Quick answer: the average Data Scientist base pay in the Netherlands is €60,000 a year, according to Glassdoor (1,404 salaries, August 2026). Average total pay on the same sample is €65,000, Amsterdam averages €67,000 base pay, and senior total compensation runs far higher at tech employers. This Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands guide keeps every figure in its own market, so benchmarks are never averaged across markets.
Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands Guide — Pay by Level, City and Source
Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands pay in 2026 is best read from several sources at once, because no single survey covers the whole market. Employee-reported averages show what people in post are paid, job-listing benchmarks show what employers advertise, and total-compensation medians show what stock and bonuses add at tech employers. This guide never blends those markets.
All figures in this Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands guide are gross annual amounts, before income tax and national insurance, unless a figure is explicitly labelled net or total compensation. No bonus, stock grant, or 13th-month payment is included in any headline base-pay figure. The title carries no year by design, so it stays evergreen; figures inside are still honestly dated, with 2026 benchmarks as the latest available and anything about 2027 as outlook only.
How this Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands guide is organised: first the Glassdoor Netherlands average and its spread, then pay by experience, then city pay for Amsterdam and Utrecht, then total compensation at tech employers, a worked net-pay example, and using the figures for a job offer.
Glassdoor — Employee-Reported Pay — Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands
The headline figure for this guide comes from Glassdoor: an average Data Scientist base pay in the Netherlands of €60,000 a year, based on 1,404 salaries submitted anonymously as of August 2026. Its displayed base-pay range is €50,000–€72,000, and average additional pay of about €5,000 brings average total pay to about €65,000.
| Measure (Glassdoor, Netherlands, 1,404 salaries, August 2026) — Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands | Salary |
|---|---|
| Displayed base-pay range | €50,000–€72,000 |
| Average base pay | €60,000 |
| Average total pay (base plus additional pay) | €65,000 |
| Typical total-pay range (25th–75th percentile) | €53,000–€82,000 |
| 90th percentile, total pay | €105,200 |
Read the spread, not just the average, when you judge a Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands offer. The middle half earns €53,000–€82,000 in total pay, so €70,000 total is solidly mid-market, while €105,000 sits above nine reporters in ten.
Self-reported data has limits: people who feel well paid are more likely to report, and the sample mixes all experience levels. That is why this Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands guide turns next to experience ladders.
Pay by Experience — PayScale and Jobicy, Two Different Markets — Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands
PayScale's Netherlands page puts the average Data Scientist base salary at €49,191 in 2026, with a base range of €36,000–€80,000 and total pay of €36,000–€83,000. That sits below Glassdoor's €60,000, as expected: PayScale's sample skews toward earlier-career reporters, as its experience cuts below show.
| Level (PayScale, employee-reported, Netherlands) — Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands | Average total compensation | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Entry-level, under 1 year | €39,249 | 42 salaries |
| Early career, 1–4 years | €49,585 | 103 salaries |
| Mid-career page average, base salary | €60,966 | Base €47,000–€91,000 |
| Experienced page average, base salary | €82,823 | Base €62,000–€91,000; total €67,000–€94,000 |
Jobicy tells a higher story, and the difference is the market, not a contradiction. Jobicy's Netherlands benchmark, updated 26 October 2026 and built from 938 recent job listings and community reports, gives an estimated average of $107,000 a year in US dollars: junior $62,400–$89,300 (0–2 years), mid-level $84,200–$128,300 (3–5 years), senior $128,300–$202,800 (6+ years). Demand is classified as high, with 20% annual growth, and average compensation is up 6.4% over 12 months.
Do not convert Jobicy's dollars into euros and do not average them with Glassdoor's euros. Jobicy is a modelled job-listing benchmark in dollars, Glassdoor is employee-reported pay in euros, and PayScale is a smaller employee-reported sample. Together they bracket the market: early-career pay around €39,000–€50,000 on PayScale, a €60,000 base average on Glassdoor, and advertised senior roles well above €100,000 on Jobicy.
For a Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands negotiation, match your level before you pick a number. A junior offer near €40,000 fits PayScale's entry figure, a mid-level offer near €60,000 matches Glassdoor's average and PayScale's mid-career base, and a senior offer should be judged against PayScale's experienced €82,823 base and Jobicy's senior dollar range.
Amsterdam and Utrecht — Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands by City
Glassdoor's Amsterdam average is €67,000 base pay a year, from 918 salaries as of November 2026. Its displayed base-pay range is €55,000–€80,000, average total pay is €72,000, the typical total-pay range is €58,750–€90,000, and the 90th percentile reaches €105,000 — €7,000 above the Netherlands average on base pay.
| Market (Glassdoor, employee-reported) — Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands | Average base pay | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands-wide (1,404 salaries, August 2026) | €60,000 | €65,000 |
| Amsterdam (918 salaries, November 2026) | €67,000 | €72,000 |
| Utrecht (180 salaries, September 2026) | €60,000 | €65,000 |
Utrecht matches the national picture exactly on Glassdoor: €60,000 average base pay and €65,000 average total pay, from 180 salaries as of September 2026, with a typical total-pay range of €51,375–€76,450 and a 90th percentile of €98,600. The smaller sample means these figures move more with each new report, so treat them as a guide.
This Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands guide gives no city-wide average for Rotterdam or Eindhoven, because no reliable city-level average for those cities was found in the sources checked. Do not assume Eindhoven matches Amsterdam: a city average built from a handful of employer pages would mislead. Judge such offers against the national bands and the senior figures below.
Total Compensation at Tech Employers — Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands
Levels.fyi reports a different measure again: median total compensation for a Data Scientist in the Netherlands of €88,938, based on 138 salaries reported and updated 1 November 2026. Total compensation adds stock grants and bonuses to base pay, and Levels.fyi's sample is tech-heavy, so it sits above Glassdoor base pay by design.
Senior total compensation runs higher still. Levels.fyi puts the median Senior Data Scientist total compensation in Amsterdam at €122,801, based on 37 salaries reported and updated 1 November 2026 — consistent with Jobicy's senior dollar range and PayScale's experienced base of €82,823 plus stock and bonus.
The lesson for a Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands offer is to ask which number an employer is quoting. A €90,000 total package at a tech employer can mean a €75,000 base plus stock and bonus, while a €90,000 base elsewhere is stronger cash.
What €60,000 Gross Means in Net Pay (Netherlands, 2026) — Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands
Net example for this Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands guide, labelled as an independent 2026 estimate for a single person under state-pension age, not the site calculator's output: €60,000 gross a year, with no pension deduction, no 30% ruling, and no 8% holiday allowance in the gross. The 2026 Box 1 rates are 35.75% up to €38,883 (including 27.65% national insurance), 37.56% to €78,426, and 49.50% above.
| €60,000 gross breakdown (independent 2026 estimate) — Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands | Amount |
|---|---|
| Gross salary | €60,000 |
| Box 1 tax before credits (35.75% to €38,883; 37.56% above) | €21,832 |
| General tax credit (algemene heffingskorting, phased down from €3,115) | −€1,179 |
| Labour tax credit (arbeidskorting, phased down from €5,685) | −€4,747 |
| Tax paid after credits | €15,906 |
| Net pay | €44,094 a year (about €3,674 a month) |
So a data scientist on the Glassdoor average takes home about €3,674 a month on this simplified basis. Gross including the 8% holiday allowance nets higher; a pension deduction nets lower. The health-insurance premium is not deducted here, and the 30% ruling changes the result substantially.
Check the net figure against your own circumstances before you rely on it. A partner, children, a pension deduction, or the 30% ruling all change the bill. The Netherlands salary calculator lets you test your exact gross.
Holiday Allowance, the 30% Ruling, and 2027 Outlook — Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands
Dutch offers usually quote gross without the 8% holiday allowance (vakantiegeld), paid on top, typically once a year. A €60,000 offer therefore usually means €60,000 plus €4,800, or €64,800 total gross before tax — unless the offer letter states otherwise. Always ask.
Eligible expatriate employees recruited from abroad may qualify for the 30% ruling, under which up to 30% of salary is paid as a tax-free allowance for up to five years, subject to a taxable-salary norm of €48,013 in 2026 (or €36,497 for under-30s with a master's degree). It is an employer application to the Belastingdienst, not an employee claim, and it does not apply to every hire.<
For 2027, this Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands guide gives outlook only, not a published 2027 pay scale. The proposal reported by Dutch tax sources would cut the 30% ruling to 27% for most holders who started in 2024 or later, and lift the first Box 1 bracket to 36.23% and the second to 38.16%. Those are proposals, not settled 2027 take-home figures, and Jobicy's 20% growth signal is a demand signal.
What This Guide Does Not Include — and How to Use It for a Job Offer — Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands
This Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands guide does not include contractor day rates, and does not split pay by industry beyond the tech-employer total-compensation figures, because the sources do not support a fuller sector split. It quotes no published 2027 pay scale, and gives no city average for Rotterdam or Eindhoven, because no reliable city-level source was found.
- Use this Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands guide as a benchmark, not a verdict: compare your offer with the average and percentiles for the same level.
- Check the employer type: senior tech roles run to a €122,801 Amsterdam total-compensation median on Levels.fyi, while the broader experienced market runs to €82,823 base on PayScale.
- Run your exact gross through the Netherlands salary calculator before you accept, and check holiday allowance and 30% ruling eligibility separately — the net example assumes neither.
- If an offer sits below the 25th percentile of total pay (€53,000), ask what the role includes that the average does not — training, progression, or a lower-experience brief.
When you use the Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands figures for a job offer, match title, market, and level before you negotiate. A senior Amsterdam offer should be judged against the senior bands and the Amsterdam figures, not the Netherlands-wide average, and a junior offer against the entry band and the 25th percentile.
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Sources — Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands
Employee-reported averages: Glassdoor — Data Scientist salaries in Netherlands (1,404 salaries, August 2026), Glassdoor — Data Scientist salaries in Amsterdam (918 salaries, November 2026) and Glassdoor — Data Scientist salaries in Utrecht (180 salaries, September 2026). Experience and job-listing benchmark: PayScale — Data Scientist Salary in Netherlands and Jobicy — Data Scientist Salary in Netherlands (938 listings, updated 26 October 2026). Total compensation: Levels.fyi — Data Scientist Salary in Netherlands (138 salaries, 1 November 2026) and Levels.fyi — Senior Data Scientist Salary in Amsterdam (37 salaries, 1 November 2026).
Tax brackets and credits: DutchCalc — Net salary calculator Netherlands 2026 and Tax-Calculator.nl — Netherlands Net Salary Calculator 2026, both citing Belastingdienst 2026 Box 1 rates. Figures in this Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands guide are planning estimates, not salary guarantees; 2027 figures are outlook only.
Disclaimer: All figures on this page are survey and job-ad benchmarks for planning only. Actual pay depends on employer, city, experience, title and benefits. This Data Scientist Salary in the Netherlands guide is not a salary guarantee and does not replace the source surveys or a qualified adviser.