S12 Schaal Salary
Schaal 12 — senior policy advisor.
Step-by-step pay table
| Step | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €56,301 | €4,692 | €27 |
| 2 | €58,416 | €4,868 | €28 |
| 3 | €60,431 | €5,036 | €29 |
| 4 | €62,555 | €5,213 | €30 |
| 5 | €64,678 | €5,390 | €31 |
| 6 | €67,410 | €5,618 | €32 |
| 7 | €70,375 | €5,865 | €34 |
| 8 | €73,331 | €6,111 | €35 |
| 9 | €76,479 | €6,373 | €37 |
| 10 | €79,685 | €6,640 | €38 |
| 11 | €82,892 | €6,908 | €40 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Netherlands federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the S12 base shown above.
| Mandatory adjustment | Formula | Added to min | Added to max |
|---|---|---|---|
Vakantiegeld (holiday allowance) Paid in May, 8% of the prior 12 months' gross salary. Standard across the Dutch public and private sectors. | 8% of base | +€4,504 | +€6,631 |
13th month (eindejaarsuitkering) Paid in November as the year-end allowance (8.33% = one month of base). Rijksambtenaren receive this under CAO Rijk. | 8.33% of base | +€4,690 | +€6,905 |
| S12 total with mandatory adjustments | €65,495 | €96,428 |
Frequently asked
A S12 in the Netherlands federal civil service earns between €56,301 and €82,892 per year in 2026, before locality adjustments, allowances, and bonuses. These figures are published by Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (BZK).
The base pay scale is set centrally by Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (BZK) and applied uniformly across eligible federal employers, but agency-specific supplements, locality pay, and bargaining agreements can produce meaningful differences in take-home pay.
Directly from Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (BZK) at https://www.caorijk.nl/. Each page on FedSalary carries the retrieval date and a link back to the primary source.