Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Netherlands

Netherlands: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and was 429,858 National currency in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
429,858 National currency
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
5th
of 9 countries
All-time high
429,858 National currency
in 2025
All-time low
138,950 National currency
in 1995
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Netherlands, 1995–2025

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1995201020251995: 138.9k National currency1996: 144.3k National currency1997: 153.6k National currency1998: 155.1k National currency1999: 166.8k National currency2000: 178.8k National currency2001: 191.5k National currency2002: 199.0k National currency2003: 203.1k National currency2004: 205.2k National currency2005: 209.1k National currency2006: 218.8k National currency2007: 232.1k National currency2008: 242.9k National currency2009: 246.2k National currency2010: 247.3k National currency2011: 252.7k National currency2012: 254.2k National currency2013: 255.1k National currency2014: 254.7k National currency2015: 260.2k National currency2016: 269.0k National currency2017: 277.9k National currency2018: 290.5k National currency2019: 304.6k National currency2020: 314.1k National currency2021: 328.0k National currency2022: 348.9k National currency2023: 377.7k National currency2024: 404.2k National currency2025: 429.9k National currency

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.

Analysis

In 2025, quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Netherlands stood at 429,858 National currency. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Netherlands peaked at 429,858 National currency in 2025 and was at its lowest, 138,950 National currency, in 1995.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries in Netherlands, 1995 to 2025.
Year National currency Change
1995 138,950 National currency
1996 144,255 National currency +3.8%
1997 153,571 National currency +6.5%
1998 155,070 National currency +1.0%
1999 166,790 National currency +7.6%
2000 178,788 National currency +7.2%
2001 191,543 National currency +7.1%
2002 198,956 National currency +3.9%
2003 203,146 National currency +2.1%
2004 205,183 National currency +1.0%
2005 209,140 National currency +1.9%
2006 218,819 National currency +4.6%
2007 232,090 National currency +6.1%
2008 242,900 National currency +4.7%
2009 246,210 National currency +1.4%
2010 247,258 National currency +0.4%
2011 252,650 National currency +2.2%
2012 254,221 National currency +0.6%
2013 255,087 National currency +0.3%
2014 254,708 National currency -0.1%
2015 260,224 National currency +2.2%
2016 268,961 National currency +3.4%
2017 277,944 National currency +3.3%
2018 290,470 National currency +4.5%
2019 304,577 National currency +4.9%
2020 314,084 National currency +3.1%
2021 327,960 National currency +4.4%
2022 348,914 National currency +6.4%
2023 377,681 National currency +8.2%
2024 404,179 National currency +7.0%
2025 429,858 National currency +6.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 151,727 National currency 138,950 National currency 166,790 National currency 5
2000s 212,678 National currency 178,788 National currency 246,210 National currency 10
2010s 266,610 National currency 247,258 National currency 304,577 National currency 10
2020s 367,113 National currency 314,084 National currency 429,858 National currency 6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 2 Croatia 39,900 National currency compare
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  5. 4 Mexico 8.31 million National currency compare
  6. 5 Czechia 2.88 million National currency compare
  7. 6 Lithuania 41,346 National currency compare
  8. 6 Sweden 2.59 million National currency compare
  9. 7 Germany 2.03 million National currency compare
  10. 7 Slovenia 31,854 National currency compare
  11. 8 Latvia 18,389 National currency compare
  12. 8 Norway 1.86 million National currency compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Netherlands?
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Netherlands was 429,858 National currency in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 429,858 National currency in 2025.
What is the lowest quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 138,950 National currency in 1995.
How does Netherlands rank for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
Netherlands ranks 5th out of 9 countries with data for 2025.
Is quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
37 places, 1,147 data points, 1980–2025
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This table presents compensation of employees by main economic activity following the high-level categories in the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4. The components of compensation of employees, wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions, are also broken down by main economic activity. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union (27 countries) and the euro area (21 countries). In this table, the presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the QNA dataset. See User Guide on Quarterly National Accounts (QNA) in OECD Data Explorer: QNA User guide See QNA Calendar for information on advance release dates: QNA Calendar See QNA Changes for information on changes in methodology: QNA Changes See QNA TIPS for a better use of QNA data: QNA TIPS Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org