Wages in Netherlands increased 4.30 percent in January of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in Netherlands averaged 2.57 percent from 1991 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 7.00 percent in July of 2024 and a record low of 0.44 percent in May of 2005. source: Statistics Netherlands

Wage Growth in Netherlands is expected to be 4.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Netherlands Hourly Wage Growth YoY is projected to trend around 2.50 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 9849.00 9843.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Job Vacancies 368.60 384.30 Thousand Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 76.30 76.30 percent Feb 2026
Productivity 104.28 103.40 points Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 416.00 415.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Unemployment Rate 4.10 4.00 percent Feb 2026
Wage Growth 4.30 4.60 percent Jan 2026
Wages in Manufacturing 127.80 126.10 points Jan 2026


Netherlands Hourly Wage Growth YoY
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4.30 4.60 7.00 0.44 1991 - 2026 percent Monthly
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