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 45,220 6,240
Job type: temporary 27,450 2,630
Job type: stand-by 10,390 670
Job type: manager large shareholder 66,490 2,780
Job type: trainee post 4,320 50
Job Type: WSW 26,870 2,900
Job type: regular job 51,270 7,560
Type of contract: specified time 24,710 2,470
Type of contract: unspecified time 54,180 8,290
Type of contract: other 66,490 2,780
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 6,060 780
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 17,010 1,970
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 29,150 3,480
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 39,160 4,880
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 47,440 5,790
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 65,650 9,560
Payed overtime: yes 49,250 5,510
Payed overtime: no 44,930 6,290
Car of the company: yes 84,280 13,350
Car of the company: no 42,210 5,690
Sector private companies Total 44,790 6,010
Job type: temporary 27,310 2,610
Job type: stand-by 10,000 580
Job type: manager large shareholder 64,960 2,780
Job type: trainee post 5,230 70
Job Type: WSW 28,380 2,980
Job type: regular job 52,430 7,680
Type of contract: specified time 22,890 2,080
Type of contract: unspecified time 56,080 8,590
Type of contract: other 64,960 2,780
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 5,270 600
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 14,510 1,360
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 24,770 2,400
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 32,360 3,380
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 43,650 4,790
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 64,850 9,270
Payed overtime: yes 48,090 4,930
Payed overtime: no 44,480 6,110
Car of the company: yes 84,460 13,500
Car of the company: no 40,430 5,190
Subsidised corporations Total 37,740 4,960
Job type: temporary 29,450 2,960
Job type: stand-by 13,580 1,400
Job type: manager large shareholder 95,310 2,720
Job type: trainee post 3,280 20
Job Type: WSW 26,810 2,890
Job type: regular job 40,540 5,530
Type of contract: specified time 26,010 2,910
Type of contract: unspecified time 41,190 5,740
Type of contract: other 95,310 2,720
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 8,600 1,320
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 19,260 2,520
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 30,970 3,900
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 39,790 5,010
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 47,730 5,960
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 63,720 8,900
Payed overtime: yes 51,770 6,820
Payed overtime: no 37,380 4,910
Car of the company: yes 78,520 8,930
Car of the company: no 37,160 4,900
Sector government Total 57,170 9,080
Job type: temporary 0 0
Job type: stand-by 12,980 1,510
Job type: manager large shareholder 0 0
Job type: trainee post 3,980 70
Job Type: WSW 0 0
Job type: regular job 58,840 9,360
Type of contract: specified time 38,690 5,280
Type of contract: unspecified time 62,060 10,090
Type of contract: other 0 0
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 10,280 1,880
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 27,030 4,400
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 39,240 6,010
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 52,480 7,820
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 61,010 9,230
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 71,490 11,670
Payed overtime: yes 64,460 13,100
Payed overtime: no 56,950 8,960
Car of the company: yes 89,680 14,850
Car of the company: no 57,090 9,070
Part-time Total Total 28,510 3,450
Job type: temporary 20,170 2,040
Job type: stand-by 8,620 540
Job type: manager large shareholder 36,040 1,580
Job type: trainee post 3,360 30
Job Type: WSW 21,550 2,290
Job type: regular job 34,940 4,470
Type of contract: specified time 16,550 1,530
Type of contract: unspecified time 36,650 4,850
Type of contract: other 36,040 1,580
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 6,060 780
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week 17,010 1,970
Working hours: 20 to 24 hours a week 29,150 3,480
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 39,080 4,860
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 47,090 5,710
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 54,090 6,350
Payed overtime: yes 34,170 3,820
Payed overtime: no 28,310 3,440
Car of the company: yes 55,300 6,970
Car of the company: no 27,790 3,360
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 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
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.