How it works
Pick your age and enter your hours per week. The calculator shows your legal minimum per hour, per week, per month and per year. It also shows the yearly amount with 8% holiday allowance, and an estimate of your net pay per month. It uses the rates that apply today, so from 1 July 2026 you see the new amounts.
The 2026 hourly rates
The Dutch minimumloon (statutory minimum wage) changes twice a year, on 1 January and 1 July. These are the gross amounts per hour:
| Age | From 1 Jan 2026 | From 1 Jul 2026 | Share of adult rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 and older | €14.71 | €14.99 | 100% |
| 20 | €11.77 | €11.99 | 80% |
| 19 | €8.83 | €8.99 | 60% |
| 18 | €7.36 | €7.50 | 50% |
| 17 | €5.81 | €5.92 | 39.5% |
| 16 | €5.07 | €5.17 | 34.5% |
| 15 | €4.41 | €4.50 | 30% |
Under 21, you get the minimumjeugdloon (youth minimum wage). It is a fixed share of the adult rate, shown in the last column.
Why the law only sets an hourly rate
Since 1 January 2024 the minimum wage is set per hour. There are no legal day, week or month amounts any more. Whether you work 36 or 40 hours a week, every hour pays at least the same.
To get a monthly amount, the calculator uses: hourly rate × hours per week × 52 ÷ 12. Your employer may show it a little differently on your payslip, but per hour you must never get less.
What comes on top
- Holiday allowance. You get at least 8% extra, usually in May. The minimum wage itself does not include it. See what you get with the holiday allowance calculator.
- Your collective agreement. A cao (collective labour agreement) often pays more than the legal minimum. The legal minimum is the floor, not the norm.
Tips
- Check your birthday. When you turn a year older, your youth minimum goes up.
- Paid per month? Divide your monthly pay by your hours (hours per week × 52 ÷ 12) to check your hourly rate is high enough.
- Working fewer hours does not lower your hourly minimum. Only the weekly and monthly totals change.
- Want to see your take-home pay in more detail? Use the gross to net calculator.