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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

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Net (after tax)

0.92 EUR = 1 USD

€69,117 EUR

$74,839 USD

Brussels

€73,232 EUR

€48,024 EUR

$52,000 USD

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Average Salary / Belgium

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Average salary in Belgium is €69,117 EUR per year. The most typical earning is €48,024 EUR. All data are based on 1,413 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of €72,868 EUR. Women receive a salary of €61,231 EUR.

The most paid careers are Archaeology & History with average income €194,776 EUR and Engineers & Technicians III with income €100,759 EUR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of €81,087 EUR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of €70,559 EUR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of €109,994 EUR. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive €102,236 EUR.

Levels / Belgium (Gross EUR)

Salary Levels (EUR) per Year	Surveys	[%]
€9,200 EUR - €13,899 EUR	0	n/a
€13,900 EUR - €18,499 EUR	6	100% 0.42%
€18,500 EUR - €23,099 EUR	18	99.58% 1.27%
€23,100 EUR - €27,699 EUR	42	98.3% 2.97%
€27,700 EUR - €32,299 EUR	57	95.33% 4.03%
€32,300 EUR - €36,899 EUR	67	91.3% 4.74%
€36,900 EUR - €41,599 EUR	72	86.55% 5.1%
€41,600 EUR - €46,199 EUR	118	81.46% 8.35%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
€46,200 EUR - €50,799 EUR	134	73.11% 9.48%
€50,800 EUR - €55,399 EUR	103	63.62% 7.29%
€55,400 EUR - €59,999 EUR	107	56.33% 7.57%
€60,000 EUR - €64,599 EUR	124	48.76% 8.78%
€64,600 EUR - €69,299 EUR	70	39.99% 4.95%
€69,300 EUR - €73,899 EUR	55	35.03% 3.89%
€73,900 EUR - €78,499 EUR	51	31.14% 3.61%
€78,500 EUR - €83,099 EUR	55	27.53% 3.89%
€83,100 EUR - €87,699 EUR	36	23.64% 2.55%
€87,700 EUR - €92,399 EUR	37	21.09% 2.62%
€92,400 EUR - €96,999 EUR	30	18.47% 2.12%
€97,000 EUR - €101,599 EUR	33	16.35% 2.34%
€101,600 EUR - €106,199 EUR	28	14.01% 1.98%
€106,200 EUR - €110,799 EUR	14	12.03% 0.99%
€110,800 EUR - €115,399 EUR	16	11.04% 1.13%
€115,400 EUR - €120,099 EUR	8	9.91% 0.57%
€120,100 EUR - €124,699 EUR	15	9.34% 1.06%
€124,700 EUR - €129,299 EUR	20	8.28% 1.42%
€129,300 EUR - €133,899 EUR	7	6.86% 0.5%
€133,900 EUR - €138,499 EUR	10	6.37% 0.71%
HIGH SALARIES
€138,500 EUR - €147,799 EUR	10	5.66% 0.71%
€147,800 EUR - €156,999 EUR	17	4.95% 1.2%
€157,000 EUR - €166,199 EUR	9	3.75% 0.64%
€166,200 EUR - €175,499 EUR	4	3.11% 0.28%
€175,500 EUR - €184,699 EUR	3	2.83% 0.21%
€184,700 EUR - €193,899 EUR	6	2.62% 0.42%
€193,900 EUR - €203,199 EUR	6	2.19% 0.42%
€203,200 EUR - €212,399 EUR	6	1.77% 0.42%
€212,400 EUR - €221,699 EUR	3	1.34% 0.21%
€221,700 EUR - €230,899 EUR	2	1.13% 0.14%
€230,900 EUR - €323,199 EUR	14	0.99% 0.99%

Gender / Belgium (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	945	€72,868 EUR
2	Women	395	€61,231 EUR

Education / Belgium (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	141	€81,087 EUR
2	Masters Degree	699	€70,559 EUR
3	Bachelors Degree	454	€66,680 EUR
4	High School	55	€58,922 EUR
5	Some College	42	€56,705 EUR
6	Bellow H. School	22	€48,301 EUR

Experience / Belgium (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	118	€109,994 EUR
2	16-20 Years	120	€102,236 EUR
3	12-16 Years	157	€80,995 EUR
4	8-12 Years	254	€70,559 EUR
5	4-8 Years	296	€61,600 EUR
6	2-4 Years	190	€52,457 EUR
7	1-2 Years	137	€50,610 EUR
8	0-1 Year	141	€47,101 EUR

Age / Belgium (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	56-60	24	€111,287 EUR
2	46-50	78	€109,902 EUR
3	61-65	2	€107,962 EUR
4	51-55	41	€104,638 EUR
5	41-45	127	€93,925 EUR
6	66-70	2	€91,800 EUR
7	36-40	199	€74,345 EUR
8	14-20	13	€65,941 EUR
9	31-35	361	€65,387 EUR
10	n/a	77	€63,355 EUR
11	26-30	363	€54,858 EUR
12	21-25	126	€45,715 EUR

Work Type / Belgium (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	71	€83,488 EUR
2	Permanent	1,146	€69,820 EUR
3	Part Time	33	€61,785 EUR
4	Contract	163	€59,384 EUR

Cities / Belgium (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Brussels	835	€73,237 EUR
2	Charleroi	29	€68,712 EUR
3	Antwerp	279	€66,772 EUR
4	Liege	31	€61,693 EUR
5	--Other--	122	€60,861 EUR
6	Gent	117	€56,151 EUR

Career Groups / Belgium (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Archaeology & History	1	€194,776 EUR
2	Engineers & Technicians III	5	€100,759 EUR
3	Management & Business	204	€91,339 EUR
4	Human Resources	60	€90,600 EUR
5	Geography & Geodesy	1	€86,906 EUR
6	Health Care & Medical	24	€80,995 EUR
7	Insurance	14	€76,008 EUR
8	Arts, Culture, Performance	5	€74,807 EUR
9	Finance & Banking	82	€74,622 EUR
10	Engineers & Technicians V	12	€74,161 EUR
11	Aviation & Shipping	12	€73,976 EUR
12	Making Design	12	€73,976 EUR
13	Health Care & Medical II	31	€72,036 EUR
14	Logistics, Road, Railway	34	€71,113 EUR
15	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	106	€70,466 EUR
16	Law	18	€68,435 EUR
17	Organization & Coordination	26	€67,049 EUR
18	Automobile	9	€66,957 EUR
19	Engineers & Technicians IV	14	€66,403 EUR
20	IT & Programming II	101	€65,202 EUR
21	IT & Programming	226	€64,556 EUR
22	Construction & Labor Workers	6	€60,492 EUR
23	Architect Constructions	20	€60,123 EUR
24	Engineers & Technicians	164	€58,368 EUR
25	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	13	€58,183 EUR
26	Education & University	37	€56,336 EUR
27	Public Sector	22	€55,874 EUR
28	Accounting & Administration	42	€53,842 EUR
29	Fashion	14	€51,995 EUR
30	Salesmen & Saleswomen	13	€51,811 EUR
31	Engineers & Technicians II	11	€50,979 EUR
32	Media	21	€50,887 EUR
33	Sports & Recreation	1	€50,241 EUR
34	Customer Services	24	€46,639 EUR
35	Security & Fireguard	4	€46,177 EUR
36	Agriculture & Fishing	5	€44,145 EUR
37	Properties & Real Estates	2	€43,129 EUR
38	Hotels & Tourism	8	€40,913 EUR
39	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	7	€40,636 EUR
40	Military	2	€39,435 EUR

Careers / Belgium (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Director	25	€141,026 EUR
2	General Manager	11	€133,822 EUR
3	CEO	7	€114,889 EUR
4	Product Manager	9	€103,622 EUR
5	Human Resources Manager	32	€103,345 EUR
6	Other Human Resource Career	8	€100,297 EUR
7	Logistics Manager	13	€92,816 EUR
8	Engineering Manager	9	€90,877 EUR
9	Finance Manager	15	€90,323 EUR
10	Manager	36	€89,584 EUR
11	Program Manager	10	€81,734 EUR
12	Corporate Counsel Lawyer	7	€81,641 EUR
13	Project Manager	35	€79,148 EUR
14	IT Manager	22	€78,409 EUR
15	IT Project Manager	42	€75,823 EUR
16	Marketing Manager	17	€74,530 EUR
17	Other Medical Career	8	€74,068 EUR
18	Operations Manager	9	€72,406 EUR
19	Other Engineer Career	8	€72,129 EUR
20	Business Marketing	8	€71,575 EUR
21	Human Resource Hunter	6	€71,575 EUR
22	Pricing Analyst	7	€71,482 EUR
23	Business Development Manager	14	€70,282 EUR
24	Lead Developer	13	€69,912 EUR
25	Other Management Career	13	€69,820 EUR
26	Product Development	7	€69,820 EUR
27	Other Automobile Career	7	€67,880 EUR
28	Software Engineer	32	€67,142 EUR
29	IT Coordinator	15	€65,017 EUR
30	Financial Analyst	25	€64,186 EUR
31	Java Developer	9	€63,724 EUR
32	Public Administration	10	€63,632 EUR
33	Sales Representative	7	€60,861 EUR
34	Purchaser	7	€60,400 EUR
35	Software Developer	54	€60,307 EUR
36	Research Engineer	35	€59,661 EUR
37	System Analyst	7	€59,568 EUR
38	.NET Developer	9	€58,553 EUR
39	Electrical Engineer	13	€55,967 EUR
40	Lecturer	7	€55,413 EUR
41	Economist	8	€55,043 EUR
42	Market Research	7	€54,397 EUR
43	Customer Service Manager	7	€53,935 EUR
44	Engineer	58	€53,842 EUR
45	Other IT Career	20	€53,381 EUR
46	Fashion Designer	7	€52,827 EUR
47	C, C++ Developer	10	€52,734 EUR
48	Architect	11	€52,642 EUR
49	Civil Engineer	8	€52,457 EUR
50	Other Finance Career	8	€51,718 EUR
51	Other Marketing Career	7	€51,349 EUR
52	Mechanical Engineer	22	€50,795 EUR
53	Marketing	9	€47,562 EUR
54	Web Developer	6	€46,546 EUR
55	Other Public Sector Career	8	€44,330 EUR
56	Other Education Career	12	€42,390 EUR
57	Customer Consultant	8	€38,234 EUR
58	PHP Developer	7	€37,496 EUR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Aml Analyst

Posted 06 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Controlling OF AML CASES
ANALYSE SITUATION
SCAN DOCUMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	€27,500 EUR

Ai Engineer

Posted 05 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Computer vision."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Gent	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	€25,300 EUR

Design Engineer

Posted 02 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Device Design, Production Support."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	€50,800 EUR

Global Hr Director

Posted 02 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Installing company culture
Set up all HR processes/systems
Building HR organisation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	€142,900 EUR

Maintenance Technician

Posted 01 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electricity, mechanic, pneumatic, hydraulic, communication, processing food."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	High School	0-1 Year	Intermediate	€34,300 EUR

Data Analyst

Posted 26 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Data analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	€57,000 EUR

Java Software Engineer

Posted 25 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop software."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	€64,300 EUR

Associate Director

Posted 24 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Recruitment
Headhunting
Business development
Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	€83,800 EUR

Director

Posted 21 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Director."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Doctorate Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	€139,700 EUR

Eu Affairs Manager

Posted 21 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Knowledge and tasks."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	€51,200 EUR

Client Partner

Posted 20 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Account Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	€72,200 EUR

Chief Financial Officer

Posted 18 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Overall finance management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Gent	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	€93,200 EUR

Project Manager

Posted 16 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"SW Engineer, team lead."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	€58,300 EUR

Business Administration

Posted 15 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Recruiting - People Development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	€39,800 EUR

Economist

Posted 14 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Policy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Doctorate Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	€62,600 EUR

Manager

Posted 13 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manager."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	€30,800 EUR

Engineer

Posted 12 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Doctorate Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	€58,300 EUR

Managing Consultant

Posted 11 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Senior HR consultancy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Gent	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	€88,400 EUR

Communications Officer

Posted 15 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Social Media."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	€59,600 EUR

Postdoc

Posted 14 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Doctorate Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	€44,700 EUR

Engineer

Posted 13 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Web Developer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	€69,500 EUR

Business Developer

Posted 12 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Developing market for software."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	€50,400 EUR

Junior Financial Analyst

Posted 10 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Preparing client presentations, modelling."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	€48,800 EUR

Manager

Posted 09 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing team."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	€79,400 EUR

Product Marketing Manager

Posted 08 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	€49,100 EUR

Project Manager

Posted 08 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"- Construction, MEP Installations
- Food Industry
- Leading engineer teams
- Customer contact
- Multidisciplinary."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Gent	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	€42,700 EUR

Junior Analyst

Posted 30 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Financial modelling."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	€20,100 EUR

Ict Specialist

Posted 30 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Technical analyst."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Antwerp	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	€53,200 EUR

Manager

Posted 29 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Registration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	€30,100 EUR

Junior Market Research Consultant

Posted 27 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Moderation, analysis, reporting, project management, client communications."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Gent	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	€35,300 EUR

First Officer

Posted 26 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Handling airplanes."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	€60,900 EUR

System Engineer

Posted 26 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"System Engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	€52,200 EUR

Analyst

Posted 14 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Economic study on renewable energy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	€45,200 EUR

Logistics & Customer Service Manager

Posted 14 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Logistics
Customer Service."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	€75,300 EUR

Full Stack Web Developer

Posted 14 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Developing new features and maintaining ongoing web project."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	€33,700 EUR

Software Engineer

Posted 14 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software development, testing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	€47,000 EUR

Program Officer

Posted 08 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Organization, sustainability, management, events, communication."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	€28,900 EUR

Innovation Consultant

Posted 07 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sustainability consultant."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	€35,600 EUR

Lead Civil Structural Engineer

Posted 07 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Conceptual engineering
Cost estimate
Basic engineering
Detail engineering
Construction support."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Antwerp	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	€58,000 EUR

It Project Manager

Posted 06 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage IT projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	€70,200 EUR

Logistics Procurement

Posted 06 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Contract negotiations, tenders, supplier management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	€94,200 EUR

Inside Sale Representative

Posted 06 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software company, selling maintenance contract for direct/indirect regions (emea), remote sales via calls/emails, and on site sale visiting customers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Gent	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	€71,200 EUR

Data Tech Lead

Posted 06 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lead technical integrations in the ecommerce department."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	€66,000 EUR

Mechanical Engineer

Posted 22 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"CAD, Design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Liege	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	€47,100 EUR

Bms Engineer

Posted 22 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"HVAC Project Commissioning Engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	€54,400 EUR

Senior Risk Underwriter

Posted 22 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Underwriting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	€68,100 EUR

Program Mgr

Posted 21 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Financial planning and program mgmt."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	€88,000 EUR

Sales Team Leader

Posted 19 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Selling
Managing a sales team
Interviewing, training and coaching."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Charleroi	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	€35,200 EUR

Free Lancer

Posted 18 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Powerapps, power automate, Certified microsoft Trainer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Antwerp	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	€38,600 EUR

Programme Lead

Posted 17 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Management
expertise."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	€93,900 EUR

ECONOMY / Belgium

Belgium has a highly developed market economy. The country belongs to the OECD - Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Belgium had its GDP estimated on around €353 billion for year 2011, and with GDP per capita ranks among the highest on the world.

The services are the largest industry sector in Belgium and account around 75 per cent of GDP. Other important industries are steel industry, refining, textile industry, food processing, machinery, and electronic.

The largest companies in Belgium are:

Dexia (Banking)
KBC Group (Banking)
InBev (Food, drink)
Solvay Group (Chemicals)
Belgacom (Telecommunications services)
Delhaize Group (Food markets)
UCB (Drugs & biotechnology)
Colruyt (Food markets)
Banque Nat de Belgique (Banking)
Umicore (Materials)