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Compensation of employees per hour worked in Netherlands

Compensation of employees per hour worked in the Netherlands was €42.64 in 2023, according to Eurostat. That is up 6.5% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2023.

2023, EUR42.64 Estimated
Change on 2022+6.5%
Rank4th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high42.642023
Series low23.262000

Compensation of employees per hour worked in Netherlands, 2000 to 2023

20253035404520002004200820122016202020232000: 23.26 EUR2001: 24.02 EUR2002: 25.26 EUR2003: 26.19 EUR2004: 26.64 EUR2005: 27.32 EUR2006: 27.87 EUR2007: 28.75 EUR2008: 29.85 EUR2009: 30.79 EUR2010: 31.09 EUR2011: 31.66 EUR2012: 32.53 EUR2013: 33.02 EUR2014: 33.34 EUR2015: 33.45 EUR2016: 33.85 EUR2017: 34.19 EUR2018: 34.97 EUR2019: 35.94 EUR2020: 38.54 EUR2021: 38.58 EUR2022: 40.03 EUR2023: 42.64 EUR
EUR. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 24 values
PeriodEUR
202342.64 Estimated
202240.03
202138.58
202038.54
201935.94
201834.97
201734.19
201633.85
201533.45
201433.34
201333.02
201232.53
201131.66
201031.09
200930.79
200829.85
200728.75
200627.87
200527.32
200426.64
200326.19
200225.26
200124.02
200023.26

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2023
Netherlands42.64
European Union (27)28.15

Rankings

Definition

Wages, salaries and employers' social contributions divided by the hours actually worked by employees, in euros per hour, for the place where people work (Eurostat regional accounts).

A labour cost measure, higher than take-home pay because it includes employers' social contributions. Price levels differ between countries.

How it is calculated

Invokely calculation: compensation of employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2coe, EUR million) divided by hours worked by employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2emhrw), same place and year, times 1,000,000. This is how Eurostat computes regional compensation per hour worked.

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Invokely calculation from Compensation of employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2coe) divided by hours worked by employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2emhrw). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#compensation_per_hour_worked_eur. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the compensation of employees per hour worked in Netherlands?

Compensation of employees per hour worked in the Netherlands was €42.64 in 2023, according to Eurostat. That is up 6.5% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

Invokely. Compensation of employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2coe) divided by hours worked by employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2emhrw). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest compensation of employees per hour worked in Netherlands?

€42.64 in 2023, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

Compensation of employees per hour worked elsewhere in European Union (27)

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