Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Netherlands
Netherlands: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages was 32,634 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025. ▲ Rising
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Netherlands, 1961–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollars, exchange rate converted.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 32,634 US dollars, exchange rate converted for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in 2025.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Netherlands peaked at 35,963 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 1979 and was at its lowest, 19,205 US dollars, exchange rate converted, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,474 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 19,205 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 24,644 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 9 |
| 1970s | 31,412 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 25,109 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 35,963 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,440 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 30,809 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 35,413 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,357 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 28,352 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 30,601 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,625 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 28,912 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 30,284 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,926 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 29,414 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 30,375 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,690 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 28,246 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 32,634 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Luxembourg 36,365 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 32,912 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 3 Ireland 31,730 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 4 Australia 31,225 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances 46.7 Percentage of GDP (2029)
- Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business 25.8 Percentage of taxable income (2026)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 15.83 Percentage of GDP (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 17 - Trade by 374,775 US dollar (2022)
- Environmentally related tax revenue 2.36 Percentage of GDP (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade 18.71 Percentage of merchandise value (2011)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 186.24 Percentage of GDP (2019)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and 63.43 Percentage of GDP (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Netherlands?
- Real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Netherlands was 32,634 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 35,963 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 1979.
- What is the lowest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,205 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 1961.
- How does Netherlands rank for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
- Netherlands ranks 1st out of 9 groups with data for 2025.
- Is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Real minimum wages are statutory minimum wages converted into a common hourly and annual pay period for the 30 OECD countries and two other non-member countries for which they are available. Real hourly and annual minimum wages are calculated first by deflating the series using the consumer price index taking 2024 as the base year then converted into common currency units 1) US dollars (USD) and 2) USD using Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for private consumption expenditures in 2024.