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

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Sex of employee Type of employment contract Job characterics Wage per job Monthly wages Monthly wage including overtime (euro) Wage per job Monthly wages Monthly wage excluding overtime (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 Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week 634 633 7.1 7.1 317 1,629
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 1,446 1,444 16.2 16.2 727 1,629
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2,303 2,301 22.9 22.9 1,028 1,628
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 2,957 2,954 27.8 27.8 1,250 1,629
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 3,623 3,618 32.2 32.2 1,455 1,634
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 5,007 4,993 37.7 37.7 1,717 1,723
Overtime: yes 4,022 3,776 31.6 30.0 1,361 1,676
Overtime: no 2,756 2,756 24.9 24.9 1,123 1,653
Type of employment contract: part-time Working hours: less than12 hours a week 634 633 7.1 7.1 317 1,629
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 1,446 1,444 16.2 16.2 727 1,629
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2,303 2,301 22.9 22.9 1,028 1,628
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 2,956 2,953 27.8 27.8 1,250 1,630
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 3,622 3,619 32.2 32.2 1,453 1,640
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 4,569 4,565 36.0 36.0 1,653 1,815
Overtime: yes 3,274 3,089 26.4 25.1 1,133 1,637
Overtime: no 2,320 2,320 22.4 22.4 1,007 1,634
Type of employment contract: full-time Working hours: less than12 hours a week 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 3,203 3,192 28.5 28.4 1,234 1,234
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 3,651 3,613 33.7 33.5 1,495 1,495
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 5,025 5,011 37.8 37.7 1,720 1,720
Overtime: yes 5,199 4,855 39.8 37.7 1,719 1,719
Overtime: no 4,960 4,960 37.5 37.5 1,710 1,710
Sex: Male Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week 652 648 6.6 6.5 294 1,650
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 1,541 1,537 16.1 16.1 726 1,646
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2,374 2,371 22.9 22.9 1,035 1,642
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 3,108 3,101 28.1 28.1 1,267 1,632
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 3,874 3,867 32.3 32.2 1,459 1,638
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 5,544 5,527 37.7 37.6 1,718 1,723
Overtime: yes 4,844 4,532 36.1 34.2 1,558 1,704
Overtime: no 3,843 3,843 29.3 29.3 1,330 1,684
Type of employment contract: part-time Working hours: less than12 hours a week 652 648 6.6 6.5 294 1,650
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 1,541 1,537 16.1 16.1 726 1,646
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2,374 2,371 22.9 22.9 1,035 1,642
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 3,102 3,095 28.1 28.1 1,267 1,637
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 3,865 3,861 32.2 32.2 1,458 1,645
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 5,514 5,510 36.1 36.1 1,656 1,823
Overtime: yes 3,727 3,481 28.0 26.4 1,197 1,645
Overtime: no 2,642 2,642 23.3 23.3 1,055 1,649
Type of employment contract: full-time Working hours: less than12 hours a week 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 4,094 4,015 33.9 33.4 1,499 1,499
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 5,545 5,527 37.8 37.7 1,720 1,720
Overtime: yes 5,357 5,014 39.8 37.7 1,724 1,724
Overtime: no 5,520 5,520 37.6 37.6 1,714 1,714
Sex: Female Total Working hours: less than12 hours a week 631 630 7.2 7.2 321 1,626
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 1,437 1,435 16.2 16.2 727 1,627
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2,298 2,297 22.9 22.9 1,027 1,627
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 2,942 2,939 27.8 27.7 1,248 1,628
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 3,564 3,560 32.2 32.2 1,454 1,633
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 4,641 4,630 37.8 37.7 1,717 1,724
Overtime: yes 3,687 3,468 29.8 28.3 1,280 1,662
Overtime: no 2,554 2,554 24.1 24.1 1,085 1,646
Type of employment contract: part-time Working hours: less than12 hours a week 631 630 7.2 7.2 321 1,626
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 1,437 1,435 16.2 16.2 727 1,627
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 2,298 2,297 22.9 22.9 1,027 1,627
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 2,942 2,939 27.8 27.7 1,248 1,630
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 3,565 3,562 32.2 32.2 1,453 1,638
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 4,133 4,130 36.0 36.0 1,651 1,811
Overtime: yes 3,194 3,021 26.1 24.8 1,122 1,636
Overtime: no 2,280 2,280 22.3 22.3 1,001 1,632
Type of employment contract: full-time Working hours: less than12 hours a week 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 3,053 3,047 28.5 28.4 1,233 1,233
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 3,518 3,492 33.6 33.5 1,494 1,494
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 4,666 4,654 37.8 37.8 1,720 1,720
Overtime: yes 5,034 4,690 39.9 37.7 1,713 1,713
Overtime: no 4,591 4,591 37.5 37.5 1,707 1,707
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 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

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.
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.