Cao wages, contractual wage costs and working hours; index (2020=100)
| Cao sector | Sector/Branches SIC 2008 | Version | Periods | Index figures Hourly cao wages incl. special payments (2020=100) | Index figures Hourly contractual wage costs (2020=100) | Year-on-year change Hourly cao wages incl. special payments (%) | Year-on-year change Hourly contractual wage costs (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 120.4 | 120.5 | 6.8 | 7.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A-U All economic activities | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 120.4 | 120.5 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.1 | 119.6 | 7.9 | 8.4 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.1 | 119.6 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.6 | 119.7 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-F Manufacturing and energy | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.6 | 119.7 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.3 | 119.8 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.3 | 119.8 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B Mining and quarrying | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | . | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | B Mining and quarrying | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | . | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | C Manufacturing | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.5 | 120.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | C Manufacturing | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.5 | 120.2 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.4 | . | 6.6 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.4 | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 114.8 | . | 4.0 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 114.8 | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.3 | . | 5.2 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.3 | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 118.0 | . | 7.9 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 118.0 | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 18 Printing and reproduction | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 115.1 | . | 8.4 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 18 Printing and reproduction | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 115.1 | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 19-22 Refineries and chemistry | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.3 | . | 6.5 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 19-22 Refineries and chemistry | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.3 | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 118.9 | . | 6.9 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 118.9 | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 24-30, 33 Metalectro | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.3 | 120.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 24-30, 33 Metalectro | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.3 | 120.1 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 118.8 | . | 7.9 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 118.8 | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 26-28 Manufact of electronics, machinery | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.1 | . | 5.9 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 26-28 Manufact of electronics, machinery | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.1 | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | D Energy supply | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 117.4 | 116.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | D Energy supply | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 117.4 | 116.7 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | E Water supply and waste management | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 118.2 | 117.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | E Water supply and waste management | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 118.2 | 117.1 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | F Construction | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 120.3 | 119.3 | 8.5 | 8.8 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | F Construction | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 120.3 | 119.3 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | G-N Commercial services | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 120.0 | 120.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | G-N Commercial services | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 120.0 | 120.2 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 121.3 | 121.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 121.3 | 121.8 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | G Wholesale and retail trade | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 121.4 | 121.9 | 7.0 | 7.3 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | G Wholesale and retail trade | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 121.4 | 121.9 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 118.2 | . | 8.4 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 118.2 | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.5 | . | 5.7 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.5 | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 126.5 | . | 9.5 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 126.5 | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | H Transportation and storage | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 121.5 | 122.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | H Transportation and storage | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 121.5 | 122.4 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 49 Land transport | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 121.4 | . | 5.9 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 49 Land transport | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 121.4 | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | I Accommodation and food serving | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.8 | 119.1 | 10.8 | 10.9 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | I Accommodation and food serving | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 119.8 | 119.1 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | J Information and communication | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 118.4 | 119.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | J Information and communication | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 118.4 | 119.2 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 115.1 | . | 5.7 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 115.1 | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | K Financial institutions | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 116.3 | 114.7 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | K Financial institutions | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 116.3 | 114.7 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 64 Financial institutions, no insurance | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 118.3 | . | 5.9 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 64 Financial institutions, no insurance | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 118.3 | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 65 Insurance and pension funding | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 116.4 | . | 6.4 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 65 Insurance and pension funding | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 116.4 | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 121.3 | 117.7 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 121.3 | 117.7 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | M-N Business services | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 120.1 | 120.6 | 7.2 | 7.3 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | M-N Business services | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 120.1 | 120.6 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | M Other specialised business services | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 118.5 | 118.9 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | M Other specialised business services | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 118.5 | 118.9 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 69-71 Management, technical consultancy | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 117.9 | . | 5.7 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 69-71 Management, technical consultancy | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 117.9 | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 711 Architects, engineers etc. | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 117.9 | . | 5.7 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 711 Architects, engineers etc. | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 117.9 | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | N Renting and other business support | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 122.1 | 122.4 | 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | N Renting and other business support | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 122.1 | 122.4 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 80 Security and investigation | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | . | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 80 Security and investigation | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | . | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 812 Cleaning activities | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 125.1 | . | 13.3 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 812 Cleaning activities | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 125.1 | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | O-U Noncommercial services | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 121.4 | 121.4 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | O-U Noncommercial services | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 121.4 | 121.4 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | O-Q Government and care | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 121.5 | 121.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | O-Q Government and care | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 121.5 | 121.5 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | O Public administration and services | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 122.3 | 121.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | O Public administration and services | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 122.3 | 121.8 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | P Education | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 121.0 | 120.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | P Education | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 121.0 | 120.1 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | Q Health and social work activities | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 121.3 | 121.9 | 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | Q Health and social work activities | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 121.3 | 121.9 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 86 Human health activities | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 122.1 | . | 8.7 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 86 Human health activities | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 122.1 | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 87-88 Care and social work | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 120.4 | . | 7.6 | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | 87-88 Care and social work | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 120.4 | . | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 120.2 | 120.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 120.2 | 120.9 | . | . |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | R Culture, sports and recreation | Current figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 115.2 | 115.7 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Total collective labour agreement sector | R Culture, sports and recreation | First-published figures | 2024 3rd quarter* | 115.2 | 115.7 | . | . |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||
Table explanation
This table contains index figures of the quantification of the development of the contractual wages (also known as cao wages or negotiated wages), contractual wage costs and contractual working hours of employees in the Netherlands. The table contains index figures on a number of elements contained in the collective labour agreements (in Dutch: cao), namely wages per month and per hour including and excluding special payments, contractual wage costs (per month and per hour) and contractual working hours. In addition, it presents developments calculated on the basis of these indices and the percentage of collective labour agreements completed.
Data available from: 1972, for the annual figures (up to and including 2019 to a limited extent) and from 2020, for the monthly figures and quarterly figures. No index figures based on 2020=100 are yet available for 1972-2019; those figures will be added later in this table.
Status of the figures:
All the figures from 1972 to 2023 are definitive. The figures for 2024 are provisional.
Changes as of 3 October 2024:
The provisional figures for September and the 3rd quarter 2024 have been added. The provisional figures from January to August 2024 have been revised.
When will new figures be published?
The monthly figures are published within one week after the end of the calendar month concerned. This initial figure is called the first-published figure. The index is subsequently reviewed every month based on the additional completed collective labour agreements in that month.
Current figures marked with * are provisional. Up to the second quarter they can be reviewed monthly based on new completed collective labour agreements. In the second quarter the figures of the previous calendar year become definitive (current figures without *).
Description topics
- Index figures
- Index
An index is the ratio between two values, based on a base year which equals to100.
The use of indices makes it simpler and easier to monitor and compare the development of certain quantities (wages, prices) over time.- Hourly cao wages incl. special payments
- Hourly cao wages including special payments
These are the cao wages including special payments and the development of yearly working hours.
Cao wages include:
- gross basic wage rates for normal working hours of full-time employees.
- all required mandatory (compulsory), regularly paid allowances.
Special payments include:
- all binding (compulsory) prescribed special (non-monthly) payments belonging to the gross wages, such as holiday allowance, Christmas bonus, one-time payments the compensation for public health costs.
Conditional bonuses, e.g. bonuses based on the employee's age, bonuses for shift work and individual wage increases are not included in cao wages and special payments.
- Hourly contractual wage costs
- Hourly contractual wage costs
The index of hourly contractual wage costs indicates the development of labour costs for employers in which the development of contractual working hours has been taken into account. This includes the cao wage including special payments plus statutory and contractual employer contributions to pension, early retirement, unemployment, sickness, disability and social funds. Both changes in the collective wages and changes in employers' contributions as well as changes in annual working hours are reflected in the contractual hourly wage costs figures.
- Year-on-year change
- Year-on-year change
These percentage changes are always related to the current figures and are compared to same period in the previous year.- Hourly cao wages incl. special payments
- Hourly cao wages including special payments
These are the cao wages including special payments and the development of yearly working hours.
Cao wages include:
- gross basic wage rates for normal working hours of full-time employees.
- all required mandatory (compulsory), regularly paid allowances.
Special payments include:
- all binding (compulsory) prescribed special (non-monthly) payments belonging to the gross wages, such as holiday allowance, Christmas bonus, one-time payments the compensation for public health costs.
Conditional bonuses, e.g. bonuses based on the employee's age, bonuses for shift work and individual wage increases are not included in cao wages and special payments.
- Hourly contractual wage costs
- Hourly contractual wage costs
The index of hourly contractual wage costs indicates the development of labour costs for employers in which the development of contractual working hours has been taken into account. This includes the cao wage including special payments plus statutory and contractual employer contributions to pension, early retirement, unemployment, sickness, disability and social funds. Both changes in the collective wages and changes in employers' contributions as well as changes in annual working hours are reflected in the contractual hourly wage costs figures.