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

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Job characterics Industry class / branch (SIC2008) Wage per job Monthly wages Monthly wage including overtime (euro) Wage per job Monthly wages Monthly wage excluding overtime (euro)
Total A-U All economic activities 3,399 3,368
A-F Agriculture and industry 4,216 4,150
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2,698 2,629
B-F Industry and energy 4,350 4,284
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 4,357 4,288
B Mining and quarrying 6,543 6,456
C Manufacturing 4,281 4,216
D Electricity and gas supply 5,528 5,491
E Water supply and waste management 4,215 4,059
F Construction 4,334 4,274
G-N Commercial services 3,186 3,147
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,551 2,504
G Wholesale and retail trade 2,601 2,580
H Transportation and storage 3,760 3,568
I Accommodation and food serving 1,406 1,403
J Information and communication 4,924 4,915
K Financial institutions 5,792 5,784
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 4,033 4,030
M-N Business services 3,337 3,300
M Other specialised business services 4,650 4,638
N Renting and other business support 2,471 2,416
O-U Noncommercial services 3,359 3,353
O-Q Government and care 3,433 3,428
O Public administration and services 4,519 4,508
P Education 3,629 3,627
Q Health and social work activities 2,914 2,910
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2,652 2,645
R Culture, sports and recreation 2,343 2,338
S Other service activities 3,033 3,024
Job type: temporary A-U All economic activities 2,146 2,057
A-F Agriculture and industry 2,618 2,419
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2,222 2,068
B-F Industry and energy 2,780 2,562
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 3,177 2,809
B Mining and quarrying 0 0
C Manufacturing 2,983 2,593
D Electricity and gas supply 0 0
E Water supply and waste management 0 0
F Construction 2,518 2,398
G-N Commercial services 2,144 2,055
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,010 1,904
G Wholesale and retail trade 2,205 2,068
H Transportation and storage 0 0
I Accommodation and food serving 0 0
J Information and communication 2,391 2,360
K Financial institutions 0 0
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 0 0
M-N Business services 2,144 2,055
M Other specialised business services 3,520 3,449
N Renting and other business support 2,137 2,049
O-U Noncommercial services 2,289 2,280
O-Q Government and care 1,705 1,696
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 855 846
A-F Agriculture and industry 1,173 1,149
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1,329 1,303
B-F Industry and energy 1,069 1,047
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 973 953
B Mining and quarrying 0 0
C Manufacturing 962 941
D Electricity and gas supply 0 0
E Water supply and waste management 1,157 1,135
F Construction 1,340 1,311
G-N Commercial services 806 797
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 703 699
G Wholesale and retail trade 666 663
H Transportation and storage 1,194 1,153
I Accommodation and food serving 667 666
J Information and communication 1,065 1,061
K Financial institutions 1,419 1,417
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 966 966
M-N Business services 1,206 1,180
M Other specialised business services 1,091 1,086
N Renting and other business support 1,231 1,199
O-U Noncommercial services 928 926
O-Q Government and care 1,017 1,016
O Public administration and services 728 724
P Education 885 884
Q Health and social work activities 1,055 1,053
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 738 737
R Culture, sports and recreation 695 694
S Other service activities 874 871
Job type: manager large shareholder A-U All economic activities 5,398 5,397
A-F Agriculture and industry 5,008 5,007
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 4,035 4,034
B-F Industry and energy 5,199 5,197
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 5,338 5,335
B Mining and quarrying 0 0
C Manufacturing 5,330 5,327
D Electricity and gas supply 0 0
E Water supply and waste management 0 0
F Construction 5,109 5,108
G-N Commercial services 5,308 5,307
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 5,016 5,014
G Wholesale and retail trade 5,088 5,087
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
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.