Compensation of employees, employment; economic activity, National Accounts

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Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Compensation of employees Amount Compensation of employees (million euros) Compensation of employees Amount Wages and salaries (million euros) Compensation of employees Amount Employers' social contributions (million euros) Compensation of employees Amount Wage costs (million euros) Compensation of employees Year-on-year change Compensation of employees (%) Compensation of employees Year-on-year change Wages and salaries (%) Compensation of employees Year-on-year change Wage costs (%) Compensation per labour volume Amount Compensation per fte Compensation per fte (1,000 euro) Compensation per labour volume Amount Compensation per fte Wages per fte (1,000 euro) Compensation per labour volume Amount Compensation per fte Wage costs per fte (1,000 euro)
A-U All economic activities 559,411 429,856 129,555 557,322 6.4 6.4 6.4 79.9 61.4 79.6
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 5,167 4,014 1,153 5,089 9.3 8.8 9.1 59.6 46.3 58.7
01 Agriculture 4,885 3,794 1,091 4,807 9.6 9.1 9.5 58.7 45.6 57.7
02 Forestry and logging 159 120 39 159 2.2 2.1 2.2 78.7 59.6 78.7
03 Fishing and aquaculture 123 100 23 123 5.4 6.0 5.4 91.6 74.8 91.6
B Mining and quarrying 1,029 813 216 1,023 2.5 1.2 2.6 131.3 103.7 130.6
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 66,372 50,762 15,610 65,675 5.2 5.0 5.2 89.7 68.6 88.7
C Manufacturing 57,949 44,398 13,551 57,301 4.4 4.3 4.4 88.4 67.7 87.4
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 10,014 7,721 2,293 9,974 4.2 5.3 4.2 82.4 63.5 82.0
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 872 657 215 865 0.5 0.3 0.6 74.6 56.2 74.0
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 3,143 2,404 739 3,118 5.1 5.0 5.1 72.3 55.3 71.7
16 Manufacture of wood products 920 700 220 910 8.3 7.7 8.3 65.3 49.7 64.6
17 Manufacture of paper 1,433 1,102 331 1,418 2.8 3.0 2.9 83.9 64.5 83.0
18 Printing and reproduction 790 602 188 790 5.8 5.9 5.8 64.2 48.9 64.2
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 711 547 164 711 0.2 -0.9 0.2 134.6 103.6 134.6
20 Manufacture of chemicals 5,280 4,128 1,152 5,243 2.8 1.9 2.7 116.7 91.2 115.8
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 7,338 5,732 1,606 7,280 4.4 3.5 4.3 113.8 88.9 112.9
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2,058 1,604 454 2,037 8.7 8.1 8.7 107.2 83.5 106.1
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2,323 1,752 571 2,302 0.9 0.3 0.8 77.6 58.5 76.9
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 3,941 2,963 978 3,914 2.3 2.0 2.2 79.5 59.8 79.0
23 Manufacture of building materials 1,618 1,211 407 1,612 4.3 4.4 4.2 82.5 61.8 82.2
24 Manufacture of basic metals 1,719 1,292 427 1,717 1.8 1.8 2.1 90.6 68.0 90.4
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 7,732 5,849 1,883 7,688 4.7 4.4 4.8 78.3 59.2 77.8
25 Manufacture of metal products 6,013 4,557 1,456 5,971 5.5 5.1 5.6 75.3 57.1 74.8
26 Manufacture of electronic products 2,881 2,214 667 2,788 5.8 6.2 5.9 105.1 80.8 101.7
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 4,948 3,749 1,199 4,820 2.1 1.9 2.2 101.4 76.8 98.8
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2,067 1,535 532 2,032 -2.5 -3.7 -2.4 96.7 71.8 95.0
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 10,245 7,908 2,337 10,006 8.1 8.0 8.2 100.8 77.8 98.5
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 1,611 1,217 394 1,587 -10.3 -10.2 -10.4 85.6 64.7 84.3
29-30 Transport equipment 3,190 2,428 762 3,147 -3.2 -3.1 -3.2 87.0 66.3 85.9
30 Manufacture of other transport 1,579 1,211 368 1,560 5.3 5.2 5.4 88.5 67.9 87.5
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 5,815 4,440 1,375 5,778 6.5 6.2 6.5 78.8 60.2 78.3
31-32 Manufacture of furniture; other 2,247 1,729 518 2,227 4.6 4.6 4.6 68.7 52.9 68.1
33 Repair and installation of machinery 3,568 2,711 857 3,551 7.7 7.3 7.7 86.9 66.0 86.4
D Energy supply 4,246 3,215 1,031 4,239 14.4 13.7 14.4 108.4 82.1 108.2
35 Energy supply 4,246 3,215 1,031 4,239 14.4 13.7 14.4 108.4 82.1 108.2
E Water supply and waste management 3,148 2,336 812 3,112 9.4 9.2 9.3 83.7 62.1 82.7
36 Water collection and distribution 543 403 140 541 9.3 9.0 9.1 90.0 66.8 89.6
37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 2,605 1,933 672 2,571 9.5 9.3 9.3 82.4 61.2 81.4
F Construction 27,265 21,017 6,248 27,196 9.5 9.2 9.5 80.1 61.7 79.9
41 Construction buildings, development 8,145 6,314 1,831 8,143 9.7 9.4 9.7 85.1 65.9 85.0
42 Civil engineering 4,792 3,701 1,091 4,770 10.2 9.9 10.3 92.2 71.2 91.7
43 Specialised construction activities 14,328 11,002 3,326 14,283 9.2 9.0 9.2 74.3 57.1 74.1
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 107,771 83,666 24,105 107,290 4.5 4.4 4.6 67.2 52.1 66.9
G Wholesale and retail trade 67,969 52,896 15,073 67,681 3.7 3.6 3.7 67.8 52.8 67.6
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 7,216 5,598 1,618 7,204 6.7 6.4 6.8 66.6 51.7 66.5
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 38,481 30,262 8,219 38,365 3.1 3.0 3.2 84.4 66.4 84.2
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 22,272 17,036 5,236 22,112 3.6 4.0 3.6 50.9 38.9 50.5
H Transportation and storage 27,690 20,883 6,807 27,563 5.8 5.6 6.0 80.4 60.7 80.0
49 Land transport 11,586 8,764 2,822 11,536 5.8 5.4 6.1 73.2 55.4 72.9
50 Water transport 1,377 1,075 302 1,310 7.6 7.1 7.5 91.1 71.2 86.7
51 Air transport 3,127 2,299 828 3,123 3.5 3.6 3.5 124.1 91.2 123.9
52 Warehousing, services for transport 9,372 7,079 2,293 9,378 6.7 6.5 6.8 85.6 64.7 85.7
53 Postal and courier activities 2,228 1,666 562 2,215 4.5 4.5 4.7 61.4 45.9 61.1
I Accommodation and food serving 12,112 9,887 2,225 12,046 6.5 6.5 6.6 46.9 38.3 46.6
J Information and communication 30,847 24,864 5,983 30,617 5.7 5.9 5.8 104.3 84.1 103.5
58 Publishing 1,675 1,324 351 1,671 3.9 3.8 3.7 92.8 73.4 92.6
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 3,367 2,671 696 3,367 4.0 4.0 3.9 90.6 71.9 90.6
59-60 Movies, TV and radio 1,692 1,347 345 1,696 4.1 4.1 4.1 88.5 70.5 88.7
61 Telecommunications 2,369 1,868 501 2,366 -0.3 -0.5 -0.3 105.3 83.1 105.2
62-63 IT- and information services 25,111 20,325 4,786 24,884 6.6 6.7 6.6 106.4 86.1 105.4
K Financial institutions 25,630 19,375 6,255 25,688 6.0 6.6 6.2 126.3 95.4 126.5
64 Financial institutions, no insurance 12,796 9,692 3,104 12,812 5.7 6.8 5.8 134.5 101.9 134.7
65 Insurance and pension funding 4,308 3,132 1,176 4,367 2.4 3.1 3.3 113.9 82.8 115.5
66 Other financial services 8,526 6,551 1,975 8,509 8.4 8.1 8.4 121.7 93.5 121.5
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 5,567 4,367 1,200 5,564 7.8 7.3 7.8 85.1 66.8 85.1
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 5,567 4,367 1,200 5,564 7.8 7.3 7.8 85.1 66.8 85.1
M-N Business services 98,254 78,426 19,828 97,710 7.0 6.7 7.0 77.2 61.6 76.8
M Other specialised business services 56,177 46,042 10,135 55,790 6.4 6.2 6.4 96.7 79.2 96.0
69-70 Legal and management consultancy 35,604 29,658 5,946 35,592 6.6 6.1 6.6 102.5 85.4 102.4
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 46,275 38,189 8,086 46,133 6.6 6.2 6.6 98.4 81.2 98.1
71 Architects, technical services etc. 10,671 8,531 2,140 10,541 6.7 6.4 6.6 86.8 69.4 85.8
72 Research and development 4,438 3,455 983 4,214 8.0 10.3 7.7 105.1 81.8 99.8
73 Advertising and market research 2,941 2,378 563 2,934 0.2 0.2 0.3 83.7 67.7 83.5
73-75 Advertising, design and other 5,464 4,398 1,066 5,444 3.4 3.2 3.4 79.7 64.2 79.4
74-75 Other specialised services 2,523 2,020 503 2,510 7.3 7.0 7.3 75.5 60.4 75.1
N Renting and other business support 42,077 32,384 9,693 41,920 7.9 7.4 7.9 60.8 46.8 60.6
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2,614 2,029 585 2,608 5.4 5.0 5.4 79.2 61.5 79.1
78 Employment activities 27,051 20,654 6,397 26,984 7.2 6.3 7.2 57.6 44.0 57.4
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 2,204 1,890 314 2,204 17.3 18.9 17.5 123.4 105.8 123.4
80-82 Security, other business services 10,208 7,811 2,397 10,124 8.5 8.5 8.6 59.7 45.7 59.2
O-Q Government and care 177,278 131,304 45,974 177,280 7.1 7.1 7.1 81.8 60.6 81.8
O Public administration and services 57,306 41,879 15,427 57,504 7.1 7.2 7.0 89.8 65.6 90.1
84 Public administration and services 57,306 41,879 15,427 57,504 7.1 7.2 7.0 89.8 65.6 90.1
P Education 40,255 29,913 10,342 40,248 5.5 5.8 5.6 88.5 65.7 88.4
85 Education 40,255 29,913 10,342 40,248 5.5 5.8 5.6 88.5 65.7 88.4
Q Health and social work activities 79,717 59,512 20,205 79,528 8.0 7.8 7.9 74.2 55.4 74.0
86 Human health activities 39,262 29,838 9,424 39,147 7.5 7.3 7.4 84.9 64.5 84.6
87-88 Care and social work 40,455 29,674 10,781 40,381 8.4 8.3 8.4 66.1 48.5 66.0
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 15,260 12,061 3,199 15,213 9.3 9.4 9.0 68.1 53.8 67.9
R Culture, sports and recreation 6,598 5,154 1,444 6,598 7.9 8.2 7.2 67.6 52.8 67.6
90-92 Arts, culture and lotteries 3,409 2,606 803 3,401 6.4 6.6 6.2 70.8 54.1 70.6
93 Sports and recreation 3,189 2,548 641 3,197 9.6 9.8 8.3 64.6 51.6 64.7
S Other service activities 7,119 5,445 1,674 7,076 8.2 7.7 8.2 74.1 56.7 73.6
94 Membership organisations 4,900 3,708 1,192 4,897 8.9 8.4 9.0 89.4 67.7 89.4
95 Repair computers and consumergoods 231 179 52 231 9.3 8.8 9.3 58.7 45.5 58.7
96 Other personal services 1,988 1,558 430 1,948 6.4 5.9 6.2 53.2 41.7 52.1
T Activities of households 1,543 1,462 81 1,539 21.4 21.1 21.4 50.7 48.0 50.5
U Extraterritorial organisations . . . . . . . . . .
99 Extraterritorial organisations . . . . . . . . . .
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table provides annual data about the compensation of employees, the wage costs and the labour volume of employees. Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and employers' social contributions. The wage costs are the total of wages, social contributions paid by employers and taxes on wage costs minus wage cost subsidies. The labour volume is given in jobs (by sex and by full-time or part-time), full-time equivalent (fte), hours paid, hours agreed and hours worked. The table additionally provides the compensation of employees, wages and salaries and wage costs related to full-time equivalents and hours worked.

Data available from: 1995

Status of the figures:
Data from 1995 through 2024 are final. Data from 2025 are provisional.

Changes as of July 2nd 2026:
The figures for 2024 have been updated and are final now, the figures for 2025 have been updated.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional data are published 6 months after the end of the reporting year. Final data are released 18 months after the end of the reporting year.

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Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees is the total remuneration paid by employers to their employees in return for work done. Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and employers' social contributions.
Amount
Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees is the total remuneration paid by employers to their employees in return for work done. Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and employers' social contributions.
Wages and salaries
Wages and salaries include income taxes and employees' social contributions even if they are actually withheld by the employer and paid directly to tax authorities, social security schemes and pension schemes. Besides wages that are periodically and directly paid to employees, wages and salaries also contain wages in kind and holiday allowances. Furthermore, certain refunds for costs made by the employee are included as well.
Employers' social contributions
Employers' social contributions consist of payments to insurers made by employers for the benefit of their employees. They can be classified in employers' social security contributions, employers' private social contributions (of which pension schemes) and the imputed social contributions.
Wage costs
The total of wages, social contributions paid by employers and taxes on wage costs minus wage cost subsidies.
Year-on-year change
%-change with respect to the previous year
Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees is the total remuneration paid by employers to their employees in return for work done. Compensation of employees is classified in wages and salaries and employers' social contributions.
Wages and salaries
Wages and salaries include income taxes and employees' social contributions even if they are actually withheld by the employer and paid directly to tax authorities, social security schemes and pension schemes. Besides wages that are periodically and directly paid to employees, wages and salaries also contain wages in kind and holiday allowances. Furthermore, certain refunds for costs made by the employee are included as well.
Wage costs
The total of wages, social contributions paid by employers and taxes on wage costs minus wage cost subsidies.
Compensation per labour volume
Compensation of employees per labour volume.
Amount
Compensation per fte
Compensation of employees per full-time equivalent (fte).
Compensation per fte
Compensation of employees per full-time equivalent (fte).
Wages per fte
Wages and salaries per full-time equivalent (fte).
Wage costs per fte
Wage costs per full-time equivalent (fte).