Caribbean Netherlands; jobs and wages, economic activity (SIC2008)

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Earning groups Sector / branches (SIC 2008) Jobs of employees (Number) Average annual wage (USD)
Total all earninggroups A-U All economic activities 1,530 41,940
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing . .
B Mining and quarrying . .
C Manufacturing . .
D-E Energy, water, waste treatment . .
F Construction 150 27,800
G Wholesale and retail trade 170 24,640
H+J Transport, ICT 150 64,500
I Accommodation and food serving 80 19,350
K Financial institutions . .
L Renting, buying, selling real estate . .
M-N Business services 160 32,290
O Public administration and services 260 60,200
P Education 150 55,540
Q Health and social work activities 210 38,200
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 140 32,720
Unknown . .
Gross annual wage: less than 5,000 do... A-U All economic activities 80 2,510
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing . .
B Mining and quarrying . .
C Manufacturing . .
D-E Energy, water, waste treatment . .
F Construction 30 2,630
G Wholesale and retail trade 10 3,040
H+J Transport, ICT . .
I Accommodation and food serving . .
K Financial institutions . .
L Renting, buying, selling real estate . .
M-N Business services . .
O Public administration and services . .
P Education . .
Q Health and social work activities . .
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 10 2,410
Unknown . .
Gross annual wage: 5,000 to 9,999 do... A-U All economic activities 80 7,470
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing . .
B Mining and quarrying . .
C Manufacturing . .
D-E Energy, water, waste treatment . .
F Construction 10 7,580
G Wholesale and retail trade . .
H+J Transport, ICT . .
I Accommodation and food serving . .
K Financial institutions . .
L Renting, buying, selling real estate . .
M-N Business services . .
O Public administration and services . .
P Education . .
Q Health and social work activities . .
R-U Culture, recreation, other services . .
Unknown . .
Gross annual wage: 10,000 to 19,999 d... A-U All economic activities 200 15,640
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing . .
B Mining and quarrying . .
C Manufacturing . .
D-E Energy, water, waste treatment . .
F Construction 20 15,150
G Wholesale and retail trade 40 15,680
H+J Transport, ICT . .
I Accommodation and food serving 30 15,990
K Financial institutions . .
L Renting, buying, selling real estate . .
M-N Business services 30 15,790
O Public administration and services . .
P Education . .
Q Health and social work activities 30 15,190
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 20 15,650
Unknown . .
Gross annual wage: 20,000 to 29,999 d... A-U All economic activities 300 24,300
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing . .
B Mining and quarrying . .
C Manufacturing . .
D-E Energy, water, waste treatment . .
F Construction 40 24,180
G Wholesale and retail trade 60 23,770
H+J Transport, ICT . .
I Accommodation and food serving 30 22,790
K Financial institutions . .
L Renting, buying, selling real estate . .
M-N Business services 40 24,320
O Public administration and services . .
P Education 10 25,670
Q Health and social work activities 50 25,420
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 40 24,530
Unknown . .
Gross annual wage: 30,000 to 39,999 d... A-U All economic activities 190 34,830
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing . .
B Mining and quarrying . .
C Manufacturing . .
D-E Energy, water, waste treatment . .
F Construction 10 33,180
G Wholesale and retail trade 20 33,910
H+J Transport, ICT . .
I Accommodation and food serving . .
K Financial institutions . .
L Renting, buying, selling real estate . .
M-N Business services 30 34,580
O Public administration and services 40 36,960
P Education 20 34,350
Q Health and social work activities 30 34,850
Source: © CBS
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Table explanation


This table contains information about jobs en wages on the islands of Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius to gender and age of employees on 1 January.

Since 10 October 2010, the islands of Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius have the status of a 'special municipality' of the Netherlands. On the grounds of this new status as a 'special municipality', they are officially recognised as a public body of the Netherlands.

Data available from: 2011

Status of the figures:
Figures for 2023 and 2025 are provisional, figures for the years to 2022 and 2024 are final.
Because of insufficient response, the data for Sint Eustatius for the years 2023 are missing and no final figures will be published for that year.

Changes as of 21 October 2025:
The final figures for 2024 and the provisional figures for 2025 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Final figures for 2025 and the provisional figures for 2026 will be in the fourth quarter of 2027 published.

Description topics

Jobs of employees
Jobs
A job is an explicit or implicit employment contract between a person and an economic unit, specifying that labour will be carried out in return for remuneration (financial or otherwise). This table concerns jobs of employees, and not jobs of self-employed people. More specifically, it concerns jobs of employees who are liable to pay wage tax and social security premiums in the Caribbean Netherlands.
An employed person may have more than one job at a time. For the calculation of the average number of jobs in a certain period the starting date and end date of a job is taking into account. The weekly working hours are left out of account. Two successive jobs both with a 6-month working period will always count as one job in the average number of jobs, regardless of whether these jobs are full-time or part-time.

Employee
A person who has a contract with an economic unit to carry out work in return for financial remuneration.
Average annual wage
Wage
A payment made in cash or in kind to employees, except wages during illness, redundancy payments and compensation for health insurance premiums.