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

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Other characteristics employee 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 9,046 6,877 28.94 3,249 3,218 45,220 38,990 6,240 570 29.5
A-F Agriculture and industry 1,361 1,209 29.68 4,014 3,950 55,190 48,170 7,020 920 35.4
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 111 82 22.03 2,561 2,496 33,200 30,730 2,470 390 30.2
B-F Manifacturing and energy 1,250 1,128 30.25 4,143 4,079 57,150 49,720 7,420 970 35.8
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 884 795 30.64 4,149 4,082 58,340 49,790 8,550 670 35.5
B Mining and quarrying 8 8 43.68 6,389 6,307 100,360 76,670 23,690 790 38.4
C Manufacturing 797 716 30.26 4,080 4,016 57,210 48,960 8,250 640 35.4
D Energy supply 39 35 37.76 5,191 5,150 74,800 62,300 12,500 1,240 35.5
E Water supply and waste management 39 36 28.23 4,039 3,889 55,970 48,460 7,500 680 37.7
F Construction 366 333 29.33 4,130 4,072 54,280 49,560 4,720 1,690 36.7
G-N Commercial services 4,624 3,418 27.33 3,051 3,015 42,500 36,620 5,880 780 29.3
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2,385 1,619 23.84 2,453 2,408 33,630 29,440 4,190 570 26.9
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,480 1,019 24.19 2,501 2,479 34,620 30,010 4,610 740 27.0
H Transportation and storage 409 342 27.39 3,614 3,430 49,690 43,370 6,320 480 34.5
I Accommodation and food serving 496 258 17.63 1,353 1,350 17,430 16,230 1,200 120 20.1
J Information and communication 332 298 34.91 4,741 4,732 68,470 56,890 11,580 1,680 35.7
K Financial institutions 239 213 41.77 5,487 5,479 80,110 65,850 14,260 1,040 34.3
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 78 64 32.94 3,914 3,911 53,620 46,970 6,650 1,360 31.2
M-N Business services 1,589 1,223 27.31 3,188 3,152 44,190 38,250 5,930 860 30.7
M Other specialised business services 623 526 35.09 4,469 4,457 62,850 53,630 9,230 1,530 33.5
N Renting and other business support 966 697 21.41 2,361 2,310 32,150 28,340 3,810 430 28.9
O-U Noncommercial services 3,062 2,249 31.11 3,207 3,201 44,900 38,480 6,420 90 27.3
O-Q Government and care 2,770 2,058 31.58 3,279 3,273 46,030 39,350 6,680 60 27.5
O Public administration and services 624 558 34.20 4,333 4,321 62,380 52,000 10,380 20 33.3
P Education 601 446 33.04 3,468 3,466 48,820 41,620 7,200 60 27.9
Q Health and social work activities 1,545 1,054 29.53 2,780 2,775 38,350 33,360 4,990 80 25.0
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 292 192 26.29 2,522 2,516 34,210 30,270 3,940 310 25.2
R Culture, sports and recreation 161 98 25.27 2,241 2,237 30,390 26,890 3,500 280 23.2
S Other service activities 131 94 27.37 2,869 2,860 38,910 34,430 4,480 360 27.6
Younger than 15 years A-U All economic activities 43 6 5.74 121 121 1,500 1,450 50 0 5.5
A-F Agriculture and industry 5 1 5.72 158 158 1,940 1,900 40 0 7.3
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 4 1 5.50 150 150 1,830 1,800 30 0 7.1
B-F Manifacturing and energy 1 0 6.22 179 177 2,200 2,140 60 10 7.5
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 1 0 6.01 164 162 2,020 1,960 60 0 7.1
B Mining and quarrying 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
C Manufacturing 1 0 5.99 163 161 2,010 1,950 60 0 7.1
D Energy 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 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
G-N Commercial services 37 5 5.72 115 115 1,430 1,380 50 0 5.3
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 34 5 5.62 111 111 1,380 1,330 50 0 5.2
G Wholesale and retail trade 26 3 5.55 102 102 1,280 1,230 50 0 4.8
H Transportation and storage 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
I Accommodation and food serving 8 1 5.79 137 137 1,700 1,650 50 0 6.2
J Information and communication 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
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 2 0 6.50 160 160 2,040 1,920 120 0 6.5
M Other specialised business services 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
N Renting and other business support 2 0 6.33 153 153 1,950 1,840 110 0 6.3
O-U Noncommercial services 1 0 6.46 162 162 2,040 1,940 100 0 6.6
O-Q Government and care 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
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 1 0 5.51 135 135 1,670 1,620 50 0 6.4
R Culture, sports and recreation 1 0 5.33 130 129 1,590 1,550 40 0 6.4
S Other service activities 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
15 to 19 years A-U All economic activities 704 244 10.07 513 507 6,600 6,160 440 10 13.3
A-F Agriculture and industry 51 28 10.05 826 807 10,450 9,910 540 30 21.3
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 14 6 10.25 636 619 7,900 7,630 270 10 16.1
B-F Manifacturing and energy 37 22 10.00 899 880 11,430 10,790 640 40 23.3
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 23 12 9.64 730 714 9,330 8,760 570 20 19.7
B Mining and quarrying 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
C Manufacturing 22 11 9.56 719 703 9,170 8,620 550 10 19.6
D Energy 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 14 10 10.39 1,177 1,152 14,880 14,120 750 70 29.3
G-N Commercial services 544 172 9.86 461 456 5,890 5,530 360 10 12.2
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 451 135 9.28 408 404 5,170 4,890 280 0 11.5
G Wholesale and retail trade 270 81 8.69 380 377 4,870 4,560 310 0 11.4
H Transportation and storage 11 5 12.50 921 867 11,770 11,050 720 20 18.8
I Accommodation and food serving 169 49 9.89 417 416 5,210 5,000 210 0 11.0
J Information and communication 5 2 8.41 602 599 7,670 7,220 440 40 18.8
K Financial institutions 1 1 10.74 701 697 8,900 8,410 500 100 17.0
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 1 1 9.29 557 555 7,010 6,690 320 90 15.7
M-N Business services 86 34 12.21 724 711 9,440 8,690 740 20 15.5
M Other specialised business services 11 5 9.55 619 616 7,850 7,420 430 110 17.0
N Renting and other business support 76 30 12.63 739 724 9,660 8,870 790 10 15.3
O-U Noncommercial services 108 44 10.91 628 626 8,340 7,530 810 0 15.2
O-Q Government and care 82 35 11.04 652 651 8,660 7,820 830 0 15.7
O Public administration and services 7 4 12.45 919 916 13,440 11,020 2,410 0 19.4
P Education 12 7 8.50 708 706 9,200 8,500 700 10 21.9
Q Health and social work activities 63 24 11.58 612 612 8,030 7,350 680 0 14.2
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 26 9 10.48 552 550 7,370 6,620 750 20 13.8
R Culture, sports and recreation 18 5 11.52 506 505 6,960 6,070 880 20 11.5
S Other service activities 8 4 9.03 657 653 8,310 7,890 430 0 19.0
20 to 24 years A-U All economic activities 966 610 17.57 1,650 1,627 21,880 19,800 2,080 110 24.6
A-F Agriculture and industry 95 79 18.08 2,331 2,271 30,330 27,970 2,360 220 33.4
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 13 9 16.56 1,902 1,823 24,120 22,820 1,300 80 29.5
B-F Manifacturing and energy 81 69 18.29 2,401 2,343 31,340 28,810 2,530 240 34.0
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 50 41 17.79 2,238 2,179 29,680 26,860 2,820 110 32.7
B Mining and quarrying 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
C Manufacturing 47 38 17.69 2,217 2,160 29,320 26,600 2,720 100 32.6
D Energy supply 2 1 19.72 2,420 2,394 33,650 29,040 4,610 240 31.6
E Water supply and waste management 2 1 18.45 2,584 2,436 34,760 31,000 3,760 280 36.2
F Construction 31 28 18.99 2,660 2,605 34,000 31,920 2,080 460 36.2
G-N Commercial services 601 363 16.83 1,537 1,511 20,120 18,440 1,680 130 23.8
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 343 195 16.61 1,420 1,396 18,440 17,040 1,400 70 22.2
G Wholesale and retail trade 202 118 16.55 1,452 1,436 18,980 17,420 1,560 90 22.9
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 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 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

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.