Employment; jobs, wages, working hours, SIC2008; key figures

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Characteristics job / employee / company Employment Jobs (x 1 000) Employment Labour volume (x 1 000) Wage per job Hourly wage (euro) Wage per job Monthly wages Monthly wage including overtime (euro) Wage per job Monthly wages Monthly wage excluding overtime (euro) Wage per job Yearly wage Yearly wage including bonuses (euro) Wage per job Yearly wage Yearly wage excluding special payments (euro) Wage per job Yearly wage Bonuses and allowances (euro) Wage per job Yearly wage Additional tax liability for company car (euro) Working hours Per job per week including overtime (hour)
Total 1,516 1,036 27.40 2,581 2,577 35,600 30,980 4,620 70 25.0
Sex: Male 240 192 32.52 3,652 3,642 50,150 43,830 6,330 220 29.7
Sex: Female 1,276 844 26.21 2,380 2,377 32,860 28,560 4,300 40 24.2
Age: Younger than 15 years 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Age: 15 to 19 years 58 23 10.36 563 562 7,350 6,760 600 0 14.5
Age: 20 to 24 years 148 91 17.68 1,492 1,490 20,170 17,910 2,260 10 22.4
Age: 25 to 29 years 166 128 23.62 2,527 2,522 34,730 30,330 4,400 30 28.4
Age: 30 to 34 years 168 126 26.67 2,759 2,754 38,090 33,110 4,980 50 27.4
Age: 35 to 39 years 154 110 29.73 2,921 2,916 40,250 35,060 5,200 70 26.1
Age: 40 to 44 years 140 99 30.96 3,004 2,999 41,350 36,050 5,300 90 25.8
Age: 45 to 49 years 139 98 31.12 3,025 3,020 41,670 36,300 5,360 100 25.8
Age: 50 to 54 years 167 116 29.92 2,862 2,857 39,480 34,350 5,140 100 25.5
Age: 55 to 59 years 179 121 29.63 2,755 2,750 38,070 33,060 5,020 80 24.8
Age: 60 to 64 years 152 100 30.03 2,714 2,710 37,690 32,570 5,120 80 24.1
Age: 65 to 74 years 43 24 29.63 2,308 2,304 33,260 27,700 5,570 120 20.7
Age: 75 years or older 1 0 25.65 1,276 1,274 17,340 15,310 2,030 360 13.1
Type of employment contract: full-time 260 260 32.39 4,626 4,612 64,330 55,510 8,820 260 37.6
Type of employment contract: part-time 1,256 776 25.64 2,158 2,155 29,640 25,900 3,750 30 22.4
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week 190 37 22.19 589 587 8,320 7,060 1,260 20 7.1
Working hours: 12 to19 hours a week 195 87 22.13 1,344 1,341 18,530 16,120 2,410 10 16.2
Working hours: 20 to 29 hours a week 356 225 24.85 2,128 2,126 29,210 25,530 3,680 20 22.9
Working hours: 25 to 29 hours a week 250 192 26.26 2,737 2,733 37,570 32,840 4,730 20 27.8
Working hours: 30 to 34 hours a week 265 236 27.56 3,343 3,338 45,830 40,110 5,720 50 32.2
Working hours: 35 hours a week or more 260 259 32.52 4,665 4,652 64,780 55,980 8,800 280 37.8
0 to 9 employed persons 111 69 30.30 2,741 2,737 35,700 32,890 2,810 360 23.7
10 to 99 employed persons 175 118 25.42 2,393 2,388 32,750 28,720 4,030 140 24.9
100 or more employed persons 1,229 849 27.42 2,594 2,589 35,990 31,120 4,870 30 25.2
Cao-sector: private companies 117 75 26.26 2,474 2,470 32,910 29,690 3,220 310 24.6
Cao-sector: subsidised corporations 1,307 887 26.79 2,489 2,484 34,420 29,870 4,550 50 24.8
Cao-sector: government 92 74 35.66 4,029 4,026 55,790 48,350 7,430 0 29.4
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 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 2023 are final.

Changes as of 11 October 2024:
The final figures for 2023 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
The provisional figures for 2024 will be published in April 2025.

Description topics

Employment
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). An employed person may have more than one job at a time. In that case the person has a main job and a secondary job. Each job counts separately. 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.
Labour volume
The volume of labour input in the production process, in terms of hours worked or full-time equivalents. Part-time jobs are counted proportionally (excluding overtime, after deduction of the reduction in working hours).
Calculation of the average labour volume for a certain period is based on the starting date and end date of a job and the weekly working hours. Two successive jobs both with a 6-month working period will count as 1 working year in the yearly average labour volume if both jobs are full-time. If they are part-time jobs they will count for less than a year.
Wage per job
Hourly wage
The hourly wage are calculated by the sum of gross wage of all the jobs of employees of the related population divide by the sum of the corresponding working hours. These wages and hours are summed by subpopulation and period.

The agreed gross wage is the taxable salary excluding bonuses/allowances, overtime pay and additional tax for the company car.
The working hours are the hours paid for a job excluding overtime hours, holiday leave and public holidays. Leave in compensation for shorter working hours (ADV) is not recognized as working hours, so this is not included in the calculation.

Bonuses and allowances are occasional payments that are part of the gross wages such as holiday allowance, profit sharing and performance bonuses.
Monthly wages
The monthly wage is the agreed gross salary, excluding bonuses/allowances, but 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. There is a difference between monthly wage including paid overtime and excluding paid overtime.
The average monthly wage in a year is determined by dividing the yearly wage sum by 12 times the average number of jobs in that year.

Monthly wage including overtime
The monthly wage including paid overtime.
Monthly wage excluding overtime
The monthly wage excluding paid overtime.
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.
Yearly wage excluding special payments
The yearly wage excluding 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.
Additional tax liability for company car
Fixed value of private use of a company car minus extra payment by the employee for this use.

Working hours
The number of hours someone works in a normal or average working week. There is a distinction between weekly working hours and yearly working hours.
Weekly working hours are calculated by the average hours paid for a job divided by 52. The hours paid include hours leave, paid overtime hours and paid sick and study leave, but exclude reduction of working hours.
Also the weekly working hours without overtime is been determined. The yearly working hours of a job is the average hours paid for a job a year excluded overtime hours and leave hours through holiday, reduction of
working hours and general recognized feast-days.
For the yearly working hours of a year of employment this yearly average is determined for a year of employment instead for a job.
Per job per week including overtime
Weekly working hours are calculated by the average hours paid for a job per year divided by 52. The hours paid include hours leave, paid overtime, and paid sick and study leave, but exclude reduction of working hours.