Employment; sex, type of employment contract, size of company, cao-sector

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Sex of employee Type of employment contract Cao-sector Size of company Wage per job Yearly wage Yearly wage including bonuses (euro) Wage per job Yearly wage Bonuses and allowances (euro)
Total Total Total Total employed persons 47,360 6,570
0 to 9 employed persons 38,320 2,960
10 to 99 employed persons 43,210 5,420
100 or more employed persons 50,960 7,820
Cao-sector: private companies Total employed persons 46,900 6,380
0 to 9 employed persons 37,910 2,930
10 to 99 employed persons 43,610 5,430
100 or more employed persons 52,330 8,270
Cao-sector: subsidised corporations Total employed persons 39,720 5,240
0 to 9 employed persons 45,670 3,300
10 to 99 employed persons 37,990 4,990
100 or more employed persons 39,650 5,370
Cao-sector: government Total employed persons 59,560 9,260
0 to 9 employed persons 50,160 6,960
10 to 99 employed persons 48,550 7,160
100 or more employed persons 59,890 9,330
Type of employment contract: part-time Total Total employed persons 30,270 3,650
0 to 9 employed persons 21,850 1,670
10 to 99 employed persons 26,300 2,750
100 or more employed persons 33,760 4,450
Cao-sector: private companies Total employed persons 25,870 2,760
0 to 9 employed persons 21,000 1,580
10 to 99 employed persons 25,140 2,470
100 or more employed persons 28,720 3,510
Cao-sector: subsidised corporations Total employed persons 33,180 4,220
0 to 9 employed persons 33,860 2,820
10 to 99 employed persons 31,300 3,960
100 or more employed persons 33,400 4,320
Cao-sector: government Total employed persons 46,580 6,960
0 to 9 employed persons 40,520 5,510
10 to 99 employed persons 41,250 6,090
100 or more employed persons 46,820 7,000
Type of employment contract: full-time Total Total employed persons 69,280 10,320
0 to 9 employed persons 63,790 4,960
10 to 99 employed persons 62,740 8,510
100 or more employed persons 72,930 12,120
Cao-sector: private companies Total employed persons 68,680 10,120
0 to 9 employed persons 63,180 4,960
10 to 99 employed persons 62,630 8,480
100 or more employed persons 73,640 12,570
Cao-sector: subsidised corporations Total employed persons 66,370 9,400
0 to 9 employed persons 81,960 4,780
10 to 99 employed persons 63,470 8,880
100 or more employed persons 65,790 9,770
Cao-sector: government Total employed persons 74,050 11,840
0 to 9 employed persons 0 0
10 to 99 employed persons 72,630 10,690
100 or more employed persons 74,060 11,860
Sex: Male Total Total Total employed persons 55,690 7,950
0 to 9 employed persons 46,650 3,510
10 to 99 employed persons 50,720 6,610
100 or more employed persons 60,370 9,760
Cao-sector: private companies Total employed persons 54,760 7,700
0 to 9 employed persons 46,160 3,510
10 to 99 employed persons 50,780 6,610
100 or more employed persons 60,340 9,930
Cao-sector: subsidised corporations Total employed persons 49,940 6,450
0 to 9 employed persons 63,450 3,340
10 to 99 employed persons 47,240 6,180
100 or more employed persons 49,270 6,730
Cao-sector: government Total employed persons 66,310 10,720
0 to 9 employed persons 63,700 8,780
10 to 99 employed persons 59,340 8,800
100 or more employed persons 66,420 10,750
Type of employment contract: part-time Total Total employed persons 30,300 3,570
0 to 9 employed persons 23,020 1,640
10 to 99 employed persons 26,830 2,790
100 or more employed persons 34,320 4,570
Cao-sector: private companies Total employed persons 27,750 3,060
0 to 9 employed persons 22,300 1,600
10 to 99 employed persons 26,310 2,670
100 or more employed persons 31,180 3,980
Cao-sector: subsidised corporations Total employed persons 35,570 4,360
0 to 9 employed persons 42,440 2,580
10 to 99 employed persons 33,160 4,160
100 or more employed persons 35,390 4,540
Cao-sector: government Total employed persons 46,740 7,140
0 to 9 employed persons 0 0
10 to 99 employed persons 44,100 6,520
100 or more employed persons 46,820 7,160
Type of employment contract: full-time Total Total employed persons 70,860 10,560
0 to 9 employed persons 65,260 4,980
10 to 99 employed persons 64,450 8,800
100 or more employed persons 74,990 12,680
Cao-sector: private companies Total employed persons 70,450 10,400
0 to 9 employed persons 64,700 4,990
10 to 99 employed persons 64,330 8,790
100 or more employed persons 75,870 13,100
Cao-sector: subsidised corporations Total employed persons 66,830 8,900
0 to 9 employed persons 89,390 4,270
10 to 99 employed persons 66,940 9,000
100 or more employed persons 65,130 9,240
Cao-sector: government Total employed persons 75,350 12,380
0 to 9 employed persons 0 0
10 to 99 employed persons 75,490 11,220
100 or more employed persons 75,340 12,390
Sex: Female Total Total Total employed persons 38,490 5,100
0 to 9 employed persons 27,130 2,220
10 to 99 employed persons 32,940 3,800
100 or more employed persons 42,280 6,030
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 definite. Figures for 2025 are provisional.

Changes as of 21 April 2026:
Provisional figures for 2025 are added.

When will new figures be published?
The final figures for 2025 will be published in October 2026.

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.