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

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

Sex of employee Type of employment contract Other characteristics employee Industry class / branch (SIC2008) Periods Wage per job Yearly wage Yearly wage including bonuses (euro) Wage per job Yearly wage Bonuses and allowances (euro)
Total Total Total O-Q Government and care 2023* 42,760 6,130
Total Total Total Q Health and social work activities 2023* 35,570 4,620
Total Total Younger than 15 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 0 0
Total Total Younger than 15 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 0 0
Total Total 15 to 19 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 7,860 730
Total Total 15 to 19 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 7,350 600
Total Total 20 to 24 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 21,570 2,770
Total Total 20 to 24 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 20,180 2,260
Total Total 25 to 29 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 37,390 5,210
Total Total 25 to 29 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 34,720 4,400
Total Total 30 to 34 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 42,550 6,070
Total Total 30 to 34 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 38,060 4,970
Total Total 35 to 39 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 45,910 6,550
Total Total 35 to 39 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 40,210 5,190
Total Total 40 to 44 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 48,430 6,930
Total Total 40 to 44 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 41,310 5,300
Total Total 45 to 49 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 49,690 7,110
Total Total 45 to 49 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 41,620 5,360
Total Total 50 to 54 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 48,650 6,970
Total Total 50 to 54 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 39,440 5,130
Total Total 55 to 59 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 47,540 6,810
Total Total 55 to 59 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 38,030 5,010
Total Total 60 to 64 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 47,330 7,010
Total Total 60 to 64 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 37,660 5,120
Total Total 65 to 74 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 42,110 7,550
Total Total 65 to 74 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 33,240 5,560
Total Total 75 years or older O-Q Government and care 2023* 16,270 2,070
Total Total 75 years or older Q Health and social work activities 2023* 17,370 2,020
Total Total Nationality: Dutch O-Q Government and care 2023* 42,800 6,140
Total Total Nationality: Dutch Q Health and social work activities 2023* 35,530 4,620
Total Total Nationality: EU 14 (excluding Dutch) O-Q Government and care 2023* 47,520 6,710
Total Total Nationality: EU 14 (excluding Dutch) Q Health and social work activities 2023* 46,420 5,660
Total Total Nationality: other EU countries O-Q Government and care 2023* 32,080 4,180
Total Total Nationality: other EU countries Q Health and social work activities 2023* 29,260 3,380
Total Total Nationality: non-EU-countries O-Q Government and care 2023* 36,880 5,220
Total Total Nationality: non-EU-countries Q Health and social work activities 2023* 28,370 3,370
Total Total Nationality: stateless / unknown O-Q Government and care 2023* 50,990 6,770
Total Total Nationality: stateless / unknown Q Health and social work activities 2023* 47,370 5,830
Total Type of employment contract: part-time Total O-Q Government and care 2023* 33,210 4,540
Total Type of employment contract: part-time Total Q Health and social work activities 2023* 29,670 3,750
Total Type of employment contract: part-time Younger than 15 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 0 0
Total Type of employment contract: part-time Younger than 15 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 0 0
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 15 to 19 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 6,700 520
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 15 to 19 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 6,950 550
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 20 to 24 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 16,940 1,910
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 20 to 24 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 17,670 1,900
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 25 to 29 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 29,810 3,800
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 25 to 29 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 29,900 3,640
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 30 to 34 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 34,640 4,620
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 30 to 34 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 33,040 4,160
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 35 to 39 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 37,550 5,140
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 35 to 39 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 34,570 4,390
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 40 to 44 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 38,830 5,370
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 40 to 44 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 34,820 4,420
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 45 to 49 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 38,500 5,330
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 45 to 49 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 34,090 4,340
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 50 to 54 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 36,670 5,050
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 50 to 54 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 32,270 4,120
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 55 to 59 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 35,690 4,940
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 55 to 59 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 31,140 4,030
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 60 to 64 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 36,700 5,300
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 60 to 64 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 30,790 4,110
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 65 to 74 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 31,690 5,230
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 65 to 74 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 26,270 3,960
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 75 years or older O-Q Government and care 2023* 13,740 1,720
Total Type of employment contract: part-time 75 years or older Q Health and social work activities 2023* 14,080 1,640
Total Type of employment contract: part-time Nationality: Dutch O-Q Government and care 2023* 33,310 4,560
Total Type of employment contract: part-time Nationality: Dutch Q Health and social work activities 2023* 29,720 3,760
Total Type of employment contract: part-time Nationality: EU 14 (excluding Dutch) O-Q Government and care 2023* 34,230 4,600
Total Type of employment contract: part-time Nationality: EU 14 (excluding Dutch) Q Health and social work activities 2023* 34,270 4,170
Total Type of employment contract: part-time Nationality: other EU countries O-Q Government and care 2023* 23,250 2,840
Total Type of employment contract: part-time Nationality: other EU countries Q Health and social work activities 2023* 23,520 2,690
Total Type of employment contract: part-time Nationality: non-EU-countries O-Q Government and care 2023* 24,280 3,030
Total Type of employment contract: part-time Nationality: non-EU-countries Q Health and social work activities 2023* 21,440 2,400
Total Type of employment contract: part-time Nationality: stateless / unknown O-Q Government and care 2023* 36,080 4,750
Total Type of employment contract: part-time Nationality: stateless / unknown Q Health and social work activities 2023* 34,650 4,270
Total Type of employment contract: full-time Total O-Q Government and care 2023* 64,810 9,820
Total Type of employment contract: full-time Total Q Health and social work activities 2023* 64,230 8,810
Total Type of employment contract: full-time Younger than 15 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 0 0
Total Type of employment contract: full-time Younger than 15 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 0 0
Total Type of employment contract: full-time 15 to 19 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 17,930 2,480
Total Type of employment contract: full-time 15 to 19 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 17,180 1,800
Total Type of employment contract: full-time 20 to 24 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 36,900 5,610
Total Type of employment contract: full-time 20 to 24 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 35,920 4,490
Total Type of employment contract: full-time 25 to 29 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 48,500 7,280
Total Type of employment contract: full-time 25 to 29 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 48,460 6,560
Total Type of employment contract: full-time 30 to 34 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 57,290 8,760
Total Type of employment contract: full-time 30 to 34 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 56,850 7,990
Total Type of employment contract: full-time 35 to 39 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 66,030 9,970
Total Type of employment contract: full-time 35 to 39 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 68,320 9,190
Total Type of employment contract: full-time 40 to 44 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 72,040 10,760
Total Type of employment contract: full-time 40 to 44 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 74,850 9,870
Total Type of employment contract: full-time 45 to 49 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 74,790 11,090
Total Type of employment contract: full-time 45 to 49 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 78,020 10,260
Total Type of employment contract: full-time 50 to 54 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 74,490 11,130
Total Type of employment contract: full-time 50 to 54 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 74,890 10,100
Total Type of employment contract: full-time 55 to 59 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 74,560 11,080
Total Type of employment contract: full-time 55 to 59 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 74,330 10,190
Total Type of employment contract: full-time 60 to 64 years O-Q Government and care 2023* 75,060 11,460
Total Type of employment contract: full-time 60 to 64 years Q Health and social work activities 2023* 76,030 10,730
Source: CBS.
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This table comprises yearly figures on the main aspects of employment, wages and working hours in the Netherlands. The information in this table is classified according to Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (SIC 2008) and can be broken down into:
- employee characteristics (age and sex)
- job characteristics (type of employment contract and working hours)
- company characteristics (size of the firm and collective wage agreements)

Data available from: 2009.

Status of the figures:
Figures for the years 2009 to 2022 are definite. Figures for 2023 are provisional.

Changes as of 30 April 2024:
Provisional figures for 2023 are added.

The figures for 2023 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 2023 will be published in October 2024.

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.