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 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 Total employed persons 3,249 3,218 29.5 29.3 1,335 1,756
0 to 9 employed persons 2,831 2,819 26.6 26.5 1,213 1,799
10 to 99 employed persons 3,024 2,978 30.1 29.7 1,359 1,786
100 or more employed persons 3,428 3,399 30.0 29.7 1,354 1,736
Cao-sector: private companies Total employed persons 3,232 3,191 30.3 29.9 1,368 1,791
0 to 9 employed persons 2,800 2,787 26.7 26.6 1,217 1,802
10 to 99 employed persons 3,053 3,003 30.6 30.2 1,380 1,796
100 or more employed persons 3,505 3,459 31.5 31.0 1,420 1,785
Cao-sector: subsidised corporations Total employed persons 2,732 2,724 25.6 25.5 1,152 1,654
0 to 9 employed persons 3,407 3,400 25.3 25.3 1,153 1,749
10 to 99 employed persons 2,643 2,634 25.7 25.6 1,164 1,684
100 or more employed persons 2,710 2,703 25.6 25.5 1,151 1,646
Cao-sector: government Total employed persons 4,007 4,001 30.8 30.7 1,395 1,693
0 to 9 employed persons 3,391 3,389 24.2 24.2 1,098 1,699
10 to 99 employed persons 3,350 3,348 26.5 26.5 1,198 1,685
100 or more employed persons 4,029 4,022 30.9 30.9 1,402 1,693
Type of employment contract: part-time Total Total employed persons 2,089 2,078 21.5 21.4 970 1,705
0 to 9 employed persons 1,563 1,558 17.8 17.7 811 1,770
10 to 99 employed persons 1,855 1,843 21.0 20.9 951 1,742
100 or more employed persons 2,301 2,290 22.5 22.4 1,017 1,682
Cao-sector: private companies Total employed persons 1,805 1,791 20.4 20.3 927 1,750
0 to 9 employed persons 1,504 1,500 17.6 17.6 803 1,774
10 to 99 employed persons 1,784 1,771 20.7 20.6 941 1,757
100 or more employed persons 1,968 1,947 21.6 21.4 978 1,737
Cao-sector: subsidised corporations Total employed persons 2,284 2,280 22.6 22.5 1,014 1,630
0 to 9 employed persons 2,415 2,411 20.5 20.5 932 1,716
10 to 99 employed persons 2,173 2,168 22.3 22.2 1,006 1,657
100 or more employed persons 2,293 2,289 22.7 22.7 1,018 1,623
Cao-sector: government Total employed persons 3,126 3,123 24.4 24.4 1,106 1,665
0 to 9 employed persons 2,603 2,601 19.9 19.9 902 1,694
10 to 99 employed persons 2,740 2,738 22.2 22.2 1,004 1,682
100 or more employed persons 3,144 3,141 24.5 24.5 1,111 1,664
Type of employment contract: full-time Total Total employed persons 4,705 4,649 39.6 39.2 1,791 1,791
0 to 9 employed persons 4,746 4,721 39.9 39.7 1,820 1,820
10 to 99 employed persons 4,327 4,242 40.3 39.6 1,813 1,813
100 or more employed persons 4,845 4,794 39.3 38.9 1,777 1,777
Cao-sector: private companies Total employed persons 4,672 4,604 40.2 39.6 1,813 1,813
0 to 9 employed persons 4,694 4,668 39.9 39.7 1,821 1,821
10 to 99 employed persons 4,319 4,231 40.4 39.7 1,817 1,817
100 or more employed persons 4,861 4,792 40.1 39.5 1,809 1,809
Cao-sector: subsidised corporations Total employed persons 4,542 4,522 37.8 37.6 1,714 1,714
0 to 9 employed persons 6,313 6,302 39.4 39.3 1,801 1,801
10 to 99 employed persons 4,366 4,345 38.4 38.2 1,744 1,744
100 or more employed persons 4,453 4,433 37.6 37.4 1,704 1,704
Cao-sector: government Total employed persons 4,975 4,964 37.7 37.6 1,713 1,713
0 to 9 employed persons 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
10 to 99 employed persons 4,904 4,899 37.4 37.4 1,690 1,690
100 or more employed persons 4,976 4,964 37.7 37.7 1,714 1,714
Sex: Male Total Total Total employed persons 3,828 3,776 33.1 32.7 1,495 1,785
0 to 9 employed persons 3,491 3,472 30.4 30.2 1,386 1,812
10 to 99 employed persons 3,542 3,467 33.7 33.0 1,511 1,804
100 or more employed persons 4,048 3,997 33.7 33.2 1,518 1,770
Cao-sector: private companies Total employed persons 3,775 3,715 33.3 32.8 1,501 1,803
0 to 9 employed persons 3,449 3,429 30.4 30.2 1,386 1,812
10 to 99 employed persons 3,543 3,467 33.8 33.1 1,516 1,807
100 or more employed persons 4,034 3,969 34.1 33.5 1,535 1,797
Cao-sector: subsidised corporations Total employed persons 3,478 3,460 30.6 30.5 1,386 1,693
0 to 9 employed persons 4,971 4,961 29.9 29.8 1,364 1,797
10 to 99 employed persons 3,350 3,325 30.1 29.8 1,362 1,741
100 or more employed persons 3,385 3,366 30.8 30.6 1,392 1,680
Cao-sector: government Total employed persons 4,452 4,440 33.4 33.4 1,520 1,713
0 to 9 employed persons 4,442 4,437 27.6 27.6 1,256 1,718
10 to 99 employed persons 4,159 4,153 31.3 31.3 1,420 1,699
100 or more employed persons 4,457 4,445 33.5 33.4 1,522 1,713
Type of employment contract: part-time Total Total employed persons 2,083 2,062 21.2 21.0 957 1,732
0 to 9 employed persons 1,631 1,624 17.5 17.5 799 1,778
10 to 99 employed persons 1,878 1,855 20.9 20.7 943 1,758
100 or more employed persons 2,326 2,300 22.5 22.3 1,015 1,710
Cao-sector: private companies Total employed persons 1,916 1,891 20.6 20.3 928 1,754
0 to 9 employed persons 1,578 1,571 17.4 17.3 793 1,779
10 to 99 employed persons 1,844 1,820 20.7 20.5 937 1,763
100 or more employed persons 2,118 2,084 21.9 21.6 986 1,740
Cao-sector: subsidised corporations Total employed persons 2,464 2,452 24.1 24.0 1,088 1,657
0 to 9 employed persons 3,130 3,122 21.1 21.0 962 1,759
10 to 99 employed persons 2,324 2,306 23.0 22.8 1,037 1,696
100 or more employed persons 2,434 2,423 24.5 24.4 1,105 1,645
Cao-sector: government Total employed persons 3,107 3,104 23.4 23.3 1,059 1,659
0 to 9 employed persons 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
10 to 99 employed persons 2,933 2,930 23.3 23.2 1,056 1,676
100 or more employed persons 3,113 3,109 23.4 23.4 1,060 1,659
Type of employment contract: full-time Total Total employed persons 4,819 4,750 39.9 39.3 1,801 1,801
0 to 9 employed persons 4,877 4,848 40.0 39.7 1,823 1,823
10 to 99 employed persons 4,441 4,340 40.6 39.7 1,818 1,818
100 or more employed persons 4,973 4,909 39.6 39.1 1,788 1,788
Cao-sector: private companies Total employed persons 4,798 4,719 40.3 39.7 1,816 1,816
0 to 9 employed persons 4,827 4,797 40.0 39.7 1,823 1,823
10 to 99 employed persons 4,432 4,328 40.6 39.7 1,819 1,819
100 or more employed persons 5,005 4,924 40.3 39.6 1,813 1,813
Cao-sector: subsidised corporations Total employed persons 4,613 4,587 37.9 37.7 1,720 1,720
0 to 9 employed persons 7,058 7,047 39.8 39.7 1,821 1,821
10 to 99 employed persons 4,660 4,625 39.1 38.8 1,776 1,776
100 or more employed persons 4,426 4,400 37.6 37.4 1,705 1,705
Cao-sector: government Total employed persons 5,057 5,042 38.0 37.9 1,728 1,728
0 to 9 employed persons 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
10 to 99 employed persons 5,137 5,128 37.7 37.6 1,711 1,711
100 or more employed persons 5,055 5,040 38.0 37.9 1,728 1,728
Sex: Female Total Total Total employed persons 2,635 2,627 25.7 25.6 1,164 1,718
0 to 9 employed persons 1,963 1,959 21.6 21.5 986 1,777
10 to 99 employed persons 2,314 2,306 25.3 25.2 1,150 1,753
100 or more employed persons 2,860 2,851 26.6 26.5 1,203 1,699
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.