Netherlands
Data verified August 2026 · Sources
The Netherlands' $80,136 PPP-adjusted wage for 2025 shows a rare profile: negative five- and ten-year changes with a positive latest year, 3.6% below the 2016 peak, and prices at 78.4.
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Netherlands at a Glance
1Y Change
+1.9%
5Y Change
−2.0%
10Y Change
−3.1%
Historical Peak
$83,103 2016
Change From Peak
−3.6%
Overall Price Level
78.4
Netherlands’s Wage Story
Follow how PPP-adjusted average annual wages have changed in Netherlands using constant-price OECD data.
USD PPP, constant prices · missing years shown as gaps, never interpolated
Ten Years Ago
$82,711 (2015)
Historical Peak
$83,103 2016
Latest Wage
$80,136 2025
Data Coverage
Wage history: 1990–2025
Reported observations: 36
Missing wage years: None
Latest price data: 2024 · 8 of 8 categories available
A Rare Negative Decade at a High Level
Dutch wages show −3.1% over ten years, −2.0% across five, and +1.9% in the latest year. At $80,136 in 2025 the level is 3.6% below the 2016 peak of $83,103, making the Netherlands an unusual case where both the five- and ten-year changes are negative but the latest year has turned positive. The 2015 reading of $82,711 was actually higher than today's, which is what makes this decade negative at such a high level. Among the high-wage economies in this dataset, that profile — down over a decade yet currently rising — has no close parallel.
Composition Effects in the Dutch Numbers
The Netherlands is a high-wage economy with broad negotiated coverage and a distinctive part-time employment model, and that composition affects how the figures read: the −3.1% decade change partly reflects shifts in hours composition, not just hourly-rate decline. The +1.9% latest-year change at a level still 3.6% from its high suggests the recent recovery has begun, though one positive year does not yet rebuild the ground lost since 2016.
A Moderate Price Gap
The Netherlands posts a 2024 overall price level of 78.4, leaving 21.6 index points under the US benchmark. The figure is a comparative standing, not a euro amount, and it runs beside the unusual negative-decade wage profile as its own dataset. The Dutch wage record covers 1990 through 2025 with 36 observations.
Netherlands’s Everyday Price Profile
Compare eight consumer price categories in Netherlands with the United States reference value of 100.
Overall
Food
Clothing
Housing
Health
Transport
Recreation
Restaurants & Accommodation
What Stands Out
Highest: Transport
Transport has the highest relative price level of the 8 reported categories in 2024, at 119 against the United States reference of 100. That is +19.0 index points from the benchmark and 19.8 points ahead of the next category, Restaurants & Accommodation at 99.2.
Lowest: Health
Health is the lowest of the reported categories in 2024 at 60.8, −39.2 index points against the United States benchmark of 100. The spread between the highest and lowest reported categories is 58.2 index points, which shows how uneven the 2024 price profile is across categories.
Overall vs United States
The overall price level for 2024 is 78.4, below the United States benchmark (−21.6 index points). Looking across the profile, of the 8 reported categories, 1 reads above 100 and 7 below it, so the overall figure summarizes a spread of category positions rather than a uniform level.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Netherlands
What is the average annual wage in the Netherlands?
The Netherlands' 2025 average wage is $80,136. The level sits below its 2016 peak.
How has the average wage changed in the Netherlands?
The decade change is -3.1%, the five-year figure -2.0%, and the latest-year change +1.9%. The shift to positive in the latest year may signal recovery. Horizons use exact target years.
What are consumer price levels like in the Netherlands?
Netherlands's overall consumer price index is 78.4 for 2024, below the US at 100. That is a relative index standing, not a dollar amount or inflation rate.
How far is the Netherlands' wage from its peak?
The Netherlands' 2025 wage of $80,136 is 3.6% below the 2016 high of $83,103. The +1.9% latest-year change may signal the start of recovery from a long slide. The chart keeps both points visible.