1-Year Change
+1.9%
vs 2024
5-Year Change
−2.0%
vs 2020
Overall Price Level
78.4
2024 · United States = 100
For Netherlands, the latest reported PPP-adjusted average wage is $80,136 in 2025. This profile connects the annual wage series with 2024 consumer price indices, while keeping their years, units and missing observations separate. Reported values remain tied to their original years.
Wage data: 2025 · Price data: 2024
Wage History
Track PPP-adjusted average annual wages in constant prices over time.
PPP-adjusted annual wage (USD)
USD PPP, constant 2025 prices
Wage Key Facts
Latest Wage
$80,136
Latest Year
2025
1-Year Change
+1.9%
5-Year Change
−2.0%
10-Year Change
−3.1%
Historical Peak
$83,103
Peak Year
2016
Change From Peak
−3.6%
What the Wage Trend Shows
The Netherlands combines sector bargaining, a statutory hourly wage floor, and widespread part-time work. Annual averages therefore interact with hours worked and should not be read as hourly pay.
Its longer position is consistently high-wage with broad negotiated coverage. Recent settlements responded to labour shortages and inflation, while housing pressure and part-time work remain important context for annual earnings.
Consumer Price Levels
Compare eight consumer price categories with the United States benchmark of 100.
United States = 100
What Prices Look Like
Highest: Transport
Transport has the highest relative price level among the available categories, at 119 (United States = 100).
Lowest: Health
Health is the lowest at 60.8, −39.2 index points against the United States benchmark.
Overall vs United States
The overall price level is 78.4, below the United States benchmark (−21.6 index points).
Wage and Price Snapshot
Read the latest wage record and the selected price benchmark together, without merging their years.
The latest available PPP-adjusted average wage for Netherlands is $80,136 for 2025. Its one-year change is +1.9%, while the ten-year change is −3.1%.
All eight consumer price categories have a reported value for 2024. 1 reported category is above the United States benchmark, 7 are below it, and 0 are at 100.
The wage observation is from 2025, while the selected consumer price view is for 2024. They remain separate records on this page and are not combined into a same-year score.
- Latest wage recordWage year 2025
- $80,136
- Price category coveragePrice year 2024
- 8 of 8
- Relative to United States7 below, 0 at 100
- 1 above
Compare Netherlands
See how Netherlands's wages and price levels compare with other OECD economies.
Belgium$80,009−0.2%lower
Austria$78,301−2.3%lower
Denmark$78,090−2.6%lower
Germany$76,285−4.8%lower
Norway$73,462−8.3%lower
United States$86,977+8.5%higher
Australia$72,018−10.1%lower
Ireland$70,113−12.5%lower
Switzerland$92,285+15.2%higher
Canada$67,901−15.3%lowerFor Netherlands, the latest reported PPP-adjusted average wage is $80,136 in 2025. This profile connects the annual wage series with 2024 consumer price indices, while keeping their years, units and missing observations separate. Reported values remain tied to their original years.
1-Year Change
+1.9%
vs 2024
5-Year Change
−2.0%
vs 2020
Overall Price Level
78.4
2024 · United States = 100
Wage data: 2025 · Price data: 2024
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average annual wage in Netherlands?
The most recent figure is $80,136 for 2025, expressed in USD PPP at constant 2025 prices. That basis adjusts for price level differences between economies, so it is not a local-currency salary. The year remains visible because wage and consumer price records do not necessarily cover the same period.
How has the average wage changed in Netherlands?
After falling away from its peak, it turned back up by +1.9% in the latest year. It still sits 3.6% from the high of 2016. Each percentage compares reported observations in the same wage series; missing values are not estimated.
What are consumer price levels like in Netherlands?
Against the United States benchmark of 100, the overall level is 78.4. Transport is the most expensive category at 119, and Health the least at 60.8. These are relative price indices for 2024, not prices in a local currency.
Have wages in Netherlands fallen over the past five years?
Yes. The five-year change is −2.0% in real, PPP-adjusted terms. The ten-year change is −3.1%. No broader conclusion is drawn beyond the reported series and benchmark values.
Wage data
OECD Average Annual Wages
Price data
OECD Comparative Price Levels
Reported coverage
Wages through 2025 · Prices through 2024