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Job Offer Comparison Tool

Enter the terms of two offers and compare gross pay, guaranteed hours, allowances, housing and transport. We show the differences and what to ask before you sign.

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What it compares and what it does not
  • It compares gross pay converted to week, month and year with the same rule, and a comparable gross hourly rate.
  • It separates what is guaranteed (hours and fixed allowances) from what is estimated (extra hours and variable allowances).
  • It shows the costs you enter (housing, transport), reimbursements, known deductions and one-off payments separately.
  • It does not calculate net pay: tax and contributions depend on your situation (Belastingdienst). Subtracting housing from gross pay would be misleading.
  • It does not say which offer is better: it does not score offers or judge the employer, the job, the city or your personal situation.
Offer A
Basic information

Only to tell the offers apart in the result.

Only if temporary.months

The hours you are paid for in any case. On a zero-hours contract, enter 0 only if there is no minimum.hours

If you were told you will work more than the guaranteed hours. Left empty, the guaranteed hours are used.hours

Pay

Gross: before tax and deductions.

Normally at least 8% on top of your pay.

Change the 8% if your offer states another percentage.%

As % of your hourly pay. Empty = 100%.%

Fixed in the contract: for example, a supplement you always get.

Shifts, nights, weekends or public holidays (toeslagen) that depend on your schedule.

Not added to the annual gross: shown separately.€

Only if the employer told you or you saw it on a payslip. It will be shown as your figure.

Housing

Separate utilities, cleaning, internet…

One-off payment.€

Transport and other costs

For reference only; nothing is calculated with it.km

Reiskostenvergoeding: shown separately from gross pay.

Clothing, tools…

Travel, moving… one-off payment.€

Other terms

If the offer or payslip states it.

Only the ones you know, in writing.

days

Its name, if you know it.

Only for agencies.

Offer B
Basic information

Only to tell the offers apart in the result.

Only if temporary.months

The hours you are paid for in any case. On a zero-hours contract, enter 0 only if there is no minimum.hours

If you were told you will work more than the guaranteed hours. Left empty, the guaranteed hours are used.hours

Pay

Gross: before tax and deductions.

Normally at least 8% on top of your pay.

Change the 8% if your offer states another percentage.%

As % of your hourly pay. Empty = 100%.%

Fixed in the contract: for example, a supplement you always get.

Shifts, nights, weekends or public holidays (toeslagen) that depend on your schedule.

Not added to the annual gross: shown separately.€

Only if the employer told you or you saw it on a payslip. It will be shown as your figure.

Housing

Separate utilities, cleaning, internet…

One-off payment.€

Transport and other costs

For reference only; nothing is calculated with it.km

Reiskostenvergoeding: shown separately from gross pay.

Clothing, tools…

Travel, moving… one-off payment.€

Other terms

If the offer or payslip states it.

Only the ones you know, in writing.

days

Its name, if you know it.

Only for agencies.

How it is calculated

  • A year has 52 weeks. A month equals 52 ÷ 12 = 4.33 weeks; pay «every 4 weeks» means 13 payments a year. So 4 weeks are not a month.
  • If pay is per week, every 4 weeks or per month, the hourly pay is that amount converted to a week ÷ guaranteed hours.
  • If holiday pay is included, it is separated: pay without holiday pay = pay ÷ (1 + percentage).
  • Guaranteed gross = pay for the guaranteed hours + holiday pay on it + guaranteed allowances.
  • Estimated gross = guaranteed + hours above the guaranteed hours (with their holiday pay) + variable allowances.
  • Allowances are shown without holiday pay: depending on the contract or cao, they may also earn it.
  • Figures are rounded to the cent (to the euro for annual totals). Differences are calculated from the rounded figures.

Before accepting any offer

  • Ask for the contract and terms in writing, in a language you understand, and compare them with what you were told.
  • Check your hourly pay, hours, holiday pay and each deduction on your first payslip (loonstrook).
  • Only housing (at most 25%, and only for certified housing) and health insurance may be deducted from the minimum wage, with your consent. The government plans to end the housing deduction on 1-7-2028 (Rijksoverheid, 10-9-2026).
  • A lease may not be part of the employment contract: you must be offered your own written lease (Good Landlordship Act, since 1-7-2023).
  • If you have doubts about your pay, ask a union or the Juridisch Loket; you can report it to the Netherlands Labour Authority.

If you are not a national of an EU or EEA country or Switzerland, you may need a work and residence permit as well as the offer. Check with the IND before accepting.

Dutch terms

bruto / netto
before / after tax and deductions
vakantiegeld (vakantiebijslag)
holiday pay, at least 8% of gross pay, usually paid in May or June
toeslag (ploegentoeslag, onregelmatigheidstoeslag)
allowance (for shifts, for irregular hours)
uitzendbureau
temporary employment agency
cao
collective labour agreement
proeftijd
probation period
oproepcontract / nulurencontract / min-maxcontract
variable-hours contracts
huisvesting / inhouding
housing / payroll deduction
loonstrook
payslip
reiskostenvergoeding
travel expense reimbursement
wettelijk minimumloon (WML)
statutory minimum wage
tewerkstellingsvergunning (TWV)
work permit

Official sources

Sources checked on 17-10-2026. The minimum wage changes on 1 January and 1 July.

Related guides

Salaries and payslips

Employment contract

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This is a guidance tool. It is not employment, legal or tax advice, and it does not judge whether an offer is legal.