AI-related roles by median pay per month
Every role with at least 30 postings quoting pay per month, from the highest advertised median down. The middle half is the range the central 50% of postings offer.
| Role | Median | Middle half | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program Manager | €6,800 | €6,000 to €7,500 | 54 |
| Solution Architect | €6,800 | €6,000 to €8,000 | 48 |
| Engineering Manager | €6,400 | €6,000 to €6,900 | 35 |
| Finance Manager | €6,300 | €5,500 to €7,300 | 58 |
| Product Owner | €6,000 | €5,500 to €7,000 | 81 |
| DevOps Engineer | €6,000 | €5,300 to €6,000 | 61 |
| Platform Engineer | €6,000 | €5,200 to €6,000 | 33 |
| Legal Counsel | €5,800 | €5,100 to €6,500 | 114 |
| Project Manager | €5,700 | €5,100 to €6,400 | 742 |
| Data Engineer | €5,500 | €5,000 to €6,900 | 132 |
| Sales Manager | €5,500 | €4,600 to €6,500 | 103 |
| Product Manager | €5,500 | €4,800 to €6,300 | 65 |
| Business Development Manager | €5,400 | €4,600 to €6,100 | 69 |
| Data Scientist | €5,400 | €4,500 to €8,000 | 55 |
| Cloud Engineer | €5,300 | €5,000 to €6,000 | 41 |
| Business Analyst | €5,300 | €5,000 to €6,000 | 121 |
| Data Analyst | €5,200 | €4,300 to €6,000 | 97 |
| Operations Manager | €5,100 | €4,100 to €6,200 | 206 |
| Software Engineer | €4,900 | €4,300 to €5,700 | 511 |
| Marketing Manager | €4,800 | €4,300 to €5,600 | 46 |
| Sales Engineer | €4,500 | €4,100 to €5,000 | 43 |
| Automation Engineer | €4,300 | €4,300 to €4,800 | 79 |
| Account Manager | €4,100 | €3,500 to €5,000 | 613 |
| Digital Marketing Specialist | €4,000 | €3,700 to €4,500 | 37 |
| Customer Success Manager | €4,000 | €3,400 to €5,100 | 44 |
| Executive Assistant | €3,900 | €3,700 to €4,400 | 134 |
| Marketing Specialist | €3,800 | €3,200 to €4,100 | 43 |
Pay by field
The best- and least-paid ranked role in each group of roles.
Engineering & architecture
Solution Architect: €6,800 per month
Automation Engineer: €4,300 per month
Data & AI
Data Engineer: €5,500 per month
Data Analyst: €5,200 per month
Product & design
Product Owner: €6,000 per month
Business Analyst: €5,300 per month
Sales & customer success
Sales Manager: €5,500 per month
Customer Success Manager: €4,000 per month
Marketing
Marketing Manager: €4,800 per month
Marketing Specialist: €3,800 per month
Management & operations
Program Manager: €6,800 per month
Executive Assistant: €3,900 per month
Finance, legal & risk
Finance Manager: €6,300 per month
Legal Counsel: €5,800 per month
Roles with fewer postings quoting pay
Fewer than 30 postings quote pay per month for these roles, so treat the figures as indicative and do not compare them closely with the ranking.
| Role | Median | Middle half | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Architect | €7,400 | €6,200 to €8,000 | 28 |
| Enterprise Architect | €6,700 | €6,100 to €7,100 | 27 |
| AI Engineer | €5,600 | €4,800 to €6,500 | 28 |
| Security Engineer | €5,400 | €4,800 to €6,300 | 25 |
| Account Executive | €4,500 | €4,500 to €4,900 | 23 |
Roles where pay is quoted per year
Some postings quote pay per year. These figures are kept apart and not converted, because the two are not like for like: in the Netherlands, yearly figures often include the 8% holiday allowance and monthly ones do not.
| Role | Median | Middle half | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales Manager | €85,000 | €62,000 to €99,000 | 30 |
| Software Engineer | €80,000 | €68,000 to €90,000 | 90 |
| Business Development Manager | €78,000 | €65,000 to €90,000 | 33 |
| Account Executive | €65,000 | €56,000 to €83,000 | 43 |
| Account Manager | €55,000 | €27,000 to €72,000 | 111 |
| Business Development Representative | €29,000 | €26,000 to €44,000 | 32 |
Fewer than 30 postings: indicative
| Role | Median | Middle half | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations Manager | €100,000 | €73,000 to €110,000 | 20 |
| Finance Manager | €90,000 | €85,000 to €97,000 | 27 |
| Product Manager | €90,000 | €83,000 to €103,000 | 22 |
| Data Engineer | €85,000 | €74,000 to €90,000 | 27 |
| Project Manager | €78,000 | €62,000 to €87,000 | 24 |
| Customer Success Manager | €63,000 | €56,000 to €80,000 | 22 |
FAQ
What are AI salaries in the Netherlands?
Across 27 AI-related roles, the advertised median ranges from €3,800 per month (Marketing Specialist) to €6,800 per month (Program Manager). The best-paid are Program Manager, Solution Architect and Engineering Manager. Project Manager, the role with the most postings quoting pay, has a median of €5,700 per month.
Which AI-related roles pay best in the Netherlands?
By advertised median: Program Manager (€6,800 per month), Solution Architect (€6,800 per month) and Engineering Manager (€6,400 per month).
How much does a Project Manager earn in the Netherlands?
The advertised median is €5,700 per month, and the middle half of postings offer €5,100 to €6,400, based on 742 postings that quote pay.
Are these gross salaries, and do they include holiday pay?
They are the amounts employers advertise. Dutch job postings normally quote gross pay, and monthly figures normally exclude the 8% holiday allowance, which is paid on top. Yearly figures are listed separately because some include it.
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Browse all 44 role guidesAdvertised pay from AI-related job postings in the Netherlands published from March to September 2026, taken only from postings that quote a salary, deduplicated so that a job listed on several boards or by several agencies counts once. Figures are the median and the middle half (25th to 75th percentile) of what postings offer, rounded. A role is ranked when at least 30 postings quote pay per month; in every period, figures from fewer postings are listed apart as indicative. Pay quoted in another period is never converted. How we collect and deduplicate postings.