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The statutory minimum wage is the amount payable per hour before tax. Statutory means required by law. Everyone aged 15 and over must be paid at least the applicable hourly minimum wage. How much you earn per week or per month depends on your official number of working hours. If you and your employer have agreed on a fixed number of working hours per week, you can agree a fixed monthly salary. As of 2024 there is no longer a monthly, weekly or daily minimum wage.</p></div> <h2>Hourly minimum wage for all employees</h2> <p>As of 1 January 2024, employers are required by law to pay workers at least the hourly minimum wage. The hourly minimum wage is the same for all employees aged 21 years and older. The hourly minimum wage for employees under 21 depends on their age. The rates for young people are calculated on the basis of the general hourly minimum wage, as was the case in 2023.</p> <p>View the amounts for the <a href="https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/minimumloon/bedragen-minimumloon/bedragen-minimumloon-2025" class="external" aria-label="minimum wage as of 1 January 2025 (opens external website)">minimum wage as of 1 January 2025</a> (in Dutch).</p> <h3>1 January 2025</h3> <table> <caption>View the minimum wage amounts (before tax) that apply as of 1 January 2025.</caption> <thead> <tr> <th scope="row">Age</th> <th scope="col"><strong>Hourly minimum wage</strong></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p><strong>21 years and older</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>€ 14.06</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>20 years</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>€ 11.25</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>19 years</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>€ 8.44</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>18 years</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>€ 7.03</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>17 years</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>€ 5.55</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>16 years</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>€ 4.85</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>15 years</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>€ 4.22</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3>1 July 2024</h3> <p>Table: Hourly minimum wage before tax as of 1 July 2024, by age</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th scope="row">Age</th> <th scope="col">Hourly minimum wage</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row">21 years and older</th> <td>€ 13.68</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">20 years</th> <td>€ 10.94</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">19 years</th> <td>€ 8.21</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">18 years</th> <td>€ 6.84</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">17 years</th> <td>€ 5.40</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">16 years</th> <td>€ 4.72</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">15 years</th> <td>€ 4.10</td> </tr> </tbody> </table><h2>How much will I earn per week or per month?</h2> <p><strong>As of 2024: minimum wage per hour</strong></p> <p><a href="https://cms.rijksoverheid.nl/site/_cmsinternal/onderwerpen/minimumloon/minimumuurloon-2024" class="external" aria-label="On 1 January 2024 a statutory hourly minimum wage took effect. (opens external website)">On 1 January 2024 a statutory hourly minimum wage took effect.</a> The new rates are minimum wages per hour, before tax. Everyone aged 15 and over must be paid at least the applicable hourly minimum wage. </p> <p>There is a fixed hourly minimum wage for employees aged 21 and over. The hourly minimum wage for employees aged 15 to 20 depends on their age. The rates for young people are calculated on the basis of the fixed hourly minimum wage.</p> <p><strong>Weekly or monthly wage</strong></p> <p>As of 2024 there is no longer a fixed monthly, weekly or daily minimum wage. The pay per week or month depends on the number of hours worked (official working hours). </p> <p>Official working hours include at least the following:</p> <ul> <li>The number of hours worked</li> <li>The number of hours of leave that were taken</li> <li>The number of hours that the employee was ill (paid sick leave)</li> </ul> <p>The official number of working hours can be different every month, because some months have more working days than others. <br /> </p></div> <div class="fullWidthSection"> </div><aside> <div class="brick belongsTo"> <h2>Ministry responsible</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/ministries/ministry-of-social-affairs-and-employment">Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment</a></li> </ul> </div> </aside><div id="follow-up"> <div class="block"> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="site-footer"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="column"> <h2>Service</h2> <ul> <li > <a href="/contact">Contact</a> </li> <li > <a href="/rss">RSS</a> </li> <li > <a href="/sitemap">Sitemap</a> </li> <li > <a href="/help">Help</a> </li> <li > <a href="/archive">Archive</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="column"> <h2>About this site</h2> <ul> <li > <a href="/copyright">Copyright</a> </li> <li > <a href="/privacy">Privacy</a> </li> <li > <a href="/cookies">Cookies</a> </li> <li > <a href="/accessibility">Accessibility</a> </li> <li > <a href="/reporting-a-vulnerability">Report vulnerability</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="languages" aria-labelledby="languageMenuLabel"> <div class="languages__wrapper"> <p id="languageMenuLabel" class="languages__label">This website in other languages:</p> <ul class="languages__list"> <li class="languages__list-item selected"> English</li> <li class="languages__list-item "> <a href="https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/" class="languages__link" lang="nl">Nederlands</a> </li> <li class="languages__list-item "> <a href="https://www.gobiernodireino.nl/" class="languages__link" lang="pap">Papiamento</a> </li> <li class="languages__list-item "> <a href="https://www.gobiernudireino.nl/" class="languages__link" lang="pap">Papiamentu</a> </li> </ul> </div> </nav> </footer> </div>  <script src="/webfiles/1728237806798/behaviour/core.js"></script>  <script src="/binaries/content/assets/government/javascript/government-survey-bar.min-20230526.js"></script> </body> </html>

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