Salary benchmarking tool
Compare salaries for Space, Defence, and IO roles in the Netherlands by role, experience, location, and sector.
About this tool
Compare salary ranges for space sector, defence, and international organisation roles in the Netherlands. The tool draws on 39 years of placement data across aerospace engineering, programme management, and institutional staffing.
For whom
HR teams, hiring managers, and compensation analysts preparing offers or reviewing market position.
Inputs
Role, years of experience, location, and sector.
Output
Salary range (low, median, high) with market commentary.
Salary benchmarking tool
Compare salary ranges for key roles in the Netherlands across Space, Defence, Tech, and International Organisation sectors.
Systems Engineer (Space)
Minimum
€ 55.000
Median
€ 68.000
Maximum
€ 85.000
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Request reportIndicative ranges for the Netherlands (2025). Actual salaries vary by organisation, sector, and individual qualifications.
Sources & methodology
How the result is computed
Ranges are indicative for the Netherlands and are calibrated against Octagon placement records across aerospace, defence, technology, and international-organisation roles. Median reflects typical offers; min/max reflect the 20th and 80th percentile of observed outcomes. Figures do not include 30% ruling benefit, variable pay, or sector-specific allowances.
Primary sources
- 01Octagon Professionals: placement history (1987–present)39 years of aerospace engineering, institutional staffing, and programme-management placements across ESA/ESTEC, ICC, OPCW, Europol, and Dutch primes.
- 02CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek): Dutch wage statisticsNational wage indices and sector averages used as a sanity-check floor/ceiling.
- 03ESA staff regulations and pay scalesReference point for institutional and mission-analyst roles in the NL space cluster.
- 04Intermediair, Nationale Beroepengids, Michael Page NL benchmarksPublicly published Dutch market salary surveys cross-referenced for tech and HR roles.
Results are indicative and based on publicly available Dutch law, tax-authority guidance, and Octagon's engagement history. Always confirm specifics with a qualified adviser before acting on them.
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