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 Yearly wage Yearly wage including bonuses (euro) Wage per job Yearly wage Bonuses and allowances (euro)
Total Total Total 47,360 6,570
Job type: temporary 28,550 2,790
Job type: stand-by 10,940 690
Job type: manager large shareholder 67,450 2,670
Job type: trainee post 4,380 50
Job Type: WSW 28,830 3,460
Job type: regular job 53,880 7,990
Type of contract: specified time 25,890 2,590
Type of contract: unspecified time 56,800 8,750
Type of contract: other 67,450 2,670
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 6,390 810
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 17,880 2,080
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 30,650 3,660
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 41,060 5,130
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 49,790 6,030
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 68,730 10,120
Payed overtime: yes 52,680 5,820
Payed overtime: no 46,990 6,620
Car of the company: yes 86,750 13,570
Car of the company: no 44,360 6,030
Sector private companies Total 46,900 6,380
Job type: temporary 28,400 2,780
Job type: stand-by 10,550 590
Job type: manager large shareholder 65,880 2,680
Job type: trainee post 5,380 70
Job Type: WSW 30,180 3,400
Job type: regular job 55,200 8,210
Type of contract: specified time 24,070 2,190
Type of contract: unspecified time 58,810 9,160
Type of contract: other 65,880 2,680
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 5,560 620
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 15,420 1,490
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 26,090 2,550
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 34,250 3,590
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 45,890 5,030
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 68,000 9,890
Payed overtime: yes 51,590 5,270
Payed overtime: no 46,470 6,480
Car of the company: yes 86,930 13,720
Car of the company: no 42,540 5,580
Subsidised corporations Total 39,720 5,240
Job type: temporary 31,260 3,040
Job type: stand-by 14,210 1,400
Job type: manager large shareholder 96,820 2,360
Job type: trainee post 3,380 20
Job Type: WSW 28,770 3,450
Job type: regular job 42,670 5,840
Type of contract: specified time 27,300 3,070
Type of contract: unspecified time 43,490 6,090
Type of contract: other 96,820 2,360
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 9,090 1,370
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 20,290 2,650
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 32,650 4,140
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 41,990 5,340
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 50,430 6,350
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 66,670 9,330
Payed overtime: yes 55,440 7,390
Payed overtime: no 39,350 5,190
Car of the company: yes 81,000 9,160
Car of the company: no 39,140 5,190
Sector government Total 59,560 9,260
Job type: temporary 0 0
Job type: stand-by 13,540 1,580
Job type: manager large shareholder 0 0
Job type: trainee post 3,850 40
Job Type: WSW 0 0
Job type: regular job 61,440 9,580
Type of contract: specified time 40,030 5,400
Type of contract: unspecified time 64,460 10,240
Type of contract: other 0 0
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 10,680 1,900
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 27,690 4,480
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 40,620 6,130
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 55,060 8,300
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 62,670 9,100
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 74,030 11,820
Payed overtime: yes 66,010 12,430
Payed overtime: no 59,360 9,170
Car of the company: yes 91,010 14,190
Car of the company: no 59,480 9,250
Part-time Total Total 30,270 3,650
Job type: temporary 21,010 2,210
Job type: stand-by 9,090 550
Job type: manager large shareholder 39,420 1,610
Job type: trainee post 3,450 30
Job Type: WSW 23,360 2,820
Job type: regular job 37,170 4,740
Type of contract: specified time 17,400 1,610
Type of contract: unspecified time 38,880 5,120
Type of contract: other 39,420 1,610
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 6,390 810
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 17,880 2,080
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 30,650 3,660
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 40,910 5,080
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 49,440 5,940
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 57,740 6,730
Payed overtime: yes 40,720 4,590
Payed overtime: no 29,920 3,610
Car of the company: yes 57,880 7,070
Car of the company: no 29,510 3,550
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.
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.