Salaries in Netherlands

The salary range of employees working in Netherlands is, by default, in the range of 33,360 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 100,356 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.

Gross salary in Netherlands is

80% of people earn:

33K - 100K USD

10% earn less lthan 33K USD

10% earns more than 100K USD

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Netherlands into salary brackets in USD.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Netherlands by age in USD.

<24

Average 46K

median 45K

10% 31K

25% 37K

75% 54K

90% 64K

25-34

Average 62K

median 56K

10% 30K

25% 40K

75% 77K

90% 102K

35-44

Average 71K

median 66K

10% 39K

25% 50K

75% 86K

90% 108K

45-54

Average 67K

median 57K

10% 24K

25% 37K

75% 85K

90% 120K

55+

Average 61K

median 53K

10% 25K

25% 36K

75% 77K

90% 106K

Salaries by gender

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Netherlands (USD).

Men

66,264 USD

59,508 USD

Women

In general, in Netherlands, men earn 11.4% more than women.

The best paid positions in Netherlands

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Netherlands (USD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

1,707,342 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

1,585,148 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

1,529,131 USD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

1,488,635 USD

5. Plant manager Top Management

1,361,028 USD

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

1,351,399 USD

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,316,052 USD

8. Managing Director Top Management

1,265,625 USD

9. IT Architect Information Technology

1,254,753 USD

10. Head of product development Management

1,250,378 USD

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

1,231,564 USD

12. Sales Director Top Management

1,192,226 USD

13. Technical Director Top Management

1,152,709 USD

14. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

1,124,996 USD

15. Marketing Director Top Management

1,120,357 USD

16. Publishing House Director Top Management

1,118,854 USD

17. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,116,247 USD

18. Logistics Director Top Management

1,098,279 USD

19. Head of the Legal Department Management

1,092,262 USD

20. IT Manager Management

1,089,155 USD

The worst paid positions in Netherlands

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Netherlands (USD)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

245,373 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

272,324 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

278,313 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

280,485 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

281,308 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

291,171 USD

7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

292,198 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

292,523 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

294,871 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

296,808 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

303,092 USD

12. Packer Production

304,971 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

306,614 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

306,848 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

308,375 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

309,491 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

309,960 USD

18. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

310,980 USD

19. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

311,370 USD

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

312,733 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Lawyer
Law & Legislation

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Rotterdam

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

8,558 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

7,500 EUR

Anually salary

102,696 USD

Anually salary

90,000 EUR

Posted: 2025-06-09 15:52:26

Marketing Manager
Management

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Amsterdam

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

10,650 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

9,333 EUR

Anually salary

127,800 USD

Anually salary

111,996 EUR

Posted: 2025-06-08 20:28:23

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Arnhem

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,411 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,989 EUR

Anually salary

40,932 USD

Anually salary

35,868 EUR

Posted: 2025-06-06 21:50:29

Marketing assistant
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

's-Hertogenbosch

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,309 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,900 EUR

Anually salary

39,708 USD

Anually salary

34,800 EUR

Posted: 2025-06-06 13:47:27

Foreman
Production

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Kapelle

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

3,537 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,100 EUR

Anually salary

42,444 USD

Anually salary

37,200 EUR

Posted: 2025-06-05 08:05:28

Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Zeist

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,564 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,000 EUR

Anually salary

54,768 USD

Anually salary

48,000 EUR

Posted: 2025-06-02 18:36:25

Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Eindhoven

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,652 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,200 EUR

Anually salary

43,824 USD

Anually salary

38,400 EUR

Posted: 2025-05-28 20:29:16

Account Manager
Banking

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Utrecht

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,621 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,050 EUR

Anually salary

55,452 USD

Anually salary

48,600 EUR

Posted: 2025-05-27 21:28:13

Pharmaceutical Laboratory Technician
Pharmaceutical Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Geleen

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,004 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,509 EUR

Anually salary

48,048 USD

Anually salary

42,108 EUR

Posted: 2025-05-20 13:17:37

Design Engineer
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Rotterdam

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,128 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,618 EUR

Anually salary

49,536 USD

Anually salary

43,416 EUR

Posted: 2025-05-20 11:32:51

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Salaries in Netherlands

Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

The best paid positions in Netherlands

The worst paid positions in Netherlands

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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