Netherlands
PPP-adjusted average annual wage
$80,136 2025
Netherlands recorded an average annual wage of 80,136 USD PPP in 2025 at constant prices. The 2024 consumer price profile shows seven categories below and one above the United States. Transport was the sole category exceeding the benchmark. Price data for 2022 and 2023 are unavailable.
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
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 2025 average annual wage reached 80,136 USD PPP in constant terms. This marks a 1.85 percent gain from the previous reporting period.
Five-year performance shows a 2.0 percent decline since 2020 despite recent gains. Long-term growth of 10.21 percent spans the full observation window from 1990.
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.
Transport was the only category above the United States benchmark in 2024. Its index value of 119 exceeded the baseline by 19 points.
Overall consumption measured 78.4 against the United States reference of 100. This produced a signed gap of -21.6 index points for aggregate spending.
Health services registered the lowest relative price at 60.8 in 2024. Restaurants and accommodation nearly matched the benchmark with a gap of only -0.8 points.
- 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$80,0092025−0.2%lower
Austria$78,3012025−2.3%lower
Denmark$78,0902025−2.6%lower
Germany$76,2852025−4.8%lower
Norway$73,4622025−8.3%lower
United States$86,9772025+8.5%higher
Australia$72,0182025−10.1%lower
Ireland$70,1132025−12.5%lower
Switzerland$92,2852025+15.2%higher
Canada$67,9012025−15.3%lower
United Kingdom$66,2992025−17.3%lower
Slovenia$63,3762025−20.9%lowerSimilar Economies
How to Read This Country Page
Three boundaries keep wage and price comparisons from being misread.
- Wage basis
- The annual wage is expressed in USD PPP at constant 2025 prices. It is an average, not a median wage, local-currency amount, or take-home figure.
- Years stay separate
- The latest wage year and the price year do not have to match. Price controls read only 2022, 2023, or 2024 and never substitute another year.
- Price benchmark
- 100 represents the United States price level. A value of 120 is reported here as 20 index points above that benchmark.
Data Coverage and Limits
See which years are actually present before comparing wage and price records.
Wage observations cover thirty-five consecutive years from 1990 through 2025. Thirty-six reported data points support analysis of long-term compensation movements.
Complete price category data exists only for 2024 within the current window. Prior years contain exclusively null values across all expenditure classifications.
Historical wage series enables multi-decade trend assessment back to 1990. Consumer price analysis is constrained to the single most recent fully populated year.
- Wage observations
- 36
- Wage coverage
- 1990-2025
- Price categories · 2024
- 8 of 8
- Price categories · 2023
- 0 of 8
- Price categories · 2022
- 0 of 8
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average annual wage in Netherlands?
The average annual wage in Netherlands stood at 80,136 USD PPP in 2025. Figures use constant 2025 prices adjusted for purchasing power parity.
How has the average wage changed in Netherlands?
Wages declined 2.0 percent over five years and 3.11 percent over ten years. A 1.85 percent increase occurred between 2024 and 2025.
What are consumer price levels like in Netherlands?
Seven of eight price categories fell below the United States in 2024. Transport alone exceeded the benchmark while health showed the largest negative gap.
Have wages in Netherlands fallen over the past five years?
Yes, average wages decreased 2.0 percent between 2020 and 2025. Despite this contraction, the long-term trend since 1990 remains positive at 10.21 percent.
Wage data
OECD Average Annual Wages
Price data
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Reported coverage
Wages through 2025 · Prices through 2024