Employment; sex,type of employment contract,job characteristics,cao-sector

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Type of employment contract Cao-sector Job characteristics 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)
Total Total Total 28.94 3,249 3,218 45,220 38,990 6,240 570
Job type: temporary 18.27 2,068 1,983 27,450 24,820 2,630 80
Job type: stand-by 15.78 810 802 10,390 9,720 670 10
Job type: manager large shareholder 40.57 5,309 5,308 66,490 63,710 2,780 3,410
Job type: trainee post 3.57 356 356 4,320 4,270 50 0
Job Type: WSW 16.87 1,998 1,996 26,870 23,970 2,900 0
Job type: regular job 30.21 3,643 3,610 51,270 43,710 7,560 560
Type of contract: specified time 20.08 1,853 1,829 24,710 22,240 2,470 110
Type of contract: unspecified time 31.56 3,825 3,789 54,180 45,900 8,290 640
Type of contract: other 40.57 5,309 5,308 66,490 63,710 2,780 3,410
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 17.69 440 436 6,060 5,280 780 70
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 20.61 1,253 1,247 17,010 15,040 1,970 90
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 24.80 2,140 2,134 29,150 25,680 3,480 100
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 27.02 2,857 2,844 39,160 34,280 4,880 100
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 28.27 3,471 3,453 47,440 41,650 5,790 300
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 31.01 4,674 4,619 65,650 56,090 9,560 1,060
Payed overtime: yes 23.47 3,645 3,197 49,250 43,740 5,510 270
Payed overtime: no 29.44 3,220 3,220 44,930 38,640 6,290 590
Car of the company: yes 41.18 5,911 5,885 84,280 70,930 13,350 7,930
Car of the company: no 27.70 3,043 3,012 42,210 36,520 5,690 0
Sector private companies Total 27.99 3,232 3,191 44,790 38,780 6,010 790
Job type: temporary 18.19 2,059 1,974 27,310 24,700 2,610 80
Job type: stand-by 15.05 785 777 10,000 9,420 580 10
Job type: manager large shareholder 39.61 5,181 5,180 64,960 62,180 2,780 3,460
Job type: trainee post 3.58 430 430 5,230 5,160 70 0
Job Type: WSW 17.49 2,117 2,111 28,380 25,400 2,980 0
Job type: regular job 29.27 3,729 3,682 52,430 44,750 7,680 850
Type of contract: specified time 18.79 1,734 1,705 22,890 20,810 2,080 140
Type of contract: unspecified time 30.92 3,957 3,906 56,080 47,490 8,590 960
Type of contract: other 39.61 5,181 5,180 64,960 62,180 2,780 3,460
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 15.79 389 385 5,270 4,670 600 90
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 18.07 1,096 1,087 14,510 13,150 1,360 130
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 21.48 1,864 1,855 24,770 22,370 2,400 200
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 22.67 2,415 2,392 32,360 28,980 3,380 200
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 26.19 3,238 3,213 43,650 38,860 4,790 460
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 30.34 4,632 4,566 64,850 55,580 9,270 1,310
Payed overtime: yes 22.82 3,597 3,123 48,090 43,160 4,930 300
Payed overtime: no 28.59 3,197 3,197 44,480 38,370 6,110 840
Car of the company: yes 41.07 5,913 5,887 84,460 70,960 13,500 8,010
Car of the company: no 26.13 2,937 2,894 40,430 35,240 5,190 0
Subsidised corporations Total 28.37 2,732 2,724 37,740 32,780 4,960 90
Job type: temporary 19.41 2,208 2,112 29,450 26,490 2,960 100
Job type: stand-by 22.22 1,014 1,009 13,580 12,170 1,400 0
Job type: manager large shareholder 58.45 7,716 7,715 95,310 92,600 2,720 2,560
Job type: trainee post 3.32 272 272 3,280 3,260 20 0
Job Type: WSW 16.85 1,993 1,991 26,810 23,920 2,890 0
Job type: regular job 29.51 2,917 2,911 40,540 35,010 5,530 70
Type of contract: specified time 22.24 1,925 1,916 26,010 23,100 2,910 30
Type of contract: unspecified time 29.74 2,954 2,948 41,190 35,450 5,740 70
Type of contract: other 58.45 7,716 7,715 95,310 92,600 2,720 2,560
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 23.01 607 605 8,600 7,290 1,320 10
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 23.02 1,396 1,393 19,260 16,750 2,520 10
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 26.37 2,255 2,253 30,970 27,060 3,900 20
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 27.76 2,899 2,894 39,790 34,780 5,010 20
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 28.67 3,480 3,473 47,730 41,760 5,960 60
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 31.78 4,569 4,549 63,720 54,830 8,900 330
Payed overtime: yes 29.37 3,746 3,460 51,770 44,960 6,820 50
Payed overtime: no 28.34 2,705 2,705 37,380 32,460 4,910 90
Car of the company: yes 43.82 5,798 5,790 78,520 69,580 8,930 6,110
Car of the company: no 28.07 2,688 2,681 37,160 32,250 4,900 0
Sector government Total 34.40 4,007 4,001 57,170 48,090 9,080 10
Job type: temporary 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Job type: stand-by 24.93 956 955 12,980 11,470 1,510 0
Job type: manager large shareholder 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Job type: trainee post 4.06 326 326 3,980 3,910 70 0
Job Type: WSW 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Job type: regular job 34.81 4,123 4,116 58,840 49,480 9,360 10
Type of contract: specified time 27.21 2,785 2,782 38,690 33,420 5,280 10
Type of contract: unspecified time 36.03 4,331 4,323 62,060 51,970 10,090 10
Type of contract: other 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 28.81 699 696 10,280 8,390 1,880 0
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 30.17 1,886 1,881 27,030 22,630 4,400 0
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 31.98 2,769 2,767 39,240 33,230 6,010 0
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 34.95 3,721 3,719 52,480 44,660 7,820 0
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 35.42 4,315 4,310 61,010 51,780 9,230 10
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 34.73 4,985 4,975 71,490 59,820 11,670 20
Payed overtime: yes 27.60 4,280 4,049 64,460 51,360 13,100 30
Payed overtime: no 34.66 3,999 3,999 56,950 47,990 8,960 10
Car of the company: yes 45.76 6,236 6,214 89,680 74,830 14,850 4,910
Car of the company: no 34.37 4,002 3,995 57,090 48,020 9,070 0
Part-time Total Total 25.70 2,089 2,078 28,510 25,060 3,450 180
Job type: temporary 18.17 1,511 1,457 20,170 18,130 2,040 40
Job type: stand-by 15.38 674 670 8,620 8,090 540 0
Job type: manager large shareholder 41.13 2,871 2,869 36,040 34,450 1,580 2,210
Job type: trainee post 3.74 278 278 3,360 3,330 30 0
Job Type: WSW 16.50 1,605 1,604 21,550 19,260 2,290 0
Job type: regular job 27.70 2,539 2,530 34,940 30,470 4,470 190
Type of contract: specified time 18.72 1,252 1,241 16,550 15,020 1,530 30
Type of contract: unspecified time 28.89 2,650 2,639 36,650 31,800 4,850 220
Type of contract: other 41.13 2,871 2,869 36,040 34,450 1,580 2,210
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 17.69 440 436 6,060 5,280 780 70
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 20.61 1,253 1,247 17,010 15,040 1,970 90
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 24.80 2,140 2,134 29,150 25,680 3,480 100
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 26.96 2,851 2,839 39,080 34,210 4,860 90
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 28.13 3,448 3,432 47,090 41,380 5,710 290
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 28.75 3,979 3,939 54,090 47,740 6,350 940
Payed overtime: yes 23.28 2,530 2,227 34,170 30,360 3,820 110
Payed overtime: no 25.80 2,073 2,073 28,310 24,870 3,440 180
Car of the company: yes 36.90 4,028 4,011 55,300 48,330 6,970 6,790
Car of the company: no 25.28 2,036 2,026 27,790 24,430 3,360 0
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, working hours company car: yes or no, and overtime: yes or no)
- 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
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.