In 2022, the average annual salary for employees in the Netherlands, excluding special payments, was 34,200 euros. Including bonuses, the yearly salary in the Netherlands was approximately 39,900 euros.

Salaries in the Netherlands, like elsewhere in the world, are dependent on many different factors. One of them is the field in which employees work, as is shown in this statistic on the annual wage by sector in the most recent year. Whereas employees in the accommodation and food serving industry received an average annual salary of approximately 15.1 euros, employees working in the mining and quarrying industry received on average a salary that was more than five times as high.

The average Dutch employee reached their highest annual salary between the age of 50 and 54 years old, at just over 50,000 thousand euros. Up to that point, the average annual salary generally increased, from about 1,500 euros per year for those under 15, to 51,900 for those 45-49 years old. After that age, average annual salaries decreased again, to about 17,300 euros for those 75 years and older. The average annual salary in the Netherlands in 2022 was just under 39,900 thousand euros, including bonuses.

 Highest salaries in the mining and quarrying industry  

Those looking to make a substantial amount of money were best off in the mining and quarrying industry, where average annual wages reached nearly 83.5 thousand euros in 2021. Employees in the electricity and gas supply sector earned roughly 62.7 thousand euros, and those working in finance made nearly as much, at 62,200 euros. On the lower end of the scale, employees in the accommodation and food serving industry earned an average annual salary of only 15.1 thousand euros.

Gender differences  

 In general, annual salaries for men were considerably higher than salaries for women. Whereas men earned an average annual salary of over 46.3 thousand in 2021, women in the Netherlands on average made about 29.7thousand euros annually. This was not just the result of men having a higher average hourly salary, to some extent this was also a consequence of women working fewer hours than men. Whereas men in the Netherlands on average worked 33.5 hours per week in 2021, women worked only 25.3 hours.

As of 2022, the average monthly wage including overtime stood at around 2,850 euros in the Netherlands, compared to 2,760 euros in the previous time period. Since 2010, the average monthly wage has increased in each recorded year.

This statistic displays the average monthly wage in the Netherlands in 2022, by age, in euros. As of 2022, employees aged between 50 and 54 years received the highest average monthly salary. Employees aged between 50 and 54 years received approximately 3,681 euros per month including overtime, whereas employees over the age of 75 received an average of roughly 1,282 euros per month including overtime.

Data on the average annual wages in the Netherlands from 2000 to 2022 shows that over this period, the annual average increased reaching approximately 52,300 Euros in 2022 after peaking in 2020 at 55,500 Euros.

This statistic displays the average hourly wage in the Netherlands in 2022, by gender (in euros). It shows that in 2022, men on average earned 3.40 euros per hour more than women.

Key information about Netherlands Monthly Earnings

• Netherlands Monthly Earnings stood at 2,994 USD in Dec 2022, compared with the previous figure of 3,266 USD in Dec 2021
• Netherlands Monthly Earnings data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2006 to Dec 2022, with an average number of 2,975 USD
• The data reached the an all-time high of 3,266 USD in Dec 2021 and a record low of 2,586 USD in Dec 2006

• In the latest reports, Netherlands Population reached 17 million people in Dec 2018
• Unemployment Rate of Netherlands dropped to 3 % in Jul 2021
• The country's Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 74 % in May 2024

This table provides annual and quarterly 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), full-time equivalent (fte) and hours worked. The seasonal adjusted time series about the compensation of employees and the wages & salaries are also available in this table. 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 first quarter up to and including 2024 first quarter.

Status of the figures: Data from 1995 up to and including 2020 are final. Data of 2021 and further are provisional. Since this table has been discontinued, data of 2021 and further will not become final.

Changes as of June 24th 2024: None. This table has been discontinued. Statistics Netherlands has carried out a revision of the national accounts. New statistical sources, methods and concepts are implemented in the national accounts, in order to align the picture of the Dutch economy with all underlying source data and international guidelines for the compilation of the national accounts. For further information see section 3.

When will new figures be published? Not applicable anymore.

The information on public sector contractual salaries is published as part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' publication key figures on public sector employees. This publication annually describes the composition and the number of persons employed in eleven public sectors. Statistics Netherlands provides data on six public sectors, i.e. municipalities, provinces, district water boards, intermunicipal corporations, university hospitals and the police force. The Ministry of Internal Affairs provide from 2002 the public sector police force itself.

Data available from: 1997 Frequency: yearly

Status of the figures: The figures from 1997 until 2005 are final.

When will new figures be published? The table is canceled because the information on public sector contractual salaries is now published by the 'Ministry of Internal Affairs'.

Wages in Netherlands increased 5.50 percent in February of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - Netherlands Hourly Wage Growth YoY- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

On average, employees in the Netherlands earned roughly 36.5 thousand euros per year. Salaries were highest in the province Utrecht, at over 38.7 thousand euros. By comparison, the average employee in Flevoland earned over 6 thousand euros per year less, at just under 32 thousand euros.

This statistic displays the average annual salary in the Netherlands in 2022, by gender (in euros). It shows that the average employee, next to an annual salary of roughly 34,200 thousand euros, also received over 5,700 in special payments. Male employees on average received higher salaries and more extras than female employees.

Average disposable personal and household income by postcode area, 2006-2009 (Dutch only)

This table contains information about jobs and wages of employees working at enterprises in the Netherlands, broken down by locus of control of these enterprises. A distinction is made between domestically and foreign controlled enterprises. The figures refer only to enterprises with employees. For these enterprises, the total number of jobs is given as well as the composition of these jobs by employee characteristics (job status, gender, age, country of origin, and wage levels). The average taxable annual salary per job is also given.

Data available 2008-2011.

Status of the figures: The figures in this table are definite.

Changes as of January 10th 2018: None, this table was stopped.

When will new figures be published? This table is stopped.

In 2022, employees in the mining and quarrying sector in the Netherlands earned the highest average annual wage, while employees in the accommodation and food serving sector received the lowest. Employees in the mining and quarrying industry earned around 90,000 euros on average in 2022, while employees in the accommodation and food service sector earned an average of 15,300 euros in the same year.

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In 2022, the average hourly wage in the Netherlands was roughly 25.29 euros. Hourly wages varied between some 4.8 euros per hour (for those younger than 15) to over 30 euros hourly (for those 50 to 54 years old).

 Highest hourly wages in the mining and quarrying industry  

Wages were highest in the mining and quarrying sector, at over 38 euros per hour. By comparison, employees in the accommodation and food service industry earned just under 14.5 euros per hour on average. Those working in the renting and other business support sector fared only slightly better, with an average hourly wage of 17.15 euros.  

The larger the company, the higher the pay  

Average hourly pay wa s highest in large companies employing over 100 people. In 2020, employees working here on average earned 25 euros per hour, whereas those in companies with ten to 100 employees received roughly three less per hour. Employees in small organizations with less than ten employees on average earned 23.31 an hour.

Netherlands Average Household Disposable Income: Employment data was reported at 45.800 EUR th in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 44.400 EUR th for 2015. Netherlands Average Household Disposable Income: Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 42.850 EUR th from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2016, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 45.800 EUR th in 2016 and a record low of 41.000 EUR th in 2011. Netherlands Average Household Disposable Income: Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Netherlands. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Netherlands – Table NL.H009: Average Household Income.

Netherlands Average Household Disposable Income: Own Company data was reported at 57.300 EUR th in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 56.100 EUR th for 2015. Netherlands Average Household Disposable Income: Own Company data is updated yearly, averaging 56.350 EUR th from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2016, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 62.700 EUR th in 2014 and a record low of 54.200 EUR th in 2013. Netherlands Average Household Disposable Income: Own Company data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Netherlands. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Netherlands – Table NL.H009: Average Household Income.