200 5,230
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 35,930 4,110
R Culture, sports and recreation 31,800 3,680
S Other service activities 41,040 4,630
Job type: temporary A-U All economic activities 28,550 2,790
A-F Agriculture and industry 33,960 2,550
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 28,840 2,170
B-F Industry and energy 36,050 2,700
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 41,320 3,200
B Mining and quarrying 0 0
C Manufacturing 38,480 2,690
D Electricity and gas supply 0 0
E Water supply and waste management 0 0
F Construction 32,580 2,370
G-N Commercial services 28,520 2,790
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 26,360 2,240
G Wholesale and retail trade 29,090 2,630
H Transportation and storage 0 0
I Accommodation and food serving 0 0
J Information and communication 32,970 4,270
K Financial institutions 0 0
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 0 0
M-N Business services 28,510 2,790
M Other specialised business services 47,080 4,850
N Renting and other business support 28,430 2,780
O-U Noncommercial services 30,960 3,500
O-Q Government and care 23,090 2,620
O Public administration and services 0 0
P Education 0 0
Q Health and social work activities 0 0
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 0 0
R Culture, sports and recreation 0 0
S Other service activities 0 0
Job type: stand-by A-U All economic activities 10,940 690
A-F Agriculture and industry 14,710 640
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 16,360 410
B-F Industry and energy 13,620 790
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 12,410 740
B Mining and quarrying 0 0
C Manufacturing 12,270 730
D Electricity and gas supply 0 0
E Water supply and waste management 14,930 1,040
F Construction 17,010 940
G-N Commercial services 10,270 600
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 8,890 450
G Wholesale and retail trade 8,510 520
H Transportation and storage 15,210 880
I Accommodation and food serving 8,300 290
J Information and communication 13,940 1,160
K Financial institutions 19,390 2,360
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 12,410 820
M-N Business services 15,650 1,180
M Other specialised business services 14,160 1,070
N Renting and other business support 15,960 1,200
O-U Noncommercial services 12,200 1,070
O-Q Government and care 13,550 1,340
O Public administration and services 9,560 820
P Education 11,800 1,180
Q Health and social work activities 14,040 1,390
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 9,350 490
R Culture, sports and recreation 8,800 460
S Other service activities 11,070 590
Job type: manager large shareholder A-U All economic activities 67,450 2,670
A-F Agriculture and industry 62,440 2,340
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 49,570 1,160
B-F Industry and energy 64,960 2,580
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 67,150 3,100
B Mining and quarrying 0 0
C Manufacturing 67,060 3,110
D Electricity and gas supply 0 0
E Water supply and waste management 0 0
F Construction 63,550 2,240
G-N Commercial services 66,490 2,790
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 62,680 2,490
G Wholesale and retail trade 63,700 2,640
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 into
- employee characteristics (sex)
- job characteristics (type of employment contract, working hours, car of the company: yes or no and overtime: yes or no)
- 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 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
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.
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.