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The bar runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile: the middle half of employees. The tick is the median: half earn more, half earn less.
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Gross monthly salary at 38 hours a week, without holiday pay, in 2024. Level 1 to 4 describes how complex the work is and what education it calls for. Occupation names are our translation of the Dutch CBS classification.
| Occupation | Median per month | Middle half | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching occupations | |||
| Higher education teachers and professors | €5,841 | €3,962 – €6,948 | 4 |
| Vocational subject teachers, secondary education | €4,938 | €4,020 – €5,637 | 4 |
| General subject teachers, secondary education | €5,157 | €4,006 – €6,045 | 4 |
| Primary school teachers | €4,807 | €3,787 – €5,419 | 4 |
| Education advisers, education specialists and other teachers | €4,953 | €3,860 – €6,074 | 4 |
| Sports instructors | €2,578 | €2,229 – €3,481 | 3 |
| Childcare workers (including pedagogical staff) | €3,190 | €2,841 – €3,627 | 2 |
| Teaching assistants | €3,001 | €2,578 – €3,394 | 2 |
| Creative and linguistic occupations | |||
| Librarians and curators* | €4,210 | €3,248 – €5,259 | 4 |
| Authors and linguists* | €4,210 | €3,248 – €5,259 | 4 |
| Journalists* | €4,210 | €3,248 – €5,259 | 4 |
| Visual artists* | €4,210 | €3,248 – €5,259 | 4 |
| Performing artists* | €4,210 | €3,248 – €5,259 | 4 |
| Graphic designers and product designers | €3,758 | €2,899 – €4,982 | 4 |
| Photographers and interior designers* | €3,583 | €2,724 – €4,734 | 3 |
| Commercial occupations | |||
| Marketing, public relations and sales advisers | €4,428 | €3,321 – €5,841 | 4 |
| Retail account managers and buyers | €4,501 | €3,496 – €5,914 | 3 |
| Shopkeepers and retail team leaders | €2,782 | €2,433 – €3,307 | 2 |
| Retail sales assistants | €2,360 | €1,952 – €2,651 | 2 |
| Cashiers | €1,675 | €1,151 – €2,389 | 2 |
| Outbound call centre staff and other sales workers | €2,666 | €2,258 – €3,379 | 2 |
| Business economics and administrative occupations | |||
| Accountants | €5,302 | €4,137 – €6,672 | 4 |
| Financial specialists and economists | €4,967 | €3,744 – €6,744 | 4 |
| Management consultants and organisation advisers | €5,419 | €4,239 – €6,715 | 4 |
| Policy advisers | €5,739 | €4,792 – €6,817 | 4 |
| Personnel and career development specialists | €4,559 | €3,496 – €5,535 | 4 |
| Bookkeepers | €4,035 | €3,234 – €5,098 | 3 |
| Business services professionals | €4,137 | €3,059 – €5,229 | 3 |
| Office managers and management assistants | €3,846 | €3,336 – €4,487 | 3 |
| Administrative staff | €3,205 | €2,578 – €3,846 | 2 |
| Secretarial staff | €3,554 | €3,074 – €3,962 | 2 |
| Customer service staff and receptionists | €3,015 | €2,578 – €3,729 | 2 |
| Financial administrative staff | €3,540 | €2,957 – €4,210 | 2 |
| Production planners and logistics staff | €3,496 | €2,826 – €4,355 | 2 |
| Managers | |||
| Business and administrative services managers | €6,846 | €5,069 – €8,915 | 4 |
| Sales and marketing managers | €6,759 | €4,851 – €8,638 | 4 |
| Production managers | €5,958 | €4,705 – €7,633 | 4 |
| Logistics managers* | €6,147 | €4,778 – €7,677 | 4 |
| ICT managers* | €6,147 | €4,778 – €7,677 | 4 |
| Care institution managers | €5,477 | €4,545 – €6,613 | 4 |
| Education managers* | €6,147 | €4,778 – €7,677 | 4 |
| Specialised services managers | €6,468 | €4,865 – €8,376 | 4 |
| Hospitality managers* | €3,918 | €3,001 – €5,739 | 3 |
| Retail and wholesale managers | €4,195 | €3,176 – €6,103 | 3 |
| Commercial and personal services managers* | €3,918 | €3,001 – €5,739 | 3 |
| Public administration, safety and legal occupations | |||
| Government administrators | €6,948 | €5,200 – €8,347 | 4 |
| Government officials | €4,443 | €3,685 – €5,113 | 3 |
| Legal professionals | €5,594 | €4,108 – €7,007 | 4 |
| Police inspectors* | €4,006 | €3,248 – €4,909 | 3 |
| Police and firefighters | €4,239 | €3,409 – €4,996 | 2 |
| Security staff | €3,598 | €2,942 – €4,268 | 2 |
| Military occupations* | €4,006 | €3,248 – €4,909 | – |
| Technical occupations | |||
| Biologists, mathematicians and natural scientists | €4,618 | €3,598 – €6,031 | 4 |
| Engineers (excluding electrical engineering) | €4,763 | €3,627 – €6,133 | 4 |
| Electrical engineers* | €4,720 | €3,642 – €6,162 | 4 |
| Architects and planners | €4,822 | €3,773 – €6,205 | 4 |
| Civil engineering and science technicians | €4,035 | €3,190 – €4,967 | 3 |
| Production supervisors in industry and construction | €4,297 | €3,540 – €5,259 | 3 |
| Process plant operators* | €4,181 | €3,365 – €5,127 | 3 |
| Building structure workers | €3,307 | €2,622 – €4,079 | 2 |
| Carpenters | €3,511 | €2,899 – €4,035 | 2 |
| Building finishers* | €3,423 | €2,739 – €4,035 | 2 |
| Plumbers and pipe fitters* | €3,423 | €2,739 – €4,035 | 2 |
| Painters and spray painters* | €3,423 | €2,739 – €4,035 | 2 |
| Metal workers and structural workers* | €3,350 | €2,637 – €3,962 | 2 |
| Welders and sheet metal workers* | €3,350 | €2,637 – €3,962 | 2 |
| Car mechanics | €3,074 | €2,418 – €3,685 | 2 |
| Machine mechanics | €3,525 | €2,899 – €4,253 | 2 |
| Product inspectors* | €2,913 | €2,433 – €3,525 | 2 |
| Furniture makers, tailors and upholsterers* | €2,913 | €2,433 – €3,525 | 2 |
| Printing and handicraft workers* | €2,913 | €2,433 – €3,525 | 2 |
| Butchers and bakers* | €2,913 | €2,433 – €3,525 | 2 |
| Electricians and electrical fitters | €3,350 | €2,607 – €4,050 | 2 |
| Machine operators | €3,263 | €2,622 – €3,933 | 2 |
| Assemblers* | €3,103 | €2,535 – €3,831 | 2 |
| Labourers in industry and construction | €2,360 | €2,214 – €2,841 | 1 |
| ICT occupations | |||
| Systems administrators and network specialists | €4,967 | €4,064 – €5,870 | 4 |
| Systems analysts and ICT consultants | €5,594 | €4,399 – €6,832 | 4 |
| Software and application developers | €4,676 | €3,656 – €5,812 | 4 |
| ICT user support | €3,613 | €2,797 – €4,589 | 3 |
| Audiovisual and broadcasting technicians* | €3,554 | €2,768 – €4,589 | 3 |
| Agricultural occupations | |||
| Farmers and foresters* | €2,651 | €2,287 – €3,350 | 2 |
| Gardeners, horticulturists and nursery growers | €2,578 | €2,287 – €3,234 | 2 |
| Livestock farmers* | €2,651 | €2,287 – €3,350 | 2 |
| Healthcare and welfare occupations | |||
| Doctors | €5,841 | €4,589 – €8,638 | 4 |
| Specialist nurses | €4,807 | €4,253 – €5,477 | 4 |
| Physiotherapists | €4,399 | €3,569 – €5,215 | 4 |
| Social workers | €4,239 | €3,700 – €4,924 | 4 |
| Psychologists and sociologists | €5,288 | €4,253 – €6,337 | 4 |
| Laboratory technicians* | €3,758 | €3,176 – €4,690 | 3 |
| Pharmacy assistants* | €3,758 | €3,176 – €4,690 | 3 |
| Nurses (vocational level) | €4,152 | €3,554 – €4,720 | 3 |
| Medical and dental assistants | €3,496 | €2,870 – €3,918 | 3 |
| Health and safety inspectors and medical associate professionals | €4,457 | €3,365 – €5,637 | – |
| Social workers, group home and residential care workers | €3,758 | €3,219 – €4,268 | 3 |
| Care workers | €3,569 | €2,972 – €4,093 | 2 |
| Service occupations | |||
| Travel attendants and guides* | €2,433 | €1,967 – €2,942 | 2 |
| Cooks | €2,593 | €2,302 – €3,088 | – |
| Waiting staff and bar staff | €2,229 | €1,588 – €2,491 | 2 |
| Hairdressers and beauticians* | €2,433 | €1,967 – €2,942 | 2 |
| Caretakers and cleaning team leaders | €3,044 | €2,709 – €3,656 | 2 |
| Other personal service workers* | €2,433 | €1,967 – €2,942 | 2 |
| Cleaners | €2,578 | €2,360 – €2,841 | 1 |
| Kitchen assistants | €1,646 | €1,165 – €2,316 | 1 |
| Transport and logistics occupations | |||
| Deck officers and pilots* | €3,059 | €2,535 – €3,598 | 3 |
| Car, taxi and van drivers | €2,520 | €2,316 – €2,768 | 2 |
| Bus and tram drivers* | €3,059 | €2,535 – €3,598 | 2 |
| Lorry drivers | €3,103 | €2,913 – €3,379 | 2 |
| Mobile plant operators | €3,248 | €2,782 – €3,962 | 2 |
| Loaders, unloaders and shelf stackers | €1,690 | €976 – €2,535 | 1 |
| Refuse collectors and newspaper deliverers | €1,967 | €1,296 – €2,578 | 1 |
| Other occupations | |||
* Statistics Netherlands has too few observations for this occupation group; the salary is that of the broader group above it.