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

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Sex of employee Type of employment contract Other characteristics employee 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 Total 2,780 2,775 25.0 25.0 1,128 1,653
Younger than 15 years 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
15 to 19 years 612 612 14.2 14.1 634 1,633
20 to 24 years 1,625 1,622 22.4 22.4 1,011 1,649
25 to 29 years 2,746 2,741 28.5 28.4 1,287 1,658
30 to 34 years 3,003 2,998 27.6 27.5 1,246 1,660
35 to 39 years 3,155 3,150 26.1 26.1 1,180 1,658
40 to 44 years 3,234 3,228 25.7 25.7 1,163 1,655
45 to 49 years 3,282 3,277 25.9 25.9 1,169 1,655
50 to 54 years 3,109 3,103 25.5 25.5 1,150 1,651
55 to 59 years 2,964 2,959 24.8 24.7 1,114 1,647
60 to 64 years 2,887 2,883 24.0 23.9 1,078 1,645
65 to 74 years 2,473 2,470 20.7 20.7 934 1,667
75 years or older 1,499 1,497 13.5 13.5 616 1,737
Nationality: Dutch 2,777 2,773 25.0 24.9 1,126 1,653
Nationality: EU 14 (excluding Dutch) 3,621 3,616 28.0 28.0 1,271 1,680
Nationality: other EU countries 2,264 2,260 24.9 24.9 1,123 1,673
Nationality: non-EU-countries 2,224 2,221 24.8 24.7 1,119 1,672
Nationality: stateless / unknown 3,572 3,567 26.1 26.1 1,181 1,669
Type of employment contract: part-time Total 2,333 2,331 22.4 22.4 1,009 1,634
Younger than 15 years 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
15 to 19 years 582 582 13.2 13.2 592 1,619
20 to 24 years 1,438 1,436 20.1 20.0 903 1,635
25 to 29 years 2,383 2,380 25.4 25.3 1,144 1,642
30 to 34 years 2,615 2,612 24.8 24.8 1,119 1,641
35 to 39 years 2,718 2,715 23.8 23.7 1,071 1,639
40 to 44 years 2,740 2,737 23.5 23.4 1,057 1,638
45 to 49 years 2,703 2,700 23.5 23.4 1,056 1,635
50 to 54 years 2,552 2,549 23.1 23.0 1,036 1,631
55 to 59 years 2,445 2,443 22.4 22.4 1,004 1,628
60 to 64 years 2,385 2,383 21.6 21.6 970 1,626
65 to 74 years 2,017 2,015 18.1 18.1 812 1,629
75 years or older 1,235 1,234 10.5 10.5 477 1,678
Nationality: Dutch 2,337 2,334 22.4 22.4 1,009 1,634
Nationality: EU 14 (excluding Dutch) 2,720 2,718 23.6 23.6 1,063 1,646
Nationality: other EU countries 1,840 1,839 21.9 21.9 985 1,646
Nationality: non-EU-countries 1,718 1,716 21.0 21.0 942 1,645
Nationality: stateless / unknown 2,628 2,625 22.5 22.5 1,014 1,635
Type of employment contract: full-time Total 4,970 4,955 37.6 37.6 1,710 1,710
Younger than 15 years 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
15 to 19 years 1,425 1,422 38.9 38.8 1,770 1,770
20 to 24 years 2,812 2,804 37.4 37.3 1,696 1,696
25 to 29 years 3,765 3,754 37.2 37.1 1,690 1,690
30 to 34 years 4,410 4,396 37.5 37.5 1,709 1,709
35 to 39 years 5,313 5,295 37.8 37.7 1,719 1,719
40 to 44 years 5,817 5,801 37.7 37.6 1,714 1,714
45 to 49 years 6,092 6,074 37.8 37.7 1,717 1,717
50 to 54 years 5,875 5,854 37.8 37.7 1,713 1,713
55 to 59 years 5,777 5,759 37.7 37.6 1,709 1,709
60 to 64 years 5,828 5,814 37.7 37.6 1,711 1,711
65 to 74 years 5,693 5,679 39.4 39.3 1,798 1,798
75 years or older 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Nationality: Dutch 4,971 4,956 37.6 37.5 1,709 1,709
Nationality: EU 14 (excluding Dutch) 5,605 5,594 37.8 37.8 1,729 1,729
Nationality: other EU countries 4,161 4,148 38.3 38.2 1,746 1,746
Nationality: non-EU-countries 3,965 3,957 37.8 37.7 1,726 1,726
Nationality: stateless / unknown 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Sex: Male Total Total 3,877 3,866 29.5 29.4 1,338 1,684
Younger than 15 years 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
15 to 19 years 627 626 13.4 13.4 603 1,641
20 to 24 years 1,516 1,512 21.6 21.5 975 1,663
25 to 29 years 2,889 2,880 29.9 29.8 1,357 1,681
30 to 34 years 3,630 3,619 31.9 31.9 1,451 1,691
35 to 39 years 4,316 4,303 32.0 31.9 1,453 1,690
40 to 44 years 4,728 4,715 32.0 31.9 1,452 1,687
45 to 49 years 5,155 5,141 32.4 32.3 1,470 1,692
50 to 54 years 4,970 4,954 32.3 32.3 1,466 1,688
55 to 59 years 4,847 4,834 31.9 31.9 1,446 1,683
60 to 64 years 4,797 4,786 31.0 31.0 1,406 1,679
65 to 74 years 3,744 3,737 24.7 24.6 1,120 1,701
75 years or older 1,703 1,702 14.4 14.4 660 1,768
Nationality: Dutch 3,863 3,852 29.5 29.4 1,336 1,683
Nationality: EU 14 (excluding Dutch) 5,247 5,238 32.1 32.0 1,464 1,721
Nationality: other EU countries 3,751 3,745 30.6 30.5 1,397 1,744
Nationality: non-EU-countries 3,112 3,107 29.4 29.4 1,342 1,708
Nationality: stateless / unknown 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Type of employment contract: part-time Total 2,662 2,658 23.4 23.4 1,058 1,649
Younger than 15 years 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
15 to 19 years 586 585 12.3 12.3 551 1,623
20 to 24 years 1,253 1,251 18.3 18.3 826 1,644
25 to 29 years 2,253 2,249 24.7 24.6 1,116 1,655
30 to 34 years 2,869 2,864 26.8 26.7 1,211 1,655
35 to 39 years 3,341 3,335 26.9 26.8 1,217 1,654
40 to 44 years 3,478 3,472 26.5 26.5 1,200 1,653
45 to 49 years 3,602 3,595 26.4 26.3 1,193 1,651
50 to 54 years 3,445 3,438 26.0 26.0 1,175 1,646
55 to 59 years 3,347 3,342 25.5 25.5 1,153 1,644
60 to 64 years 3,420 3,415 25.1 25.1 1,134 1,644
65 to 74 years 2,608 2,604 18.7 18.7 845 1,653
75 years or older 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Nationality: Dutch 2,660 2,656 23.4 23.4 1,058 1,649
Nationality: EU 14 (excluding Dutch) 3,484 3,480 24.1 24.1 1,094 1,668
Nationality: other EU countries 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Nationality: non-EU-countries 2,034 2,031 22.1 22.1 1,001 1,671
Nationality: stateless / unknown 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Type of employment contract: full-time Total 5,511 5,493 37.7 37.6 1,715 1,715
Younger than 15 years 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
15 to 19 years 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
20 to 24 years 2,805 2,793 37.6 37.5 1,709 1,709
25 to 29 years 3,812 3,797 37.5 37.4 1,706 1,706
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

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.