Employment; sex, type of employment contract, employee charac., cao-sector

Employment; sex, type of employment contract, employee charac., cao-sector

Sex of employee Type of employment contract Cao-sector Other characteristics employee Periods Wage per job Yearly wage Bonuses and allowances (euro)
Total Total Total Nationality: Dutch 2025* 6,430
Total Total Total Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 10,650
Total Total Sector private companies Nationality: Dutch 2025* 6,130
Total Total Sector private companies Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 11,230
Total Total Subsidised corporations Nationality: Dutch 2025* 5,260
Total Total Subsidised corporations Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 6,220
Total Total Sector government Nationality: Dutch 2025* 9,310
Total Total Sector government Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 8,780
Total Part-time Total Nationality: Dutch 2025* 3,730
Total Part-time Total Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 3,870
Total Part-time Sector private companies Nationality: Dutch 2025* 2,790
Total Part-time Sector private companies Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 3,490
Total Part-time Subsidised corporations Nationality: Dutch 2025* 4,240
Total Part-time Subsidised corporations Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 4,500
Total Part-time Sector government Nationality: Dutch 2025* 7,000
Total Part-time Sector government Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 6,220
Total Full-time Total Nationality: Dutch 2025* 10,180
Total Full-time Total Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 15,060
Total Full-time Sector private companies Nationality: Dutch 2025* 9,870
Total Full-time Sector private companies Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 15,750
Total Full-time Subsidised corporations Nationality: Dutch 2025* 9,550
Total Full-time Subsidised corporations Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 9,300
Total Full-time Sector government Nationality: Dutch 2025* 11,940
Total Full-time Sector government Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 10,720
Male Total Total Nationality: Dutch 2025* 7,780
Male Total Total Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 13,020
Male Total Sector private companies Nationality: Dutch 2025* 7,450
Male Total Sector private companies Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 13,550
Male Total Subsidised corporations Nationality: Dutch 2025* 6,540
Male Total Subsidised corporations Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 7,160
Male Total Sector government Nationality: Dutch 2025* 10,800
Male Total Sector government Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 9,620
Male Part-time Total Nationality: Dutch 2025* 3,660
Male Part-time Total Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 4,110
Male Part-time Sector private companies Nationality: Dutch 2025* 3,100
Male Part-time Sector private companies Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 3,920
Male Part-time Subsidised corporations Nationality: Dutch 2025* 4,420
Male Part-time Subsidised corporations Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 4,800
Male Part-time Sector government Nationality: Dutch 2025* 7,210
Male Part-time Sector government Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 5,930
Male Full-time Total Nationality: Dutch 2025* 10,300
Male Full-time Total Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 16,750
Male Full-time Sector private companies Nationality: Dutch 2025* 10,020
Male Full-time Sector private companies Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 17,470
Male Full-time Subsidised corporations Nationality: Dutch 2025* 9,090
Male Full-time Subsidised corporations Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 8,730
Male Full-time Sector government Nationality: Dutch 2025* 12,470
Male Full-time Sector government Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 11,190
Female Total Total Nationality: Dutch 2025* 5,020
Female Total Total Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 7,820
Female Total Sector private companies Nationality: Dutch 2025* 4,030
Female Total Sector private companies Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 8,050
Female Total Subsidised corporations Nationality: Dutch 2025* 4,930
Female Total Subsidised corporations Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 5,790
Female Total Sector government Nationality: Dutch 2025* 8,220
Female Total Sector government Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 8,220
Female Part-time Total Nationality: Dutch 2025* 3,760
Female Part-time Total Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 3,710
Female Part-time Sector private companies Nationality: Dutch 2025* 2,550
Female Part-time Sector private companies Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 3,130
Female Part-time Subsidised corporations Nationality: Dutch 2025* 4,220
Female Part-time Subsidised corporations Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 4,430
Female Part-time Sector government Nationality: Dutch 2025* 6,930
Female Part-time Sector government Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 6,330
Female Full-time Total Nationality: Dutch 2025* 9,820
Female Full-time Total Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 12,140
Female Full-time Sector private companies Nationality: Dutch 2025* 9,180
Female Full-time Sector private companies Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 12,540
Female Full-time Subsidised corporations Nationality: Dutch 2025* 9,990
Female Full-time Subsidised corporations Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 9,930
Female Full-time Sector government Nationality: Dutch 2025* 11,100
Female Full-time Sector government Nationality: EU 14 (excuding Dutch) 2025* 10,250
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 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.