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 3,407 3,375
A-F Agriculture and industry 4,221 4,155
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2,701 2,632
B-F Industry and energy 4,355 4,289
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 4,363 4,294
B Mining and quarrying 6,549 6,462
C Manufacturing 4,287 4,222
D Electricity and gas supply 5,534 5,497
E Water supply and waste management 4,221 4,067
F Construction 4,336 4,276
G-N Commercial services 3,196 3,158
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,556 2,509
G Wholesale and retail trade 2,605 2,584
H Transportation and storage 3,773 3,580
I Accommodation and food serving 1,407 1,404
J Information and communication 4,948 4,939
K Financial institutions 5,772 5,763
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 4,043 4,041
M-N Business services 3,358 3,320
M Other specialised business services 4,665 4,652
N Renting and other business support 2,490 2,435
O-U Noncommercial services 3,363 3,357
O-Q Government and care 3,437 3,432
O Public administration and services 4,528 4,516
P Education 3,640 3,638
Q Health and social work activities 2,915 2,911
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2,655 2,648
R Culture, sports and recreation 2,346 2,342
S Other service activities 3,037 3,028
Job type: temporary A-U All economic activities 2,178 2,088
A-F Agriculture and industry 2,640 2,444
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2,230 2,079
B-F Industry and energy 2,806 2,591
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 3,220 2,861
B Mining and quarrying 0 0
C Manufacturing 3,030 2,651
D Electricity and gas supply 0 0
E Water supply and waste management 0 0
F Construction 2,531 2,412
G-N Commercial services 2,175 2,085
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,019 1,912
G Wholesale and retail trade 2,210 2,073
H Transportation and storage 0 0
I Accommodation and food serving 0 0
J Information and communication 2,405 2,373
K Financial institutions 0 0
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 0 0
M-N Business services 2,175 2,085
M Other specialised business services 3,509 3,438
N Renting and other business support 2,169 2,079
O-U Noncommercial services 2,302 2,293
O-Q Government and care 1,728 1,719
O Public administration and services 0 0
P Education 1,468 1,457
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 856 848
A-F Agriculture and industry 1,176 1,152
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1,333 1,307
B-F Industry and energy 1,072 1,049
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 978 957
B Mining and quarrying 0 0
C Manufacturing 966 946
D Electricity and gas supply 0 0
E Water supply and waste management 1,183 1,161
F Construction 1,336 1,307
G-N Commercial services 808 799
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 704 699
G Wholesale and retail trade 666 663
H Transportation and storage 1,200 1,159
I Accommodation and food serving 667 666
J Information and communication 1,061 1,057
K Financial institutions 1,486 1,484
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 966 965
M-N Business services 1,211 1,184
M Other specialised business services 1,097 1,092
N Renting and other business support 1,235 1,204
O-U Noncommercial services 928 927
O-Q Government and care 1,017 1,016
O Public administration and services 731 727
P Education 886 885
Q Health and social work activities 1,054 1,053
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 740 738
R Culture, sports and recreation 697 696
S Other service activities 875 872
Job type: manager large shareholder A-U All economic activities 5,408 5,407
A-F Agriculture and industry 5,011 5,010
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 4,039 4,039
B-F Industry and energy 5,203 5,201
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 5,342 5,340
B Mining and quarrying 0 0
C Manufacturing 5,335 5,333
D Electricity and gas supply 0 0
E Water supply and waste management 0 0
F Construction 5,113 5,112
G-N Commercial services 5,321 5,320
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 5,020 5,018
G Wholesale and retail trade 5,095 5,094
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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 2025 are final.

Changes as of 8 October 2026:
Provisional figures for 2025 are replaced by final figures.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional figures for 2026 will be published in May 2027.

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.