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Tools · 2026

Hourly to monthly salary

Compare hourly, weekly, four-weekly and monthly pay using the same hours.

Last verified: 4 October 2026Official Dutch sources

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2026 · EUR

Choose your CAO

Look for the CAO name in your employment contract or ask your employer. A sector or job title alone does not establish which agreement applies.

A selection helps you explore conditions. It does not establish that an agreement legally applies to your employment. Rijksoverheid

Your CAO choice is remembered on this device. Salary entries are not saved.

Use the general calculator with your own contract figures. Automatic CAO rules are not available for this selection.

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Methodology

The short answer

Start with the gross base rate and the guaranteed hours. A headline such as “€600 a week” is incomplete unless you know whether it is gross or net, how many hours it assumes, and whether holiday allowance or housing costs are included.

Dutch employers withhold wage tax and national-insurance contributions. Your net wage also depends on pension contributions, tax credits and personal circumstances. Money left after rent and insurance is a budget result, not a different legal definition of net salary. A quoted four-week payment is paid 13 times in a 52-week comparison, while a monthly payment is paid 12 times.

Compare the offer in three layers

Start with guaranteed gross pay, then estimate payroll deductions, then subtract actual living costs. This keeps tax separate from an agency’s rent or transport charge. Put optional overtime and performance bonuses in another line so an attractive best-case figure does not become your essential household budget.

Use a full pay cycle

Ask when the first wage arrives and whether pay is weekly, every four weeks or monthly. Request a sample payslip using your own guaranteed hours. Check whether the advertised amount includes holiday allowance, reimbursements or a conditional tax arrangement. Revisit the comparison when the assignment or accommodation changes.

What to do next

  1. Ask for the base hourly or monthly gross amount and the number of guaranteed paid hours.
  2. Check whether vakantiegeld is additional or already included, and whether overtime is guaranteed or merely possible.
  3. Record the pay period and each housing, insurance or transport charge before comparing offers.
A practical example

At €16 per hour and 40 hours per week, base gross pay is €640 per week, €2,560 per four weeks and about €2,773.33 per average month. These are conversions before holiday allowance and tax, not a promise of the actual monthly payslip.

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Questions people ask

Why multiply weekly pay by 52 and divide by 12?

It gives an average monthly comparison across a 52-week year. A calendar month does not contain exactly four weeks.

Is four-week pay the same as monthly pay?

No. A 52-week comparison has 13 four-week periods and 12 average months. Compare annual totals before judging an offer.

Should I enter scheduled hours or guaranteed hours?

Use guaranteed paid hours for a dependable offer comparison. You can calculate a separate scenario for optional overtime.

Does this conversion calculate tax?

No. It converts gross rates and periods. Use the net-salary tool only when its tax assumptions fit your situation.

Will every calendar month have this exact salary?

Not necessarily. The result is a comparison average; actual hourly payroll can follow paid hours in each period.

Sources

Last verified: 4 October 2026. Sources are in Dutch or English.