Salaries in the Amsterdam Area
While salaries vary by industry, company and many other factors, the average starting salary of a university graduate in the Netherlands is €2,632. This is €500 higher than that of a college graduate.
Average starting salaries by industry:
Legal sector between €2,500 and €2,800 gross per month.
Economic sector between €2,500 and €2,800 gross per month.
Technology sector between €2,200 and €2,500 gross per month.
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Facts about job prospects in the Amsterdam Area
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There are more than 2,000 international companies.
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475 international headquarters are based in Amsterdam.
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12% of total job listings are in English.
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Amsterdam has one of the lowest unemployment rates in Europe
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There is increasing demand for highly skilled international workers
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Of all international students to have graduated in 2008, 2009 and 2010, many still lived in the Netherlands five years after graduation: 42%, 38% and 36% respectively. Their employment levels and salaries are the same as those of their Dutch contemporaries.