BELGIUM / SALARY

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

Gross income

Net (after tax)

0.92 EUR = 1 USD

€69,054 EUR

$75,102 USD

Brussels

€73,264 EUR

€47,812 EUR

$52,000 USD

Including "Brussels"

Excluding "Brussels"

Average Salary / Belgium

Average salary in Belgium is €69,054 EUR per year. The most typical earning is €47,812 EUR. All data are based on 1,381 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of €73,005 EUR. Women receive a salary of €60,868 EUR.

The most paid careers are Archaeology & History with average income €193,916 EUR and Engineers & Technicians III with income €100,314 EUR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of €80,913 EUR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of €70,615 EUR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of €109,508 EUR. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive €102,428 EUR.

Levels / Belgium (Gross EUR)

Salary Levels (EUR) per Year	Surveys	[%]
€9,200 EUR - €13,799 EUR	0	n/a
€13,800 EUR - €18,399 EUR	6	100% 0.43%
€18,400 EUR - €22,999 EUR	17	99.57% 1.23%
€23,000 EUR - €27,599 EUR	40	98.33% 2.9%
€27,600 EUR - €32,199 EUR	55	95.44% 3.98%
€32,200 EUR - €36,799 EUR	65	91.46% 4.71%
€36,800 EUR - €41,399 EUR	71	86.75% 5.14%
€41,400 EUR - €45,999 EUR	116	81.61% 8.4%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
€46,000 EUR - €50,599 EUR	130	73.21% 9.41%
€50,600 EUR - €55,199 EUR	100	63.79% 7.24%
€55,200 EUR - €59,799 EUR	103	56.55% 7.46%
€59,800 EUR - €64,399 EUR	121	49.09% 8.76%
€64,400 EUR - €68,999 EUR	70	40.33% 5.07%
€69,000 EUR - €73,599 EUR	53	35.26% 3.84%
€73,600 EUR - €78,199 EUR	51	31.43% 3.69%
€78,200 EUR - €82,799 EUR	54	27.73% 3.91%
€82,800 EUR - €87,299 EUR	35	23.82% 2.53%
€87,300 EUR - €91,899 EUR	36	21.29% 2.61%
€91,900 EUR - €96,499 EUR	29	18.68% 2.1%
€96,500 EUR - €101,099 EUR	33	16.58% 2.39%
€101,100 EUR - €105,699 EUR	28	14.19% 2.03%
€105,700 EUR - €110,299 EUR	14	12.17% 1.01%
€110,300 EUR - €114,899 EUR	16	11.15% 1.16%
€114,900 EUR - €119,499 EUR	8	9.99% 0.58%
€119,500 EUR - €124,099 EUR	15	9.41% 1.09%
€124,100 EUR - €128,699 EUR	20	8.33% 1.45%
€128,700 EUR - €133,299 EUR	7	6.88% 0.51%
€133,300 EUR - €137,899 EUR	10	6.37% 0.72%
HIGH SALARIES
€137,900 EUR - €147,099 EUR	8	5.65% 0.58%
€147,100 EUR - €156,299 EUR	17	5.07% 1.23%
€156,300 EUR - €165,499 EUR	9	3.84% 0.65%
€165,500 EUR - €174,699 EUR	4	3.19% 0.29%
€174,700 EUR - €183,899 EUR	3	2.9% 0.22%
€183,900 EUR - €193,099 EUR	6	2.68% 0.43%
€193,100 EUR - €202,299 EUR	6	2.24% 0.43%
€202,300 EUR - €211,499 EUR	6	1.81% 0.43%
€211,500 EUR - €220,699 EUR	3	1.38% 0.22%
€220,700 EUR - €229,899 EUR	2	1.16% 0.14%
€229,900 EUR - €321,799 EUR	14	1.01% 1.01%

Gender / Belgium (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	922	€73,005 EUR
2	Women	386	€60,868 EUR

Education / Belgium (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	136	€80,913 EUR
2	Masters Degree	680	€70,615 EUR
3	Bachelors Degree	447	€66,569 EUR
4	High School	54	€59,121 EUR
5	Some College	42	€56,455 EUR
6	Bellow H. School	22	€48,088 EUR

Experience / Belgium (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	118	€109,508 EUR
2	16-20 Years	117	€102,428 EUR
3	12-16 Years	152	€80,361 EUR
4	8-12 Years	253	€70,339 EUR
5	4-8 Years	290	€61,328 EUR
6	2-4 Years	181	€52,042 EUR
7	1-2 Years	135	€50,662 EUR
8	0-1 Year	135	€47,536 EUR

Age / Belgium (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	56-60	24	€110,796 EUR
2	46-50	74	€110,612 EUR
3	61-65	2	€107,486 EUR
4	51-55	39	€105,922 EUR
5	41-45	126	€93,785 EUR
6	66-70	2	€91,395 EUR
7	36-40	196	€73,741 EUR
8	14-20	12	€69,052 EUR
9	31-35	347	€65,466 EUR
10	n/a	77	€63,075 EUR
11	26-30	359	€54,800 EUR
12	21-25	123	€45,789 EUR

Work Type / Belgium (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	69	€83,303 EUR
2	Permanent	1,121	€69,787 EUR
3	Part Time	33	€61,512 EUR
4	Contract	158	€59,489 EUR

Cities / Belgium (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Brussels	817	€73,281 EUR
2	Charleroi	29	€68,408 EUR
3	Antwerp	278	€66,477 EUR
4	Liege	31	€61,420 EUR
5	--Other--	114	€60,317 EUR
6	Gent	112	€55,811 EUR

Career Groups / Belgium (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Archaeology & History	1	€193,916 EUR
2	Engineers & Technicians III	5	€100,314 EUR
3	Management & Business	202	€91,395 EUR
4	Human Resources	57	€90,200 EUR
5	Geography & Geodesy	1	€86,522 EUR
6	Health Care & Medical	24	€80,637 EUR
7	Engineers & Technicians V	10	€77,787 EUR
8	Aviation & Shipping	10	€77,143 EUR
9	Finance & Banking	78	€75,764 EUR
10	Insurance	14	€75,672 EUR
11	Arts, Culture, Performance	5	€74,477 EUR
12	Making Design	12	€73,649 EUR
13	Health Care & Medical II	31	€71,718 EUR
14	Automobile	8	€71,258 EUR
15	Logistics, Road, Railway	34	€70,799 EUR
16	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	104	€70,707 EUR
17	Law	18	€68,132 EUR
18	Organization & Coordination	26	€66,753 EUR
19	Engineers & Technicians IV	14	€66,109 EUR
20	IT & Programming II	99	€65,006 EUR
21	IT & Programming	220	€64,087 EUR
22	Construction & Labor Workers	6	€60,225 EUR
23	Architect Constructions	20	€59,857 EUR
24	Engineers & Technicians	162	€58,294 EUR
25	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	13	€57,926 EUR
26	Education & University	36	€56,363 EUR
27	Public Sector	21	€55,352 EUR
28	Accounting & Administration	41	€52,961 EUR
29	Fashion	14	€51,766 EUR
30	Engineers & Technicians II	11	€50,754 EUR
31	Media	20	€50,203 EUR
32	Sports & Recreation	1	€50,019 EUR
33	Salesmen & Saleswomen	12	€48,915 EUR
34	Customer Services	23	€47,168 EUR
35	Security & Fireguard	4	€45,973 EUR
36	Agriculture & Fishing	5	€43,950 EUR
37	Properties & Real Estates	2	€42,939 EUR
38	Hotels & Tourism	8	€40,732 EUR
39	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	7	€40,456 EUR
40	Military	2	€39,261 EUR

Careers / Belgium (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Director	25	€140,403 EUR
2	General Manager	11	€133,231 EUR
3	CEO	7	€114,382 EUR
4	Human Resources Manager	31	€104,911 EUR
5	Product Manager	9	€103,164 EUR
6	Other Human Resource Career	7	€93,785 EUR
7	Logistics Manager	13	€92,406 EUR
8	Engineering Manager	9	€90,475 EUR
9	Finance Manager	14	€89,740 EUR
10	Manager	36	€89,188 EUR
11	Program Manager	10	€81,373 EUR
12	Corporate Counsel Lawyer	7	€81,281 EUR
13	Project Manager	33	€80,729 EUR
14	Project Coordinator	6	€79,534 EUR
15	IT Project Manager	40	€75,948 EUR
16	Marketing Manager	16	€75,764 EUR
17	IT Manager	21	€75,120 EUR
18	Other Engineer Career	7	€74,844 EUR
19	Other Medical Career	8	€73,741 EUR
20	Operations Manager	9	€72,086 EUR
21	Business Marketing	8	€71,258 EUR
22	Pricing Analyst	7	€71,166 EUR
23	Business Development Manager	14	€69,971 EUR
24	Lead Developer	13	€69,603 EUR
25	Other Management Career	13	€69,511 EUR
26	Product Development	7	€69,511 EUR
27	Other Automobile Career	7	€67,581 EUR
28	Software Engineer	31	€66,937 EUR
29	Financial Analyst	23	€66,477 EUR
30	Non-Profit Organization	6	€65,006 EUR
31	IT Coordinator	15	€64,730 EUR
32	Java Developer	9	€63,443 EUR
33	Public Administration	10	€63,351 EUR
34	System Administrator	6	€62,064 EUR
35	Other Law Career	6	€61,420 EUR
36	Software Developer	53	€60,685 EUR
37	Sales Representative	7	€60,593 EUR
38	Research Engineer	35	€59,397 EUR
39	System Analyst	7	€59,305 EUR
40	.NET Developer	9	€58,294 EUR
41	Electrical Engineer	12	€56,087 EUR
42	Economist	8	€54,800 EUR
43	Market Research	7	€54,156 EUR
44	Engineer	58	€53,605 EUR
45	Other IT Career	20	€53,145 EUR
46	Fashion Designer	7	€52,593 EUR
47	C, C++ Developer	9	€52,501 EUR
48	Architect	11	€52,409 EUR
49	Civil Engineer	8	€52,225 EUR
50	Other Finance Career	8	€51,490 EUR
51	Other Marketing Career	7	€51,122 EUR
52	Mechanical Engineer	22	€50,570 EUR
53	Marketing	9	€47,352 EUR
54	Assistant Manager	6	€46,249 EUR
55	Other Public Sector Career	8	€44,134 EUR
56	Other Education Career	12	€42,203 EUR
57	Customer Consultant	8	€38,066 EUR
58	PHP Developer	7	€37,330 EUR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

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	€45,000 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	€75,000 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	€33,600 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	€46,800 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	€28,800 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	€35,400 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	€57,800 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	€69,800 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	€93,800 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	€70,900 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	€65,700 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	€46,900 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	€54,200 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	€67,800 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	€87,600 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	€35,000 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	€38,400 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	€93,500 EUR

Managing Director

Posted 17 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"People Management
Technical Expertise."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Antwerp	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	€148,000 EUR

Phd Student - Machine Learning

Posted 11 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Machine learning, Data scientist, Data mining."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	€30,000 EUR

Master Of Science In Digital Marketing And Communication

Posted 11 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	€35,000 EUR

Transformation Analyst

Posted 09 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Transformation and Consulting analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	€57,300 EUR

Boat Electrician

Posted 05 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Home, industrial, boat engines, generators and Electric plan drawings."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Antwerp	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	€32,300 EUR

Research Engineer Associate

Posted 04 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research&Development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	€45,900 EUR

Marketing Advisor

Posted 03 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Data Anlaysis, product owner."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	€104,200 EUR

Tooling Technician

Posted 21 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Follow-up Manufacturing Tools."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Gent	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Intermediate	€44,100 EUR

Sys Admin

Posted 15 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"SSH, inventory."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Antwerp	Some College	0-1 Year	Intermediate	€46,000 EUR

Ee Architect

Posted 14 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Automotive Electronics Hardware Development Lead."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	€57,700 EUR

Security Guard

Posted 12 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Secure a building."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Antwerp	High School	0-1 Year	Intermediate	€27,600 EUR

Senior Manager Finance

Posted 12 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting
financial data analysis
financial/accounting systems
budgeting
cost reporting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	€44,300 EUR

Business Technical Analyst

Posted 18 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"IT Administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Basic	€57,100 EUR

Compensation & Benefits & Ep Strategic Expert

Posted 18 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Total Rewards and affiliated fields."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	€165,800 EUR

Brand Manager

Posted 14 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"PR, Communciations, Marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	€54,300 EUR

Sales Representative

Posted 14 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Direct-sale."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	High School	16-20 Years	Advanced	€38,000 EUR

Learning And Development Manaher

Posted 13 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Learning strategy, career planning, talent management, instructional designing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	€111,600 EUR

Customer Relationship Management Specialist

Posted 10 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Marketing, Digital, Email marketing, Customer data management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	€59,600 EUR

Robotics Engineer

Posted 07 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"C++, Robotics Software development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	€62,500 EUR

Iam Expert

Posted 05 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Security Consultancy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	€41,500 EUR

Senior Consultant

Posted 04 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"FI, CO, Central Finance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	€78,200 EUR

Data Analyst

Posted 03 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Analyze data."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	€67,000 EUR

Salesforce Manager

Posted 02 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Salesforce Lightning Solution Manager."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	€28,500 EUR

Plant Director

Posted 30 December 2021

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	€100,500 EUR

Senor Systems Engineer

Posted 29 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"IBM Mainframe - CICS, MQ, zOS."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	€89,300 EUR

Customer Support

Posted 28 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Customer Support."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Gent	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	€47,200 EUR

Associate Director

Posted 27 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Team management, Strategy, Business development, Customer management, Project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	€100,500 EUR

Teacher

Posted 26 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Gent	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	€55,800 EUR

Analyst

Posted 16 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	€78,200 EUR

Junior Project Controller

Posted 03 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Financial management of projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	€34,200 EUR

Picker

Posted 02 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Picking."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Gent	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	€23,400 EUR

Policy Advisor

Posted 28 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Monitoring, Drafting, Presenting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Brussels	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	€43,500 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)