Collective agreement Central Government (Rijk) 2026
CAO Rijk 2026
Valid from 1 July 2026 · Data as of 11 November 2026
Key facts
| Table valid | 1 July 2026 – 31 December 2026 |
|---|---|
| Agreement term | 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 |
| Sector | Public sectorCentral government (ministries and agencies of the Dutch State) |
| Weekly hours | 36 h |
| Salary payments per year | 12 monthly salaries + Individueel Keuzebudget (IKB) · Vakantie-uitkering 8% of salary, included in the IKB-budget of 16.50% of salary (minimum EUR 452/month), paid out monthly or at moments chosen by the employee (par. 9.1). · One-off CAO payment August 2026: EUR 1,400 (scale <=5), EUR 1,200 (scales 6-10), EUR 1,000 (scale 11+) (par. 6.5). |
| Generally binding | no |
| Official source | CAO Rijk - 6.3 De salarisschalen en maandbedragen per 1 juli 2026 (caorijk.nl, official site of the CAO Rijk parties)source dated 1 October 2026 |
| Next adjustment | negotiations under way from 1 January 2027Negotiations for CAO Rijk 2027 started on 21 Oct 2026; no agreement or new pay table published as of 12 Nov 2026. The 1 Jul 2026 table is the latest published. |
Pay table
1 July 2026 – 31 December 2026| Step | per month | Net per month (estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| Salarisschaal 1 | ||
| salarisnummer 0 | €2,399.87 | ≈ €2,368 |
| salarisnummer 1 | €2,440.96 | ≈ €2,394 |
| salarisnummer 2 | €2,482.79 | ≈ €2,421 |
| salarisnummer 3 | €2,525.34 | ≈ €2,449 |
| salarisnummer 4 | €2,568.64 | ≈ €2,477 |
| salarisnummer 5 | €2,612.69 | ≈ €2,505 |
| salarisnummer 6 | €2,657.52 | ≈ €2,534 |
| salarisnummer 7 | €2,703.13 | ≈ €2,564 |
| salarisnummer 8 | €2,749.53 | ≈ €2,594 |
| salarisnummer 9 | €2,796.75 | ≈ €2,624 |
| salarisnummer 10 | €2,844.80 | ≈ €2,655 |
| Salarisschaal 2 | ||
| salarisnummer 0 | €2,525.34 | ≈ €2,449 |
| salarisnummer 1 | €2,568.64 | ≈ €2,477 |
| salarisnummer 2 | €2,612.69 | ≈ €2,505 |
| salarisnummer 3 | €2,657.52 | ≈ €2,534 |
| salarisnummer 4 | €2,703.13 | ≈ €2,564 |
| salarisnummer 5 | €2,749.53 | ≈ €2,594 |
| salarisnummer 6 | €2,796.75 | ≈ €2,624 |
| salarisnummer 7 | €2,844.80 | ≈ €2,655 |
| salarisnummer 8 | €2,893.69 | ≈ €2,687 |
| salarisnummer 9 | €2,943.42 | ≈ €2,719 |
| salarisnummer 10 | €2,994.03 | ≈ €2,752 |
| Salarisschaal 3 | ||
| salarisnummer 0 | €2,657.52 | ≈ €2,534 |
| salarisnummer 1 | €2,703.13 | ≈ €2,564 |
| salarisnummer 2 | €2,749.53 | ≈ €2,594 |
| salarisnummer 3 | €2,796.75 | ≈ €2,624 |
| salarisnummer 4 | €2,844.80 | ≈ €2,655 |
| salarisnummer 5 | €2,893.69 | ≈ €2,687 |
| salarisnummer 6 | €2,943.42 | ≈ €2,719 |
| salarisnummer 7 | €2,994.03 | ≈ €2,752 |
| salarisnummer 8 | €3,045.54 | ≈ €2,784 |
| salarisnummer 9 | €3,097.95 | ≈ €2,817 |
| salarisnummer 10 | €3,170.57 | ≈ €2,862 |
| Salarisschaal 4 | ||
| salarisnummer 0 | €2,749.53 | ≈ €2,594 |
| salarisnummer 1 | €2,796.75 | ≈ €2,624 |
| salarisnummer 2 | €2,844.80 | ≈ €2,655 |
| salarisnummer 3 | €2,893.69 | ≈ €2,687 |
| salarisnummer 4 | €2,943.42 | ≈ €2,719 |
| salarisnummer 5 | €2,994.03 | ≈ €2,752 |
| salarisnummer 6 | €3,045.54 | ≈ €2,784 |
| salarisnummer 7 | €3,097.95 | ≈ €2,817 |
| salarisnummer 8 | €3,170.57 | ≈ €2,862 |
| salarisnummer 9 | €3,251.84 | ≈ €2,913 |
| salarisnummer 10 | €3,333.81 | ≈ €2,964 |
| Salarisschaal 5 | ||
| salarisnummer 0 | €2,844.80 | ≈ €2,655 |
| salarisnummer 1 | €2,893.69 | ≈ €2,687 |
| salarisnummer 2 | €2,943.42 | ≈ €2,719 |
| salarisnummer 3 | €2,994.03 | ≈ €2,752 |
| salarisnummer 4 | €3,045.54 | ≈ €2,784 |
| salarisnummer 5 | €3,097.95 | ≈ €2,817 |
| salarisnummer 6 | €3,170.57 | ≈ €2,862 |
| salarisnummer 7 | €3,251.84 | ≈ €2,913 |
| salarisnummer 8 | €3,333.81 | ≈ €2,964 |
| salarisnummer 9 | €3,415.06 | ≈ €3,015 |
| salarisnummer 10 | €3,496.31 | ≈ €3,066 |
| Salarisschaal 6 | ||
| salarisnummer 0 | €2,943.42 | ≈ €2,719 |
| salarisnummer 1 | €2,994.03 | ≈ €2,752 |
| salarisnummer 2 | €3,045.54 | ≈ €2,784 |
| salarisnummer 3 | €3,097.95 | ≈ €2,817 |
| salarisnummer 4 | €3,170.57 | ≈ €2,862 |
| salarisnummer 5 | €3,251.84 | ≈ €2,913 |
| salarisnummer 6 | €3,333.81 | ≈ €2,964 |
| salarisnummer 7 | €3,415.06 | ≈ €3,015 |
| salarisnummer 8 | €3,496.31 | ≈ €3,066 |
| salarisnummer 9 | €3,579.02 | ≈ €3,112 |
| salarisnummer 10 | €3,660.24 | ≈ €3,156 |
| Salarisschaal 7 | ||
| salarisnummer 0 | €3,097.95 | ≈ €2,817 |
| salarisnummer 1 | €3,170.57 | ≈ €2,862 |
| salarisnummer 2 | €3,251.84 | ≈ €2,913 |
| salarisnummer 3 | €3,333.81 | ≈ €2,964 |
| salarisnummer 4 | €3,415.06 | ≈ €3,015 |
| salarisnummer 5 | €3,496.31 | ≈ €3,066 |
| salarisnummer 6 | €3,579.02 | ≈ €3,112 |
| salarisnummer 7 | €3,660.24 | ≈ €3,156 |
| salarisnummer 8 | €3,741.48 | ≈ €3,199 |
| salarisnummer 9 | €3,854.80 | ≈ €3,260 |
| salarisnummer 10 | €3,984.50 | ≈ €3,329 |
| Salarisschaal 8 | ||
| salarisnummer 0 | €3,333.81 | ≈ €2,964 |
| salarisnummer 1 | €3,415.06 | ≈ €3,015 |
| salarisnummer 2 | €3,496.31 | ≈ €3,066 |
| salarisnummer 3 | €3,579.02 | ≈ €3,112 |
| salarisnummer 4 | €3,660.24 | ≈ €3,156 |
| salarisnummer 5 | €3,741.48 | ≈ €3,199 |
| salarisnummer 6 | €3,854.80 | ≈ €3,260 |
| salarisnummer 7 | €3,984.50 | ≈ €3,329 |
| salarisnummer 8 | €4,132.76 | ≈ €3,409 |
| salarisnummer 9 | €4,293.80 | ≈ €3,495 |
| salarisnummer 10 | €4,457.77 | ≈ €3,583 |
| Salarisschaal 9 | ||
| salarisnummer 0 | €3,579.02 | ≈ €3,112 |
| salarisnummer 1 | €3,660.24 | ≈ €3,156 |
| salarisnummer 2 | €3,741.48 | ≈ €3,199 |
| salarisnummer 3 | €3,854.80 | ≈ €3,260 |
| salarisnummer 4 | €3,984.50 | ≈ €3,329 |
| salarisnummer 5 | €4,132.76 | ≈ €3,409 |
| salarisnummer 6 | €4,293.80 | ≈ €3,495 |
| salarisnummer 7 | €4,457.77 | ≈ €3,583 |
| salarisnummer 8 | €4,636.63 | ≈ €3,678 |
| salarisnummer 9 | €4,818.39 | ≈ €3,775 |
| salarisnummer 10 | €4,999.46 | ≈ €3,872 |
| Salarisschaal 10 | ||
| salarisnummer 0 | €3,496.31 | ≈ €3,066 |
| salarisnummer 1 | €3,660.24 | ≈ €3,156 |
| salarisnummer 2 | €3,854.80 | ≈ €3,260 |
| salarisnummer 3 | €4,132.76 | ≈ €3,409 |
| salarisnummer 4 | €4,457.77 | ≈ €3,583 |
| salarisnummer 5 | €4,636.63 | ≈ €3,678 |
| salarisnummer 6 | €4,818.39 | ≈ €3,775 |
| salarisnummer 7 | €4,999.46 | ≈ €3,872 |
| salarisnummer 8 | €5,171.91 | ≈ €3,965 |
| salarisnummer 9 | €5,353.68 | ≈ €4,062 |
| salarisnummer 10 | €5,535.40 | ≈ €4,159 |
| Salarisschaal 11 | ||
| salarisnummer 0 | €4,132.76 | ≈ €3,409 |
| salarisnummer 1 | €4,457.77 | ≈ €3,583 |
| salarisnummer 2 | €4,636.63 | ≈ €3,678 |
| salarisnummer 3 | €4,818.39 | ≈ €3,775 |
| salarisnummer 4 | €4,999.46 | ≈ €3,872 |
| salarisnummer 5 | €5,171.91 | ≈ €3,965 |
| salarisnummer 6 | €5,353.68 | ≈ €4,062 |
| salarisnummer 7 | €5,535.40 | ≈ €4,159 |
| salarisnummer 8 | €5,769.16 | ≈ €4,284 |
| salarisnummer 9 | €6,022.89 | ≈ €4,420 |
| salarisnummer 10 | €6,275.94 | ≈ €4,542 |
| Salarisschaal 12 | ||
| salarisnummer 0 | €4,818.39 | ≈ €3,775 |
| salarisnummer 1 | €4,999.46 | ≈ €3,872 |
| salarisnummer 2 | €5,171.91 | ≈ €3,965 |
| salarisnummer 3 | €5,353.68 | ≈ €4,062 |
| salarisnummer 4 | €5,535.40 | ≈ €4,159 |
| salarisnummer 5 | €5,769.16 | ≈ €4,284 |
| salarisnummer 6 | €6,022.89 | ≈ €4,420 |
| salarisnummer 7 | €6,275.94 | ≈ €4,542 |
| salarisnummer 8 | €6,545.34 | ≈ €4,670 |
| salarisnummer 9 | €6,819.72 | ≈ €4,800 |
| salarisnummer 10 | €7,094.18 | ≈ €4,930 |
| Salarisschaal 13 | ||
| salarisnummer 0 | €5,353.68 | ≈ €4,062 |
| salarisnummer 1 | €5,535.40 | ≈ €4,159 |
| salarisnummer 2 | €5,769.16 | ≈ €4,284 |
| salarisnummer 3 | €6,022.89 | ≈ €4,420 |
| salarisnummer 4 | €6,275.94 | ≈ €4,542 |
| salarisnummer 5 | €6,545.34 | ≈ €4,670 |
| salarisnummer 6 | €6,819.72 | ≈ €4,800 |
| salarisnummer 7 | €7,094.18 | ≈ €4,930 |
| salarisnummer 8 | €7,369.22 | ≈ €5,061 |
| salarisnummer 9 | €7,659.07 | ≈ €5,199 |
| salarisnummer 10 | €7,956.89 | ≈ €5,340 |
| Salarisschaal 14 | ||
| salarisnummer 0 | €6,022.89 | ≈ €4,420 |
| salarisnummer 1 | €6,275.94 | ≈ €4,542 |
| salarisnummer 2 | €6,545.34 | ≈ €4,670 |
| salarisnummer 3 | €6,819.72 | ≈ €4,800 |
| salarisnummer 4 | €7,094.18 | ≈ €4,930 |
| salarisnummer 5 | €7,369.22 | ≈ €5,061 |
| salarisnummer 6 | €7,659.07 | ≈ €5,199 |
| salarisnummer 7 | €7,956.89 | ≈ €5,340 |
| salarisnummer 8 | €8,229.06 | ≈ €5,470 |
| salarisnummer 9 | €8,505.47 | ≈ €5,601 |
| salarisnummer 10 | €8,781.26 | ≈ €5,732 |
| Salarisschaal 15 | ||
| salarisnummer 0 | €6,819.72 | ≈ €4,800 |
| salarisnummer 1 | €7,094.18 | ≈ €4,930 |
| salarisnummer 2 | €7,369.22 | ≈ €5,061 |
| salarisnummer 3 | €7,659.07 | ≈ €5,199 |
| salarisnummer 4 | €7,956.89 | ≈ €5,340 |
| salarisnummer 5 | €8,229.06 | ≈ €5,470 |
| salarisnummer 6 | €8,505.47 | ≈ €5,601 |
| salarisnummer 7 | €8,781.26 | ≈ €5,732 |
| salarisnummer 8 | €9,028.02 | ≈ €5,849 |
| salarisnummer 9 | €9,286.47 | ≈ €5,972 |
| salarisnummer 10 | €9,561.61 | ≈ €6,103 |
| Salarisschaal 16 | ||
| salarisnummer 0 | €7,659.07 | ≈ €5,199 |
| salarisnummer 1 | €7,956.89 | ≈ €5,340 |
| salarisnummer 2 | €8,229.06 | ≈ €5,470 |
| salarisnummer 3 | €8,505.47 | ≈ €5,601 |
| salarisnummer 4 | €8,781.26 | ≈ €5,732 |
| salarisnummer 5 | €9,028.02 | ≈ €5,849 |
| salarisnummer 6 | €9,286.47 | ≈ €5,972 |
| salarisnummer 7 | €9,561.61 | ≈ €6,103 |
| salarisnummer 8 | €9,831.67 | ≈ €6,231 |
| salarisnummer 9 | €10,106.79 | ≈ €6,362 |
| salarisnummer 10 | €10,407.54 | ≈ €6,515 |
| Salarisschaal 17 | ||
| salarisnummer 0 | €8,505.47 | ≈ €5,601 |
| salarisnummer 1 | €8,781.26 | ≈ €5,732 |
| salarisnummer 2 | €9,028.02 | ≈ €5,849 |
| salarisnummer 3 | €9,286.47 | ≈ €5,972 |
| salarisnummer 4 | €9,561.61 | ≈ €6,103 |
| salarisnummer 5 | €9,831.67 | ≈ €6,231 |
| salarisnummer 6 | €10,106.79 | ≈ €6,362 |
| salarisnummer 7 | €10,407.54 | ≈ €6,515 |
| salarisnummer 8 | €10,716.21 | ≈ €6,684 |
| salarisnummer 9 | €11,025.76 | ≈ €6,852 |
| salarisnummer 10 | €11,334.46 | ≈ €7,021 |
| Salarisschaal 18 | ||
| salarisnummer 0 | €9,286.47 | ≈ €5,972 |
| salarisnummer 1 | €9,561.61 | ≈ €6,103 |
| salarisnummer 2 | €9,831.67 | ≈ €6,231 |
| salarisnummer 3 | €10,106.79 | ≈ €6,362 |
| salarisnummer 4 | €10,407.54 | ≈ €6,515 |
| salarisnummer 5 | €10,716.21 | ≈ €6,684 |
| salarisnummer 6 | €11,025.76 | ≈ €6,852 |
| salarisnummer 7 | €11,334.46 | ≈ €7,021 |
| salarisnummer 8 | €11,671.25 | ≈ €7,204 |
| salarisnummer 9 | €12,008.02 | ≈ €7,388 |
| salarisnummer 10 | €12,345.58 | ≈ €7,572 |
Monthly gross amounts per salary scale 1-18 and salarisnummer 0-10 (annual step on adequate performance), full-time 36 h/week, valid from 1 Jul 2026 (incl. 2.7% increase). All 198 amounts identical on the caorijk.nl web page and in the PDF version "met afspraken per 1 oktober 2026" (date used as source date). generallyBinding=false because AVV does not apply: CAO Rijk is the public-sector agreement for the State as employer and applies to all its employees directly. CAO term 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2026, automatically extended by one year unless terminated (par. "Partijen en looptijd"). Apprentices: no separate table; BBL learners without a Functiegebouw Rijk function get scale 3, leerarbeidsplaats (LAP) scale 5 (par. 6.1). No CAO Rijk 2027 found as of 2026-11-11 (research incomplete).
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Sources (3)
- CAO Rijk - 6.3 De salarisschalen en maandbedragen per 1 juli 2026 (caorijk.nl, official site of the CAO Rijk parties) (1 October 2026)
- CAO Rijk 2026, versie met afspraken per 1 oktober 2026 (PDF download van www.caorijk.nl, hosted by FNV) (1 October 2026)
- FNV Overheid (CAO party) – Investeren in een goede cao Rijk (negotiations start 21 Oct 2026) (19 October 2026)
Notes
Monthly gross amounts per salary scale 1-18 and salarisnummer 0-10 (annual step on adequate performance), full-time 36 h/week, valid from 1 Jul 2026 (incl. 2.7% increase). All 198 amounts identical on the caorijk.nl web page and in the PDF version "met afspraken per 1 oktober 2026" (date used as source date). generallyBinding=false because AVV does not apply: CAO Rijk is the public-sector agreement for the State as employer and applies to all its employees directly. CAO term 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2026, automatically extended by one year unless terminated (par. "Partijen en looptijd"). Apprentices: no separate table; BBL learners without a Functiegebouw Rijk function get scale 3, leerarbeidsplaats (LAP) scale 5 (par. 6.1). No CAO Rijk 2027 found as of 2026-11-11 (research incomplete).