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Netherlands
Netherlands's average monthly salary is $7,383 PPP/mo, the 3rd highest of 93. And its median salary is $6,636 PPP/mo, the 3rd highest of 79.
Of 28 fields published for Netherlands, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.
Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?
Price level
84 % of US prices
Average monthly salary
$7,383 PPP/mo
The average employee in Netherlands earns about $7,383 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Average annual salary
$80,136 PPP
Money's value
55.80 %
100 saved in Netherlands in 2000 buys what 56 buys today — 44 % of its purchasing power is gone.
What is left after the state takes its share?
Tax on pay
27.86 %
Of every $100 of gross pay at the average wage in Netherlands, about $28 goes to income tax and employee social contributions.
Average monthly salary
$7,383 PPP/mo
The average employee in Netherlands earns about $7,383 a month before tax, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.
Take-home pay
$57,806 PPP
The average job in Netherlands pays about $57,806 a year (PPP) after income tax and the employee's social contributions.
What does borrowing actually cost here?
Mortgage rates
3.91 %
On a €300,000 loan over 25 years, 3.91 % works out to roughly €1,569 a month.
House price growth
2.57 %
Real house prices in Netherlands rose 2.6 % over the past year — beyond general inflation.
House price growth since 2015
222.6
House prices in Netherlands are about 123 % higher than in 2015. That is the change, not the price: a cheaper country can show a bigger rise.
Does money in the bank keep its value?
Inflation rate
3.26 %
At 3.3 % a year, prices double in about 22 years if it holds.
Median income
$50,677 PPP
the 3rd highest of 42
Retirement age (women)
67 years
ranked 46th of 49
Take-home pay
$57,806 PPP
ranked 4th of 37
Average annual salary
$80,136 PPP
ranked 4th of 37
Where Netherlands sits, field by field
Each dot is Netherlands’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.
- Average monthly salary$7,383 PPP/mo3 of 93
- Median salary$6,636 PPP/mo3 of 79
- Petrol€2.39/l26 of 27
- Median income$50,677 PPP3 of 42
- Retirement age (women)67 years46 of 49
- GDP per capita$73,6849 of 127
- Take-home pay$57,806 PPP4 of 37
- Average annual salary$80,136 PPP4 of 37
- Retirement age (men)67 years45 of 49
- Minimum wage in euros€2,338/mo4 of 26
- Price level84 % of US prices109 of 125
- Real policy rate-0.76 %46 of 53
- Debt per person$32,937105 of 124
- Public holidays9 days85 of 104
- Corporate tax25.80 %75 of 96
- Money's value55.80 %32 of 116
- GDP growth1.78 %88 of 127
- Unemployment rate3.87 %42 of 124
- Mortgage rates3.91 %17 of 25
- Top income tax49.50 %25 of 37
- Inflation rate3.26 %44 of 126
- Government debt44.70 %45 of 125
- Tax on pay27.86 %24 of 37
- Tax wedge35.94 %16 of 36
- Electricity price€0.237/kWh19 of 33
- Currency-3.25 %40 of 71
- House price growth since 2015222.616 of 29
- House price growth2.57 %29 of 54
- Cost of money
- Work & income
- Housing & living
- Macro
The money journey · average earner
Financially nearest · computed, not curated
Denmark
avg gap 14.6 pp · 27 shared fields
Most separates them: top income tax — 49.50 % (Netherlands) vs 55.90 %
Norway
avg gap 15.7 pp · 26 shared fields
Most separates them: currency — -3.25 % (Netherlands) vs 6.93 %
Ireland
avg gap 16.7 pp · 28 shared fields
Most separates them: GDP growth — 1.78 % (Netherlands) vs 12.34 %
Australia
avg gap 16.9 pp · 23 shared fields
Most separates them: currency — -3.25 % (Netherlands) vs 7.88 %
| Retirement age (men) | 67 years | ranked 45th of 49 | |
| Minimum wage in euros | €2,338/mo | ranked 4th of 26 | |
| Price level | 84 % of US prices | ranked 109th of 125 | |
| Real policy rate | -0.76 % | ranked 46th of 53 | |
| Debt per person | $32,937 | ranked 105th of 124 | |
| Public holidays | 9 days | ranked 85th of 104 | |
| Corporate tax | 25.80 % | ranked 75th of 96 | |
| Money's value | 55.80 % | ranked 32nd of 116 | |
| GDP growth | 1.78 % | ranked 88th of 127 | |
| Unemployment rate | 3.87 % | ranked 42nd of 124 | |
| Mortgage rates | 3.91 % | ranked 17th of 25 | |
| Top income tax | 49.50 % | ranked 25th of 37 | |
| Inflation rate | 3.26 % | ranked 44th of 126 | |
| Government debt | 44.70 % | ranked 45th of 125 | |
| Tax on pay | 27.86 % | ranked 24th of 37 | |
| Tax wedge | 35.94 % | ranked 16th of 36 | |
| Electricity price | €0.237/kWh | ranked 19th of 33 | |
| Currency | -3.25 % | ranked 40th of 71 | |
| House price growth since 2015 | 222.6 | ranked 16th of 29 | |
| House price growth | 2.57 % | ranked 29th of 54 |
✓ 28 fields published for Netherlands, every one dated and sourced · 7 not published yet
Awaiting an official source for Netherlands: lending rate, deposit rate, savings vs inflation, bank spread, rent, minimum wage (ppp), vat.
Sources for all 28 figures
- Average monthly salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Median salary — ILO monthly earnings of employees (EAR_EMTA mean + EAR_EMTM median) · 2025
- Petrol — EU Oil Bulletin (European Commission, weekly fuel prices) · 2026-10-19
- Median income — OECD Income Distribution Database · 2024
- Retirement age (women) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- GDP per capita — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Take-home pay — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Average annual salary — OECD Average annual wages · 2025
- Retirement age (men) — OECD Pensions at a Glance — current normal retirement age (DF_DPS, CRPLF22) · 2024
- Minimum wage in euros — Eurostat minimum wages (earn_mw_cur) · 2026-S2
- Price level — World Bank PPP conversion factor ÷ official exchange rate (PA.NUS.PPP, PA.NUS.FCRF) · 2025
- Real policy rate — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2026-09
- Debt per person — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- Public holidays — Public holiday calendar (Nager.Date) · 2026
- Corporate tax — OECD Corporate Tax Statistics · 2026
- Money's value — Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components) · 2025
- GDP growth — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Unemployment rate — World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt) · 2025
- Mortgage rates — ECB Data Portal, MIR statistics · 2026-08
- Top income tax — OECD Personal Income Tax rates · 2025
- Inflation rate — Annual CPI inflation (shared satsatlas data engine: World Bank + Eurostat + SSB) · 2025
- Government debt — IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP) · 2025
- Tax on pay — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Tax wedge — OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database · 2025
- Electricity price — Eurostat household energy prices (nrg_pc_204 / nrg_pc_202) · 2026-S1
- Currency — Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots) · 2026-10-23
- House price growth since 2015 — Eurostat House Price Index (prc_hpi_q) · 2026-Q2
- House price growth — BIS residential property prices · 2026-Q1
What changed
| 24 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.06 → -3.25 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.28 → -3.06 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.76 → -3.28 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 2.462 → 2.391 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.9 → -3.76 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.77 → -3.9 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.76 → -3.77 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.72 → -3.76 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.8 → -3.72 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.12 → -3.8 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.44 → -3.12 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Petrol (Euro-super 95) per litre | 2.432 → 2.462 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.16 → -3.44 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.14 → -3.16 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Government debt per person (USD) | 31905 → 32937 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Government debt (% of GDP) | 43.3 → 44.7 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.13 → -3.14 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.47 → -3.13 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | Currency vs USD (1y) | -3.68 → -3.47 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | Real interest rate (policy − CPI) | -1.01 → -0.76 |