Real hourly minimum wage in Netherlands

Real hourly minimum wage in the Netherlands was 16.71 USD at PPP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 2.7% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 21 EU countries in 2025.

2025, USD at PPP16.71

Change on 2024+2.7%

Rank3rd of 21EU countries ranked

Series high18.581979

Series low10.021961

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Real hourly minimum wage in Netherlands, 1961 to 2025

USD at PPP. Source: OECD, OECD Real minimum wages: hourly, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@RMW). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-12.

All 65 values

Period	USD at PPP
2025	16.71
2024	16.27
2023	15.72
2022	14.46
2021	15.47
2020	15.64
2019	15.45
2018	15.47
2017	15.46
2016	15.4
2015	15.15
2014	15.13
2013	15.06
2012	15.25
2011	15.3
2010	15.55
2009	15.51
2008	15.19
2007	15.14
2006	15.03
2005	15.03
2004	15.29
2003	15.38
2002	15.23
2001	15.07
2000	14.8
1999	14.74
1998	14.62
1997	14.52
1996	14.57
1995	14.64
1994	14.93
1993	15.34
1992	15.63
1991	15.65
1990	15.67
1989	15.77
1988	15.94
1987	16.06
1986	15.95
1985	15.96
1984	16.33
1983	17.38
1982	17.47
1981	17.58
1980	18.21
1979	18.58
1978	18.57
1977	17.82
1976	17.69
1975	17.2
1974	16.37
1973	15.33
1972	14.4
1971	13.86
1970	13.1
1969	12.86
1968	12.79
1967	12.67
1966	12.39
1965	12.01
1964	11.34
1963	11.31
1962	10.12
1961	10.02

Rankings

Countries by real hourly minimum wage 36 places
EU countries by real hourly minimum wage 21 places

Definition

Statutory minimum wage converted to an hourly rate, deflated with the consumer price index to the OECD's current base year and converted to US dollars with purchasing power parities for private consumption of that year.

Only countries with a national statutory minimum wage are covered. The OECD averages rates that change during the year, so a value can differ from the rate in force on a given date, and it restates every year when the price base moves.

How to cite

OECD. OECD Real minimum wages: hourly, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@RMW). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40RMW&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2026). OECD Real minimum wages: hourly, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@RMW) (Real hourly minimum wage, Netherlands, 1961 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40RMW&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE

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OECD Real minimum wages: hourly, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@RMW), Real hourly minimum wage, Netherlands, 1961 to 2025. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 12 Oct. 2026, https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40RMW&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/real-hourly-minimum-wage/netherlands. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2026. OECD Real minimum wages: hourly, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@RMW). Real hourly minimum wage, Netherlands, 1961 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40RMW&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/real-hourly-minimum-wage/netherlands.

Harvard

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2026) OECD Real minimum wages: hourly, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@RMW), Real hourly minimum wage, Netherlands, 1961 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40RMW&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/real-hourly-minimum-wage/netherlands (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{organisation_real_hourly_minimum_wage_2025,
  author = {{Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development}},
  title = {{OECD Real minimum wages: hourly, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD\_EARNINGS@RMW): Real hourly minimum wage, Netherlands, 1961 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40RMW&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/real-hourly-minimum-wage/netherlands. Publisher attribution: OECD. OECD Real minimum wages: hourly, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD\_EARNINGS@RMW). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ\&df[id]=DSD\_EARNINGS\%40RMW\&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html.},
}

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD Real minimum wages: hourly, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@RMW). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest real hourly minimum wage in Netherlands?

18.58 USD at PPP in 1979, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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