InSync · Renewables, Industry & Technical
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Project Manager (Renewables) salary & hiring benchmark
Grid congestion and the energy transition keep this the most contested technical role in the Netherlands — freelance rates keep pulling candidates out of permanent roles.
- Base salary
- €60K – €85K
- On-target earnings
- No variable
- Demand
- Very high
- Time to hire
- 45 days
- Briefing to signed offer
The band, in detail
What a Project Manager (Renewables) earns in the Netherlands
25th percentile
€60K
Lower quartile of offers
Median
€72K
Where most offers land
75th percentile
€88K
Top quartile of offers
Year on year
+6% vs 2025
Median base movement
Band by seniority
- Project Engineer€48K – €62K
- Project Manager€65K – €88K
- Senior / Programme Manager€90K – €115K
Base excl. bonus. Contracting rates run €75 – €110 per hour.
- Region
- Amsterdam / Randstad +3% vs national median · rest of the Netherlands flat — projects are nationwide
- Variable pay
- 5–15% bonus; freelance alternative at €75 – €110 per hour
- Secondary benefits
- Lease or EV car, 30 leave days at grid and utility employers, ADV days
- What moves the offer
- Delivered grid-connection and permitting experience — the bottleneck skill in the energy transition.
What strong candidates bring
The skills that decide shortlists for this role right now — in the order hiring managers weight them.
- 01Solar, wind, storage or grid connection projects
- 02Permitting and grid-operator coordination
- 03Contractor and EPC management
- 04Budget, planning and risk control
- 05Dutch + English
Profile
- Seniority
- Senior
- Experience
- 4 – 10 years
- Market
- Netherlands / Annual gross base
- Benchmarked by
- InSync
Methodology
Frontrunners Group label networks + public NL market data · Q1–Q3 2026 · 800+ companies, Netherlands. Annual gross base salary, full-time, excluding 8% holiday allowance, bonus, commission and equity. Indicative — not a quote for a specific role.
Updated September 2026
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