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
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Netherlands, 1995–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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