S8 Schaal Salary
Schaal 8 — senior administrative or junior specialist.
Step-by-step pay table
| Step | Annual | Monthly (approx) | Hourly (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €38,954 | €3,246 | €19 |
| 2 | €39,903 | €3,325 | €19 |
| 3 | €40,853 | €3,404 | €20 |
| 4 | €41,819 | €3,485 | €20 |
| 5 | €42,768 | €3,564 | €21 |
| 6 | €43,717 | €3,643 | €21 |
| 7 | €45,042 | €3,754 | €22 |
| 8 | €46,557 | €3,880 | €22 |
| 9 | €48,289 | €4,024 | €23 |
| 10 | €50,171 | €4,181 | €24 |
| 11 | €52,087 | €4,341 | €25 |
Beyond base: annual adjustments
Base tables understate real take-home. Netherlands federal employees receive the following annual adjustments on top of the S8 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 | +€3,116 | +€4,167 |
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 | +€3,245 | +€4,339 |
| S8 total with mandatory adjustments | €45,315 | €60,593 |
Frequently asked
A S8 in the Netherlands federal civil service earns between €38,954 and €52,087 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.