Vakantiegeld berekenen: minimaal 8% van uw brutoloon, per maand opgebouwd
Estimates only, not financial advice. What you type stays on your device. Checked against sources on 16 Oct 2026.In Nederland heeft u recht op vakantiegeld van minimaal 8% van het brutoloon dat u in het afgelopen jaar verdiende, bijvoorbeeld van mei tot mei. Overwerk telt mee, inclusief toeslag; winstuitkering en eindejaarsuitkering niet. Wie meer dan 3 keer het minimumloon verdient, kan schriftelijk minder afspreken. Voorbeeld: € 3.000 bruto per maand geeft € 240 opbouw per maand en € 2.880 vakantiegeld per jaar, meestal uitbetaald in mei of juni.
2026 · Rates and rules read from Rijksoverheid, Hoe hoog is mijn vakantiegeld? on 16 Oct 2026; they may have changed since.
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Vakantiegeld, legally vakantiebijslag, is the holiday allowance every Dutch employer pays on top of wages. This calculator follows the Rijksoverheid answer to "Hoe hoog is mijn vakantiegeld?", read on 16 October 2026.
At least 8%. The allowance is at least 8% of the gross pay you earned over the past year, for example from May to May. A contract or collective agreement may give more; type that rate instead.
Part of a year. Type the months you worked in the build-up year. Someone who started or left halfway through earns the allowance on the pay of those months only: six months on €3,000 gives €1,440.
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Dutch employees receive at least 8% of the gross pay they earned over the past year as vakantiegeld. On a salary of €3,000 a month that is €2,880 for a full year, or €240 built up for every month worked. A contract or collective agreement may give a higher percentage.
Employers pay vakantiegeld at least once a year, and most pay it in May or June. The build-up year often runs from May to May. The amount appears on your payslip, and the timing can be agreed differently in your employment contract or collective agreement.
Holiday allowance builds up over the pay of the months you actually worked. Leaving after six months on €3,000 a month gives 8% of €18,000, which is €1,440. Type the months worked into the calculator to see the amount owed for the part of the year.
Holiday allowance keeps building up while you are sick. When your pay was lower because of sickness or leave, the allowance builds up over that lower pay, according to Rijksoverheid. Type the pay you actually received for those months to reflect the lower amount.
Rates and rules change; check the source before you rely on a figure.
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