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

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Job characterics Industry class / branch (SIC2008) 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)
Total A-U All economic activities 9,167 6,962 30.49 3,399 3,368 47,360 40,790 6,570 600 29.5
A-F Agriculture and industry 1,372 1,220 31.33 4,216 4,150 57,910 50,600 7,310 990 35.4
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 111 82 23.15 2,698 2,629 35,140 32,370 2,770 420 30.4
B-F Industry and energy 1,261 1,137 31.94 4,350 4,284 59,910 52,200 7,710 1,040 35.8
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 884 795 32.37 4,357 4,288 61,110 52,280 8,830 710 35.5
B Mining and quarrying 8 8 44.97 6,543 6,456 99,650 78,520 21,130 830 38.4
C Manufacturing 794 712 31.97 4,281 4,216 59,890 51,370 8,520 670 35.3
D Electricity and gas supply 41 38 40.03 5,528 5,491 79,620 66,340 13,280 1,410 35.8
E Water supply and waste management 41 38 29.59 4,215 4,059 58,550 50,580 7,970 740 37.7
F Construction 377 343 30.97 4,334 4,274 57,090 52,010 5,080 1,820 36.6
G-N Commercial services 4,655 3,434 28.75 3,186 3,147 44,540 38,230 6,320 840 29.2
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,382 1,611 25.00 2,551 2,504 34,890 30,610 4,290 590 26.8
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,463 1,006 25.33 2,601 2,580 35,970 31,210 4,760 770 27.0
H Transportation and storage 416 346 28.80 3,760 3,568 51,420 45,120 6,300 510 34.3
I Accommodation and food serving 504 259 18.59 1,406 1,403 18,140 16,870 1,270 130 19.9
J Information and communication 329 297 36.40 4,924 4,915 72,860 59,090 13,770 1,770 35.8
K Financial institutions 240 215 44.14 5,792 5,784 85,980 69,510 16,480 1,120 34.4
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 81 66 34.03 4,033 4,030 54,910 48,390 6,520 1,400 31.2
M-N Business services 1,622 1,245 28.85 3,337 3,300 46,310 40,050 6,260 940 30.6
M Other specialised business services 645 545 36.68 4,650 4,638 65,210 55,800 9,420 1,690 33.5
N Renting and other business support 977 700 22.70 2,471 2,416 33,830 29,650 4,180 440 28.6
O-U Noncommercial services 3,140 2,308 32.76 3,359 3,353 46,920 40,310 6,620 90 27.4
O-Q Government and care 2,843 2,113 33.24 3,433 3,428 48,080 41,200 6,880 70 27.6
O Public administration and services 650 584 35.71 4,519 4,508 64,430 54,220 10,200 20 33.4
P Education 602 444 35.16 3,629 3,627 51,210 43,550 7,660 70 28.1
Q Health and social work activities 1,590 1,085 31.08 2,914 2,910 40,200 34,970 5,230 80 25.0
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 298 195 27.81 2,652 2,645 35,930 31,820 4,110 330 25.1
R Culture, sports and recreation 165 99 26.60 2,343 2,338 31,800 28,110 3,680 290 23.2
S Other service activities 133 96 29.07 3,033 3,024 41,040 36,400 4,630 390 27.6
Job type: temporary A-U All economic activities 429 306 19.42 2,146 2,057 28,550 25,760 2,790 80 28.9
A-F Agriculture and industry 2 2 19.44 2,618 2,419 33,960 31,420 2,550 130 34.7
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1 0 17.25 2,222 2,068 28,840 26,670 2,170 60 33.5
B-F Industry and energy 1 1 20.29 2,780 2,562 36,050 33,360 2,700 160 35.3
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 1 0 21.50 3,177 2,809 41,320 38,130 3,200 60 37.9
B Mining and quarrying 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
C Manufacturing 1 0 20.00 2,983 2,593 38,480 35,790 2,690 60 37.8
D Electricity and gas supply 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
E Water supply and waste management 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
F Construction 1 1 19.44 2,518 2,398 32,580 30,210 2,370 220 33.5
G-N Commercial services 426 304 19.41 2,144 2,055 28,520 25,720 2,790 80 28.9
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 1 1 17.50 2,010 1,904 26,360 24,120 2,240 60 29.8
G Wholesale and retail trade 1 0 16.89 2,205 2,068 29,090 26,460 2,630 50 33.8
H Transportation and storage 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
I Accommodation and food serving 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
J Information and communication 1 0 24.91 2,391 2,360 32,970 28,700 4,270 400 25.2
K Financial institutions 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
M-N Business services 425 303 19.40 2,144 2,055 28,510 25,720 2,790 80 28.9
M Other specialised business services 2 2 27.59 3,520 3,449 47,080 42,240 4,850 830 33.4
N Renting and other business support 423 302 19.36 2,137 2,049 28,430 25,650 2,780 70 28.9
O-U Noncommercial services 1 1 28.77 2,289 2,280 30,960 27,460 3,500 450 21.1
O-Q Government and care 1 0 22.94 1,705 1,696 23,090 20,460 2,620 80 19.6
O Public administration and services 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
P Education 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Q Health and social work activities 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
R Culture, sports and recreation 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
S Other service activities 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Job type: stand-by A-U All economic activities 1,066 366 16.82 855 846 10,940 10,260 690 10 13.3
A-F Agriculture and industry 78 34 17.02 1,173 1,149 14,710 14,070 640 20 17.9
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 31 16 15.63 1,329 1,303 16,360 15,950 410 10 22.0
B-F Industry and energy 47 18 18.38 1,069 1,047 13,620 12,830 790 30 15.2
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 35 12 17.85 973 953 12,410 11,670 740 20 14.3
B Mining and quarrying 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
C Manufacturing 33 12 17.74 962 941 12,270 11,540 730 20 14.2
D Electricity and gas supply 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
E Water supply and waste management 1 0 18.96 1,157 1,135 14,930 13,890 1,040 50 15.9
F Construction 12 6 19.57 1,340 1,311 17,010 16,080 940 60 17.9
G-N Commercial services 796 274 15.78 806 797 10,270 9,670 600 10 13.4
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 631 205 14.75 703 699 8,890 8,440 450 0 12.5
G Wholesale and retail trade 306 99 14.12 666 663 8,510 7,990 520 0 12.4
H Transportation and storage 44 17 19.51 1,194 1,153 15,210 14,330 880 10 15.9
I Accommodation and food serving 281 88 14.48 667 666 8,300 8,010 290 0 12.1
J Information and communication 9 3 20.00 1,065 1,061 13,940 12,780 1,160 40 14.1
K Financial institutions 3 1 20.49 1,419 1,417 19,390 17,030 2,360 50 18.2
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 3 1 18.29 966 966 12,410 11,600 820 30 13.9
M-N Business services 150 64 18.67 1,206 1,180 15,650 14,470 1,180 30 16.9
M Other specialised business services 26 9 20.74 1,091 1,086 14,160 13,090 1,070 40 13.9
N Renting and other business support 124 54 18.32 1,231 1,199 15,960 14,770 1,200 20 17.5
O-U Noncommercial services 192 58 21.81 928 926 12,200 11,130 1,070 0 11.3
O-Q Government and care 130 40 24.20 1,017 1,016 13,550 12,210 1,340 0 11.3
O Public administration and services 4 1 28.92 728 724 9,560 8,740 820 0 6.7
P Education 20 5 23.61 885 884 11,800 10,620 1,180 0 10.1
Q Health and social work activities 106 34 24.18 1,055 1,053 14,040 12,650 1,390 0 11.7
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 62 18 16.95 738 737 9,350 8,860 490 0 11.4
R Culture, sports and recreation 47 13 16.76 695 694 8,800 8,340 460 0 10.9
S Other service activities 15 5 17.42 874 871 11,070 10,490 590 10 13.2
Job type: manager large shareholder A-U All economic activities 335 287 41.36 5,398 5,397 67,450 64,780 2,670 3,520 34.2
A-F Agriculture and industry 50 43 37.71 5,008 5,007 62,440 60,100 2,340 3,390 34.8
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 8 6 33.92 4,035 4,034 49,570 48,420 1,160 2,170 31.2
B-F Industry and energy 41 37 38.36 5,199 5,197 64,960 62,390 2,580 3,630 35.5
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 16 14 40.01 5,338 5,335 67,150 64,050 3,100 3,890 35.0
B Mining and quarrying 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
C Manufacturing 15 14 39.82 5,330 5,327 67,060 63,960 3,110 3,910 35.1
D Electricity and gas supply 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
E Water supply and waste management 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
F Construction 25 23 37.32 5,109 5,108 63,550 61,310 2,240 3,460 35.9
G-N Commercial services 252 215 40.77 5,308 5,307 66,490 63,700 2,790 3,640 34.1
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 65 57 37.81 5,016 5,014 62,680 60,190 2,490 3,600 34.8
G Wholesale and retail trade 47 41 38.42 5,088 5,087 63,700 61,050 2,640 3,770 34.7
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

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.