Net annual earnings in Netherlands
A single worker on average pay in Netherlands took home €40,793 per year in 2025.
Netherlands, 2025
€40,793
Change from 2024
+5.0%
European Union, 2025
€29,954 per year
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
€25,273 per year
Net annual earnings in Netherlands over time
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Euro per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €40,793 per year | €29,954 per year |
| 2024 | €38,838 per yearb (break in time series) | €28,777 per yearb (break in time series) |
| 2023 | €45,156 per year | €28,324 per year |
| 2022 | €42,312 per year | €26,654 per year |
| 2021 | €40,661 per year | €25,104 per year |
| 2020 | €39,143 per year | €24,047 per year |
| 2019 | €37,402 per year | €23,850 per year |
| 2018 | €35,838 per year | €23,167 per year |
| 2017 | €35,426 per year | €22,597 per year |
| 2016 | €34,976 per year | €22,240 per year |
| 2015 | €34,552 per year | €21,954 per year |
| 2014 | €33,724 per year | €21,608 per year |
| 2013 | €32,992 per year | €21,324 per year |
| 2012 | €31,733 per year | – |
| 2011 | €31,612 per year | – |
| 2010 | €30,901 per year | – |
| 2009 | €30,292 per year | – |
| 2008 | €28,977 per year | – |
| 2007 | €28,362 per year | – |
| 2006 | €27,543 per year | – |
| 2005 | €26,118 per year | – |
| 2004 | €25,563 per year | – |
| 2003 | €25,207 per year | – |
| 2002 | €24,412 per year | – |
| 2001 | €23,517 per year | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +5.0% from €38,838 per year in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was €34,552 per year, the figure has changed by +18.1%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was €29,954 per year.