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

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

Sex of employee Type of employment contract Cao-sector Job characteristics Periods Wage per job Yearly wage Bonuses and allowances (euro)
Total Total Total Job type: stand-by 2025* 690
Total Total Sector private companies Job type: stand-by 2025* 590
Total Total Subsidised corporations Job type: stand-by 2025* 1,400
Total Total Sector government Job type: stand-by 2025* 1,580
Total Part-time Total Job type: stand-by 2025* 550
Total Part-time Sector private companies Job type: stand-by 2025* 460
Total Part-time Subsidised corporations Job type: stand-by 2025* 1,220
Total Part-time Sector government Job type: stand-by 2025* 1,350
Total Full-time Total Job type: stand-by 2025* 2,720
Total Full-time Sector private companies Job type: stand-by 2025* 2,470
Total Full-time Subsidised corporations Job type: stand-by 2025* 5,780
Total Full-time Sector government Job type: stand-by 2025* 7,240
Male Total Total Job type: stand-by 2025* 720
Male Total Sector private companies Job type: stand-by 2025* 680
Male Total Subsidised corporations Job type: stand-by 2025* 1,560
Male Total Sector government Job type: stand-by 2025* 1,200
Male Part-time Total Job type: stand-by 2025* 540
Male Part-time Sector private companies Job type: stand-by 2025* 500
Male Part-time Subsidised corporations Job type: stand-by 2025* 1,260
Male Part-time Sector government Job type: stand-by 2025* 950
Male Full-time Total Job type: stand-by 2025* 2,670
Male Full-time Sector private companies Job type: stand-by 2025* 2,560
Male Full-time Subsidised corporations Job type: stand-by 2025* 4,640
Male Full-time Sector government Job type: stand-by 2025* 0
Female Total Total Job type: stand-by 2025* 660
Female Total Sector private companies Job type: stand-by 2025* 510
Female Total Subsidised corporations Job type: stand-by 2025* 1,370
Female Total Sector government Job type: stand-by 2025* 1,830
Female Part-time Total Job type: stand-by 2025* 560
Female Part-time Sector private companies Job type: stand-by 2025* 420
Female Part-time Subsidised corporations Job type: stand-by 2025* 1,220
Female Part-time Sector government Job type: stand-by 2025* 1,610
Female Full-time Total Job type: stand-by 2025* 2,790
Female Full-time Sector private companies Job type: stand-by 2025* 2,290
Female Full-time Subsidised corporations Job type: stand-by 2025* 6,630
Female Full-time Sector government Job type: stand-by 2025* 0
Source: CBS.
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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 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.
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.