Employment; sex, type of employment contract, size of company, cao-sector
| Sex of employee | Type of employment contract | Cao-sector | Size of company | Periods | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Total | Total | Total employed persons | 2023 | 27.12 | 3,045 | 3,015 | 42,380 | 36,540 | 5,840 | 520 |
| Total | Total | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 26.36 | 2,683 | 2,670 | 34,950 | 32,190 | 2,760 | 960 |
| Total | Total | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 24.82 | 2,861 | 2,816 | 39,210 | 34,330 | 4,880 | 650 |
| Total | Total | Total | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 28.15 | 3,198 | 3,170 | 45,300 | 38,380 | 6,920 | 380 |
| Total | Total | Cao-sector: private companies | Total employed persons | 2023 | 26.30 | 3,035 | 2,996 | 42,110 | 36,420 | 5,690 | 730 |
| Total | Total | Cao-sector: private companies | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 26.03 | 2,657 | 2,645 | 34,620 | 31,890 | 2,740 | 980 |
| Total | Total | Cao-sector: private companies | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 24.66 | 2,890 | 2,841 | 39,580 | 34,680 | 4,890 | 710 |
| Total | Total | Cao-sector: private companies | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 27.34 | 3,268 | 3,223 | 46,510 | 39,210 | 7,300 | 640 |
| Total | Total | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | Total employed persons | 2023 | 26.27 | 2,537 | 2,531 | 35,090 | 30,450 | 4,640 | 80 |
| Total | Total | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 33.11 | 3,160 | 3,153 | 40,950 | 37,920 | 3,030 | 530 |
| Total | Total | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 25.35 | 2,475 | 2,467 | 34,040 | 29,700 | 4,340 | 180 |
| Total | Total | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 26.07 | 2,515 | 2,509 | 34,940 | 30,180 | 4,760 | 40 |
| Total | Total | Cao-sector: government | Total employed persons | 2023 | 32.42 | 3,760 | 3,753 | 53,380 | 45,120 | 8,260 | 10 |
| Total | Total | Cao-sector: government | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 34.77 | 3,149 | 3,146 | 43,840 | 37,790 | 6,050 | 80 |
| Total | Total | Cao-sector: government | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 31.89 | 3,161 | 3,158 | 44,710 | 37,940 | 6,770 | 10 |
| Total | Total | Cao-sector: government | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 32.43 | 3,781 | 3,774 | 53,680 | 45,370 | 8,310 | 10 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: part-time | Total | Total employed persons | 2023 | 23.89 | 1,933 | 1,923 | 26,430 | 23,200 | 3,230 | 160 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: part-time | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 21.48 | 1,454 | 1,449 | 18,920 | 17,440 | 1,470 | 340 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: part-time | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 21.76 | 1,725 | 1,714 | 23,170 | 20,700 | 2,460 | 210 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: part-time | Total | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 25.07 | 2,125 | 2,114 | 29,430 | 25,500 | 3,930 | 100 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: private companies | Total employed persons | 2023 | 21.54 | 1,668 | 1,654 | 22,460 | 20,020 | 2,440 | 240 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: private companies | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 20.93 | 1,403 | 1,399 | 18,240 | 16,840 | 1,400 | 350 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: private companies | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 21.13 | 1,660 | 1,648 | 22,160 | 19,920 | 2,240 | 240 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: private companies | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 22.03 | 1,801 | 1,781 | 24,690 | 21,620 | 3,070 | 190 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | Total employed persons | 2023 | 24.96 | 2,114 | 2,110 | 29,070 | 25,370 | 3,700 | 30 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 28.39 | 2,194 | 2,188 | 28,800 | 26,320 | 2,480 | 220 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 24.04 | 2,014 | 2,008 | 27,570 | 24,160 | 3,400 | 70 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 24.94 | 2,123 | 2,120 | 29,280 | 25,480 | 3,800 | 10 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: government | Total employed persons | 2023 | 32.06 | 2,938 | 2,935 | 41,580 | 35,250 | 6,320 | 0 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: government | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 32.56 | 2,357 | 2,354 | 32,590 | 28,280 | 4,310 | 40 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: government | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 31.08 | 2,574 | 2,573 | 36,440 | 30,890 | 5,550 | 0 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: government | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 32.10 | 2,955 | 2,952 | 41,830 | 35,460 | 6,360 | 0 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: full-time | Total | Total employed persons | 2023 | 29.28 | 4,423 | 4,369 | 62,160 | 53,080 | 9,090 | 980 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: full-time | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 29.58 | 4,498 | 4,474 | 58,630 | 53,980 | 4,650 | 1,860 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: full-time | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 26.54 | 4,086 | 4,005 | 56,530 | 49,040 | 7,490 | 1,130 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: full-time | Total | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 30.36 | 4,545 | 4,495 | 65,210 | 54,540 | 10,670 | 730 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: private companies | Total employed persons | 2023 | 28.71 | 4,401 | 4,336 | 61,750 | 52,820 | 8,930 | 1,210 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: private companies | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 29.24 | 4,449 | 4,424 | 58,030 | 53,390 | 4,640 | 1,880 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: private companies | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 26.42 | 4,081 | 3,997 | 56,440 | 48,980 | 7,460 | 1,170 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: private companies | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 29.87 | 4,570 | 4,504 | 65,900 | 54,840 | 11,060 | 1,040 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | Total employed persons | 2023 | 29.33 | 4,203 | 4,184 | 58,750 | 50,430 | 8,320 | 280 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 40.38 | 6,055 | 6,046 | 77,360 | 72,660 | 4,700 | 1,460 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 27.97 | 4,070 | 4,052 | 56,420 | 48,830 | 7,580 | 590 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 28.82 | 4,108 | 4,089 | 57,950 | 49,300 | 8,650 | 160 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: government | Total employed persons | 2023 | 32.68 | 4,669 | 4,657 | 66,420 | 56,020 | 10,400 | 20 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: government | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 37.76 | 5,188 | 5,183 | 72,770 | 62,260 | 10,520 | 180 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: government | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 33.07 | 4,589 | 4,580 | 64,810 | 55,060 | 9,740 | 40 |
| Total | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: government | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 32.67 | 4,670 | 4,658 | 66,450 | 56,040 | 10,410 | 20 |
| Sex: Male | Total | Total | Total employed persons | 2023 | 28.57 | 3,616 | 3,566 | 50,570 | 43,390 | 7,180 | 840 |
| Sex: Male | Total | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 28.59 | 3,328 | 3,309 | 43,310 | 39,940 | 3,370 | 1,380 |
| Sex: Male | Total | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 26.09 | 3,368 | 3,296 | 46,420 | 40,410 | 6,000 | 940 |
| Sex: Male | Total | Total | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 29.69 | 3,808 | 3,759 | 54,450 | 45,700 | 8,750 | 640 |
| Sex: Male | Total | Cao-sector: private companies | Total employed persons | 2023 | 28.03 | 3,571 | 3,512 | 49,820 | 42,850 | 6,980 | 990 |
| Sex: Male | Total | Cao-sector: private companies | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 28.24 | 3,290 | 3,271 | 42,850 | 39,480 | 3,370 | 1,380 |
| Sex: Male | Total | Cao-sector: private companies | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 26.00 | 3,369 | 3,295 | 46,430 | 40,430 | 6,000 | 970 |
| Sex: Male | Total | Cao-sector: private companies | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 29.19 | 3,796 | 3,733 | 54,460 | 45,560 | 8,910 | 860 |
| Sex: Male | Total | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | Total employed persons | 2023 | 27.93 | 3,272 | 3,256 | 45,200 | 39,270 | 5,930 | 220 |
| Sex: Male | Total | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 41.70 | 4,738 | 4,730 | 60,260 | 56,860 | 3,410 | 1,160 |
| Sex: Male | Total | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 27.49 | 3,172 | 3,151 | 43,630 | 38,060 | 5,570 | 480 |
| Sex: Male | Total | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 27.03 | 3,181 | 3,165 | 44,340 | 38,180 | 6,160 | 110 |
| Sex: Male | Total | Cao-sector: government | Total employed persons | 2023 | 33.01 | 4,188 | 4,176 | 59,750 | 50,250 | 9,500 | 20 |
| Sex: Male | Total | Cao-sector: government | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 39.58 | 4,171 | 4,161 | 58,330 | 50,060 | 8,270 | 250 |
| Sex: Male | Total | Cao-sector: government | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 33.56 | 3,960 | 3,951 | 56,040 | 47,520 | 8,520 | 40 |
| Sex: Male | Total | Cao-sector: government | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 33.00 | 4,192 | 4,180 | 59,820 | 50,300 | 9,520 | 20 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: part-time | Total | Total employed persons | 2023 | 24.11 | 1,932 | 1,911 | 26,380 | 23,180 | 3,200 | 260 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: part-time | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 22.75 | 1,513 | 1,506 | 19,610 | 18,160 | 1,450 | 480 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: part-time | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 22.12 | 1,746 | 1,723 | 23,510 | 20,950 | 2,560 | 300 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: part-time | Total | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 25.29 | 2,154 | 2,129 | 29,910 | 25,850 | 4,060 | 170 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: private companies | Total employed persons | 2023 | 22.75 | 1,771 | 1,747 | 23,980 | 21,260 | 2,730 | 320 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: private companies | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 22.22 | 1,468 | 1,461 | 19,040 | 17,620 | 1,420 | 480 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: private companies | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 21.86 | 1,713 | 1,690 | 23,030 | 20,560 | 2,470 | 310 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: private companies | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 23.45 | 1,947 | 1,914 | 26,840 | 23,360 | 3,480 | 240 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | Total employed persons | 2023 | 25.11 | 2,301 | 2,292 | 31,560 | 27,620 | 3,950 | 70 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 35.42 | 2,828 | 2,820 | 36,220 | 33,940 | 2,280 | 530 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 24.76 | 2,170 | 2,153 | 29,650 | 26,040 | 3,610 | 160 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 24.49 | 2,282 | 2,273 | 31,510 | 27,380 | 4,130 | 20 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: government | Total employed persons | 2023 | 33.36 | 2,932 | 2,928 | 41,670 | 35,180 | 6,490 | 0 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: government | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: government | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 31.59 | 2,759 | 2,756 | 39,060 | 33,110 | 5,950 | 0 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: part-time | Cao-sector: government | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 33.40 | 2,937 | 2,933 | 41,760 | 35,240 | 6,510 | 0 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: full-time | Total | Total employed persons | 2023 | 29.87 | 4,547 | 4,480 | 63,930 | 54,560 | 9,370 | 1,150 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: full-time | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 30.43 | 4,638 | 4,611 | 60,420 | 55,660 | 4,760 | 2,020 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: full-time | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 27.15 | 4,206 | 4,109 | 58,250 | 50,470 | 7,780 | 1,270 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: full-time | Total | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 31.00 | 4,681 | 4,619 | 67,390 | 56,170 | 11,220 | 880 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: private companies | Total employed persons | 2023 | 29.47 | 4,535 | 4,459 | 63,680 | 54,420 | 9,260 | 1,360 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: private companies | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 30.10 | 4,590 | 4,562 | 59,840 | 55,080 | 4,760 | 2,030 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: private companies | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 27.06 | 4,198 | 4,099 | 58,140 | 50,380 | 7,760 | 1,290 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: private companies | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 30.74 | 4,722 | 4,644 | 68,280 | 56,660 | 11,620 | 1,170 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | Total employed persons | 2023 | 29.80 | 4,285 | 4,262 | 59,420 | 51,430 | 8,000 | 370 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 45.41 | 6,886 | 6,877 | 87,300 | 82,630 | 4,670 | 1,880 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 29.40 | 4,356 | 4,330 | 60,160 | 52,270 | 7,880 | 850 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: subsidised corporations | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 28.72 | 4,098 | 4,074 | 57,410 | 49,170 | 8,240 | 200 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: government | Total employed persons | 2023 | 32.92 | 4,750 | 4,734 | 67,850 | 57,000 | 10,850 | 20 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: government | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: government | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 34.46 | 4,844 | 4,830 | 68,540 | 58,130 | 10,420 | 70 |
| Sex: Male | Type of employment contract: full-time | Cao-sector: government | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 32.89 | 4,748 | 4,732 | 67,820 | 56,970 | 10,850 | 20 |
| Sex: Female | Total | Total | Total employed persons | 2023 | 25.14 | 2,438 | 2,430 | 33,690 | 29,260 | 4,430 | 190 |
| Sex: Female | Total | Total | 0 to 9 employed persons | 2023 | 22.27 | 1,836 | 1,833 | 23,980 | 22,040 | 1,950 | 400 |
| Sex: Female | Total | Total | 10 to 99 employed persons | 2023 | 22.50 | 2,163 | 2,155 | 29,290 | 25,960 | 3,330 | 250 |
| Sex: Female | Total | Total | 100 or more employed persons | 2023 | 26.36 | 2,638 | 2,629 | 36,890 | 31,650 | 5,240 | 140 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||||||
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
- 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.