Salaries in Netherlands

The salary range of employees working in Netherlands is, by default, in the range of 2,806.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 8,417.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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:

2,806 - 8,417 USD

10% earn less lthan 2,806 USD

10% earns more than 8,417 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 3,937

Median 3,794

10% 2,660

25% 3,151

75% 4,566

90% 5,387

25-34

Average 5,296

Median 4,769

10% 2,497

25% 3,416

75% 6,581

90% 8,738

35-44

Average 6,055

Median 5,630

10% 3,350

25% 4,294

75% 7,340

90% 9,285

45-54

Average 5,718

Median 4,901

10% 2,138

25% 3,224

75% 7,281

90% 10,253

55+

Average 5,280

Median 4,591

10% 2,110

25% 3,092

75% 6,686

90% 9,276

Salaries by gender

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

Men

5,579 USD

4,985 USD

Women

In general, in Netherlands, men earn 11.9% 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

11,542.13 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

10,716.06 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

10,337.35 USD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

10,063.66 USD

5. Plant manager Top Management

9,200.98 USD

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

9,135.85 USD

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

8,896.88 USD

8. IT Architect Information Technology

8,577.27 USD

9. Managing Director Top Management

8,555.94 USD

10. Head of product development Management

8,460.65 USD

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

8,325.72 USD

12. Sales Director Top Management

8,059.78 USD

13. Technical Director Top Management

7,792.63 USD

14. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

7,605.28 USD

15. Marketing Director Top Management

7,573.92 USD

16. Publishing House Director Top Management

7,563.77 USD

17. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

7,546.14 USD

18. Logistics Director Top Management

7,424.68 USD

19. Head of the Legal Department Management

7,260.95 USD

20. Naval Officer Transport, Haulage, Logistics

7,217.20 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

1,658.80 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

1,840.99 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,881.48 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

1,896.16 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

1,901.71 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,968.40 USD

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

1,975.34 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

1,977.53 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

1,993.41 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,006.51 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

2,048.98 USD

12. Packer Production

2,061.68 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

2,072.79 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

2,074.39 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

2,084.71 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

2,092.25 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

2,095.43 USD

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

2,104.94 USD

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

2,114.16 USD

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

2,114.89 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.

ISO Specialist
Quality Management

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Heijen

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

3,616 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,115 EUR

Anually salary

43,392 USD

Anually salary

37,380 EUR

Posted: 2025-08-22 22:33:06

Cook
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Deventer

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

3,120 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,688 EUR

Anually salary

37,440 USD

Anually salary

32,256 EUR

Posted: 2025-08-21 11:38:31

Marketing Specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

The Hague

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,643 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,000 EUR

Anually salary

55,716 USD

Anually salary

48,000 EUR

Posted: 2025-08-21 10:22:57

Product owner
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Boxtel

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

5,224 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,500 EUR

Anually salary

62,688 USD

Anually salary

54,000 EUR

Posted: 2025-08-21 09:18:37

Project Coordinator
Administration

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Rotterdam

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,076 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,650 EUR

Anually salary

36,912 USD

Anually salary

31,800 EUR

Posted: 2025-08-21 09:14:29

Civil Engineer
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

IJmuiden

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

7,545 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

6,500 EUR

Anually salary

90,540 USD

Anually salary

78,000 EUR

Posted: 2025-08-20 19:05:19

Junior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Groningen

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,900 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

3,360 EUR

Anually salary

46,800 USD

Anually salary

40,320 EUR

Posted: 2025-08-19 15:03:09

Research Worker, Scientific Worker
Education, Science & Research

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Amsterdam

Education:

Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Basic gross monthly salary

6,045 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,208 EUR

Anually salary

72,540 USD

Anually salary

62,496 EUR

Posted: 2025-08-18 14:47:01

DevOps Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Amsterdam

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

9,867 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

8,500 EUR

Anually salary

118,404 USD

Anually salary

102,000 EUR

Posted: 2025-08-18 12:00:22

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Barneveld

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

6,792 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,851 EUR

Anually salary

81,504 USD

Anually salary

70,212 EUR

Posted: 2025-08-18 08:36:09

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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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