What is my hourly wage?
€19.87 net per paid hour
Example: €4,200 gross a month, 40 hours a week. For each hour actually worked: €22.56.
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Questions about pay and money in the Netherlands
Quick answers with the 2026 rules. Each one opens a page with the calculator already set up for it and a short article; change the inputs there for your own answer.
How much is left of my salary?
Gross a month → net a month. Single, aged 35, no children, 12 salaries a year, 2026 rules.
- €2,500€2,313 a month
- €3,000€2,612 a month
- €3,500€2,906 a month
- €4,000€3,179 a month
- €4,500€3,427 a month
- €5,000€3,674 a month
- €5,500€3,922 a month
- €6,000€4,170 a month
- €6,500€4,417 a month
- €7,000€4,639 a month
- €7,500€4,859 a month
- €8,000€5,079 a month
- €8,500€5,299 a month
- €9,000€5,519 a month
- €10,000€5,959 a month
- €11,000€6,399 a month
- €12,000€6,899 a month
- €13,000€7,404 a month
- €15,000€8,414 a month
- €20,000€10,939 a month
What is the minimum wage after tax?
€2,372 net a month
€14.99 an hour: €2,598 gross a month.
What do I take home part-time?
€2,702 net a month
Example: €4,200 gross full-time. You keep 82.4% of the full-time net pay for 75% of the hours.
How much unemployment benefit would I get?
€3,150 / month gross, 9 months
Example: €4,200 gross a month, age 35, single. Total €26,880.
How much notice must my employer give?
From 1 month to 4 months
By years with the employer: 2 months after 5 years, 3 months after 10.
When can I retire?
At 67, or from 60 with a cut
Born in 1991: earliest pension at 60 with a 30.2% cut; full pension at 67.
What is my money worth after inflation?
€1,000 from 2016 = €1,400 today
Prices rose 40.0% since 2016, by the official consumer price index. Any year since 2006.