Your salary is in accordance with the CAO UMC. Holiday allowance amounts to 8% of your gross annual salary. Additionally, you will receive a year-end bonus of 8.3%. Want to calculate your net income? Use our salary calculation tool.
From 1 July 2025, a CAO wage increase of 3% will apply, up to the maximum of salary scale 11.
At Amsterdam UMC, you can work either full-time or part-time. A full-time working week consists of 36 hours, except for Medical Specialists, who work 40 to 48 hours per week.
Amsterdam UMC calculates holiday leave in hours. A full-time employee accrues 144 statutory and 32 non-statutory holiday hours per calendar year. You’ll also receive additional hours off for Labour Day (1 May) and Good Friday.
Residents
Residents with a full-time contract accrue 184 statutory and 41 non-statutory holiday hours annually.
Academic Medical Specialists
Academic Medical Specialists work 40–48 hours per week and receive 24 days of holiday per year.
Colleagues up to salary scale 10 who are required to change into work clothing before starting work are eligible for a gross monthly allowance of €80 (based on full-time hours). Full conditions are listed in our CAO.
Throughout your career, having a good work-life balance is vital. Amsterdam UMC offers “balansverlof” — a special arrangement that allows you to save up leave hours for longer than usual, up to 100 times your weekly working hours. You can save from different sources, including overtime.
Want to work happily until retirement? Our generational scheme allows you to work 80% of your hours, for 90% of your salary, while keeping 100% of your pension accrual. We'd be happy to explain the details.
Alternating between home and on-site work supports a sustainable workplace and gives you more autonomy. We provide necessary equipment like furniture or a laptop, and agree on structural home working arrangements that suit your role, team, and lifestyle.
You may be eligible for various travel expense reimbursements for your commute to work:
Commuting between your place of residence and your regular workplace is called commuting. At Amsterdam UMC you can receive various allowances to help with the costs of your commute:Mileage Reimbursement - Personal Transport
This includes all transport except public transport. If you travel by car, motorbike, bicycle or on foot, you receive €0.18 per kilometre, up to a maximum of 40 km one way.
Public transport
If your commute is 7 km or more and you travel by public transport, you are entitled to a 100% reimbursement (2nd class, based on single journeys or a subscription from 3 workdays at the location).
If your commute is between 0–7 km, you won’t receive full reimbursement but will receive the €0.18/km mileage allowance instead.
Bicycle scheme
Every 3 years, you can claim up to €1,500 to purchase a new bicycle. This amount is exchanged tax-free with holiday allowance, the year-end bonus, or monthly gross salary, providing a significant tax advantage.
Tax-exempt Commuting Exchange
Part of your gross salary can be exchanged for net salary to gain tax benefits. This means more take-home pay without changing your total salary.
Home working allowance
On days you work from home, you’ll receive a net €2.35 per day. You’ll agree your homeworking schedule with your manager and log it in our HR system. The allowance is paid monthly on top of your salary.
Amsterdam UMC is easily accessible. Whether you travel by bus, metro, or tram, there’s always a stop nearby.
AMC site: Station Holendrecht connects you quickly to Duivendrecht, Bijlmer, Central Station, RAI, Zuid-WTC, and Sloterdijk. The bus stops right outside the main entrance.
VUmc site: Several trams and buses pass by, and the metro and Zuid Station are just around the corner.
At AMC, staff parking is available and currently free of charge. At VUmc, there are several parking garages, and a limited number of staff parking spaces. A parking pass is required and available under specific conditions.
Amsterdam UMC encourages sustainable travel, including cycling and use of public transport. More bike parking is being developed. Currently, paid parking applies only at VUmc.
Fancy discounted tickets to the Ziggo Dome or a local theatre? Our staff association offers an extensive programme of events and activities for all ages — from music lessons and wreath-making workshops to hockey tournaments.
“Young Amsterdam UMC” is our young professional association for our young or young-at-heart staff, focused on building internal connections through formal and informal events.