18 februari 2024The ins and outs of the Dutch minimum wage – Netherlands Written by: SophieStrategic Business Consultant The Dutch government has decided to increase the minimum wage in the Netherlands. Starting from January 1, 2025, employees aged 21 or older and working full-time will be entitled to a gross minimum wage of €2,437.07 per month (€14.06 hourly).However, it is important to note that the minimum wage is lower if you are under 21 years of age. Additionally, the government adjusts the amount of the minimum wage twice a year – on 1 January and 1 July – in line with changes in average collectively agreed wages in the Netherlands.So, what does this all mean for employees and employers in the Netherlands? In this article, we take a closer look at the ins and outs of the Dutch minimum wage.What is the minimum wage in the Netherlands?As we mentioned above, the minimum wage in the Netherlands is €2.437.07 per month for employees who are 21 years of age or older and have full employment. This amount is gross – meaning that it includes any tax deductions that may be applicable.If you are under 21 years of age, the minimum wage is lower. The Dutch government has a specific minimum wage overview that you can use to calculate the minimum wage that applies to you.Who is entitled to the minimum wage?Generally speaking, all employees who are 21 years of age or older and have full employment are entitled to the minimum wage in the Netherlands. This includes employees who work part-time, as well as those on temporary contracts.There are a few exceptions to this rule. For example, if you are an employee who works for a family member, you may not be entitled to the minimum wage.What are the consequences of not paying the minimum wage?If an employer does not pay their employees the minimum wage, they may be subject to a fine. Additionally, the employee may file a complaint with the Dutch Labour Inspectorate (Arbeidsinspectie).If you believe that you are not being paid the minimum wage, we recommend contacting the Dutch Labour Inspectorate for advice.Salary Calculator for businessesThe minimum wage is an important topic for both employees and employers in the Netherlands. By familiarising yourself with the ins and outs of the minimum wage, you can ensure that you are getting the pay that you are entitled to (or paying the employees what they are entitled to). Use our Employee Cost Calculator to get an estimated cost of hiring employees in the Netherlands.Expanding or Setting up a company in the Netherlands? We can help!If you are looking to expand your company to the Netherlands or start up a company in the Netherlands, Employer of Record the Netherlands can help you with all the necessary payroll and HR requirements. We can help you navigate the Dutch labour market and ensure that you are compliant with all local laws and regulations. You can focus on the content of the job, and we will take care of the rest. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you. Written by:Sophie | Strategic Business ConsultantAs a strategic business consultant based in the Netherlands, she supports international businesses in successfully expanding their operations across the Dutch market. With her expertise in market entry strategies and business development, she helps companies navigate the unique challenges of establishing a foothold in the Netherlands. Her keen insight into local business practices and regulations makes her a trusted partner for HR managers and business development teams. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family, exploring the Dutch countryside, or relaxing with a good book by the canals in Utrecht. Questions? Questions?Get in contact Check what applies I am an employeeI am an employer NationalityAmericanBritishDutchEmiratiItalianPortugueseSpanishSwissAfghanAlbanianAlgerianAndorranAngolanArgentine/ArgentinianArmenianAustralianAustrianAzerbaijaniBahamianBahrainiBangladeshiBelgianBelizeanBenineseBhutaneseBolivianBosnian/HerzegovinianBatswanaBrazilianBulgarianBurkinabeCambodianCameroonianCanadianChileanChineseColombianCosta RicanCroatianCubanCypriotCzechDanishDominicanEcuadorianEgyptianSalvadoranEstonianEthiopianFijianFinnishFrenchGermanGreekGuatemalanHonduranHungarianIcelandicIndianIndonesianIranianIraqiIrishIsraeliJamaicanJapaneseJordanianKazakhstaniKenyanKuwaitiLaotianLatvianLebaneseLiberianLibyanLithuanianLuxembourgerMalagasyMalaysianMalianMalteseMexicanMonégasque/MonacanMongolianMoroccanMozambicanBurmeseNepali/NepaleseNew ZealanderNicaraguanNigerianNorwegianPakistaniPanamanianParaguayanPeruvianFilipinoPolishQatariRomanianRussianRwandanSaudi/Saudi ArabianSenegaleseSerbianSingaporeanSlovakSlovenianSouth AfricanSouth KoreanSri LankanSudaneseSwedishSyrianTaiwaneseTanzanianThaiTogoleseTunisianTurkishUgandanUkrainianUruguayanUzbekVenezuelanVietnameseYemeniZambianZimbabweanDesired work countryNetherlandsItalyPortugalSpainSwitzerlandUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBulgariaBurkina FasoCambodiaCameroonCanadaChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceGuatemalaHondurasHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKuwaitLaosLatviaLebanonLiberiaLibyaLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalaysiaMaliMaltaMexicoMonacoMongoliaMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNepalNew ZealandNicaraguaNigeriaNorwayPakistanPanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSri LankaSudanSwedenSyriaTaiwanTanzaniaThailandTogoTunisiaTurkeyUgandaUkraineUruguayUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabweEmployee's nationalityAmericanBritishDutchEmiratiItalianPortugueseSpanishSwissAfghanAlbanianAlgerianAndorranAngolanArgentine/ArgentinianArmenianAustralianAustrianAzerbaijaniBahamianBahrainiBangladeshiBelgianBelizeanBenineseBhutaneseBolivianBosnian/HerzegovinianBatswanaBrazilianBulgarianBurkinabeCambodianCameroonianCanadianChileanChineseColombianCosta RicanCroatianCubanCypriotCzechDanishDominicanEcuadorianEgyptianSalvadoranEstonianEthiopianFijianFinnishFrenchGermanGreekGuatemalanHonduranHungarianIcelandicIndianIndonesianIranianIraqiIrishIsraeliJamaicanJapaneseJordanianKazakhstaniKenyanKuwaitiLaotianLatvianLebaneseLiberianLibyanLithuanianLuxembourgerMalagasyMalaysianMalianMalteseMexicanMonégasque/MonacanMongolianMoroccanMozambicanBurmeseNepali/NepaleseNew ZealanderNicaraguanNigerianNorwegianPakistaniPanamanianParaguayanPeruvianFilipinoPolishQatariRomanianRussianRwandanSaudi/Saudi ArabianSenegaleseSerbianSingaporeanSlovakSlovenianSouth AfricanSouth KoreanSri LankanSudaneseSwedishSyrianTaiwaneseTanzanianThaiTogoleseTunisianTurkishUgandanUkrainianUruguayanUzbekVenezuelanVietnameseYemeniZambianZimbabweanDesired work countryNetherlandsItalyPortugalSpainSwitzerlandUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBulgariaBurkina FasoCambodiaCameroonCanadaChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceGuatemalaHondurasHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKuwaitLaosLatviaLebanonLiberiaLibyaLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalaysiaMaliMaltaMexicoMonacoMongoliaMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNepalNew ZealandNicaraguaNigeriaNorwayPakistanPanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSri LankaSudanSwedenSyriaTaiwanTanzaniaThailandTogoTunisiaTurkeyUgandaUkraineUruguayUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe+31United States+1United Kingdom+44Afghanistan (افغانستان)+93Albania (Shqipëri)+355Algeria (الجزائر)+213American Samoa+1684Andorra+376Angola+244Anguilla+1264Antigua and Barbuda+1268Argentina+54Armenia (Հայաստան)+374Aruba+297Australia+61Austria (Österreich)+43Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan)+994Bahamas+1242Bahrain (البحرين)+973Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ)+880Barbados+1246Belarus (Беларусь)+375Belgium (België)+32Belize+501Benin (Bénin)+229Bermuda+1441Bhutan (འབྲུག)+975Bolivia+591Bosnia and Herzegovina (Босна и Херцеговина)+387Botswana+267Brazil (Brasil)+55British Indian Ocean Territory+246British Virgin Islands+1284Brunei+673Bulgaria (България)+359Burkina Faso+226Burundi (Uburundi)+257Cambodia (កម្ពុជា)+855Cameroon (Cameroun)+237Canada+1Cape Verde (Kabu Verdi)+238Caribbean Netherlands+599Cayman Islands+1345Central African Republic (République centrafricaine)+236Chad (Tchad)+235Chile+56China (中国)+86Christmas Island+61Cocos (Keeling) Islands+61Colombia+57Comoros (جزر القمر)+269Congo (DRC) (Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo)+243Congo (Republic) (Congo-Brazzaville)+242Cook Islands+682Costa Rica+506Côte d’Ivoire+225Croatia (Hrvatska)+385Cuba+53Curaçao+599Cyprus (Κύπρος)+357Czech Republic (Česká republika)+420Denmark (Danmark)+45Djibouti+253Dominica+1767Dominican Republic (República Dominicana)+1Ecuador+593Egypt (مصر)+20El Salvador+503Equatorial Guinea (Guinea Ecuatorial)+240Eritrea+291Estonia (Eesti)+372Ethiopia+251Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)+500Faroe Islands (Føroyar)+298Fiji+679Finland (Suomi)+358France+33French Guiana (Guyane française)+594French Polynesia (Polynésie française)+689Gabon+241Gambia+220Georgia (საქართველო)+995Germany (Deutschland)+49Ghana (Gaana)+233Gibraltar+350Greece (Ελλάδα)+30Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)+299Grenada+1473Guadeloupe+590Guam+1671Guatemala+502Guernsey+44Guinea (Guinée)+224Guinea-Bissau (Guiné Bissau)+245Guyana+592Haiti+509Honduras+504Hong Kong (香港)+852Hungary (Magyarország)+36Iceland (Ísland)+354India (भारत)+91Indonesia+62Iran (ایران)+98Iraq (العراق)+964Ireland+353Isle of Man+44Israel (ישראל)+972Italy (Italia)+39Jamaica+1Japan (日本)+81Jersey+44Jordan (الأردن)+962Kazakhstan (Казахстан)+7Kenya+254Kiribati+686Kosovo+383Kuwait (الكويت)+965Kyrgyzstan (Кыргызстан)+996Laos (ລາວ)+856Latvia (Latvija)+371Lebanon (لبنان)+961Lesotho+266Liberia+231Libya (ليبيا)+218Liechtenstein+423Lithuania (Lietuva)+370Luxembourg+352Macau (澳門)+853Macedonia (FYROM) (Македонија)+389Madagascar (Madagasikara)+261Malawi+265Malaysia+60Maldives+960Mali+223Malta+356Marshall Islands+692Martinique+596Mauritania (موريتانيا)+222Mauritius (Moris)+230Mayotte+262Mexico (México)+52Micronesia+691Moldova (Republica Moldova)+373Monaco+377Mongolia (Монгол)+976Montenegro (Crna Gora)+382Montserrat+1664Morocco (المغرب)+212Mozambique (Moçambique)+258Myanmar (Burma) (မြန်မာ)+95Namibia (Namibië)+264Nauru+674Nepal (नेपाल)+977Netherlands (Nederland)+31New Caledonia (Nouvelle-Calédonie)+687New Zealand+64Nicaragua+505Niger (Nijar)+227Nigeria+234Niue+683Norfolk Island+672North Korea (조선 민주주의 인민 공화국)+850Northern Mariana Islands+1670Norway (Norge)+47Oman (عُمان)+968Pakistan (پاکستان)+92Palau+680Palestine (فلسطين)+970Panama (Panamá)+507Papua New Guinea+675Paraguay+595Peru (Perú)+51Philippines+63Poland (Polska)+48Portugal+351Puerto Rico+1Qatar (قطر)+974Réunion (La Réunion)+262Romania (România)+40Russia (Россия)+7Rwanda+250Saint Barthélemy+590Saint Helena+290Saint Kitts and Nevis+1869Saint Lucia+1758Saint Martin (Saint-Martin (partie française))+590Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon)+508Saint Vincent and the Grenadines+1784Samoa+685San Marino+378São Tomé and Príncipe (São Tomé e Príncipe)+239Saudi Arabia (المملكة العربية السعودية)+966Senegal (Sénégal)+221Serbia (Србија)+381Seychelles+248Sierra Leone+232Singapore+65Sint Maarten+1721Slovakia (Slovensko)+421Slovenia (Slovenija)+386Solomon Islands+677Somalia (Soomaaliya)+252South Africa+27South Korea (대한민국)+82South Sudan (جنوب السودان)+211Spain (España)+34Sri Lanka (ශ්රී ලංකාව)+94Sudan (السودان)+249Suriname+597Svalbard and Jan Mayen+47Swaziland+268Sweden (Sverige)+46Switzerland (Schweiz)+41Syria (سوريا)+963Taiwan (台灣)+886Tajikistan+992Tanzania+255Thailand (ไทย)+66Timor-Leste+670Togo+228Tokelau+690Tonga+676Trinidad and Tobago+1868Tunisia (تونس)+216Turkey (Türkiye)+90Turkmenistan+993Turks and Caicos Islands+1649Tuvalu+688U.S. Virgin Islands+1340Uganda+256Ukraine (Україна)+380United Arab Emirates (الإمارات العربية المتحدة)+971United Kingdom+44United States+1Uruguay+598Uzbekistan (Oʻzbekiston)+998Vanuatu+678Vatican City (Città del Vaticano)+39Venezuela+58Vietnam (Việt Nam)+84Wallis and Futuna (Wallis-et-Futuna)+681Western Sahara (الصحراء الغربية)+212Yemen (اليمن)+967Zambia+260Zimbabwe+263Åland Islands+358 Read more 30 mei 2025How to get a self-employed visa in the Netherlands: requirements and business plan tips 30 mei 2025Octopus Marine: Simplifying payroll and sponsorship with Dutch Employer of Record 23 mei 2025How to stay compliant when hiring employees in the Netherlands: a guide for international companies
