Belgian salaries by category
Gross-pay observations from listings published over a trailing roughly 18-month window, plus current active-listing counts per category. Open a category for the distribution, regional breakdown and joint committees.
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Construction (NACE F)
Retail and wholesale (NACE G)
Transport and logistics (NACE H)
Hospitality (NACE I)
IT and telecom (NACE J)
Finance and insurance (NACE K)
Professional and technical services (NACE M)
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Engineering · insufficient data28 active listings now€4,125gross/monthn=8
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Accounting & Audit99 active listings now€3,300gross/monthn=141
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HR147 active listings now€3,150gross/monthn=88
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Quality & Environment97 active listings now€3,100gross/monthn=36
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Creative & Design50 active listings now€3,000gross/monthn=21
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R&D & Science58 active listings now€2,841gross/monthn=63
Administration and support (NACE N)
Healthcare and social work (NACE Q)
Salary by role
Median gross salary per specific occupation — finer than the sector categories above.
- Sales assistant €2,306
- Administrative clerk €2,925
- Warehouse clerk €2,731
- Customer service representative €2,725
- Machine operator €2,965
- Commercial clerk €3,100
- Logistics clerk €3,350
- Nurse €4,232
- Production worker €2,788
- Forklift driver €2,792
- Dietitian €2,780
- Mechanic €2,965
- Mechanical fitter €2,860
- Project manager €2,670
- Electromechanic €3,129
- Account Manager €3,400
- Electrician €3,129
- Order picker €2,718
- Welder €3,623
- Department Manager €2,223
- Store Manager €2,553
- HR officer €2,950
- Production team leader €3,322
- Bookkeeper €3,500
- Management assistant €3,225
- Truck driver (C) €3,129
- Pharmacist €3,932
- Turner-miller €3,047
More roles appear as soon as they have enough salary data.
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How this is computed
- Social security (RSZ/ONSS, 13.07%)
- −€4,705
- Lump-sum professional expenses
- €6,070
- Withholding tax (federal)
- −€4,787
- Municipal tax (~7%)
- −€335
- Special social-security contribution
- −€234
Assumptions: Single, no benefits (meal vouchers, company car) included, full-time, 12 months. Assessment year 2027 (income 2026).
Indicative — not a payroll calculation. For the exact figure, see the official source: FPS Finance — tax rates.
Belgian Salary Index — open data
The full table (category × province: P10–P90, median, sample size and active listings) is free to download under CC BY 4.0. Cite ‘puntWork Belgian Salary Index’ as the source.
Only salary figures that the employer publishes in the listing itself are counted. All amounts are normalized to gross EUR per month: hourly rates × 164.7; yearly salaries ÷ 12; for ranges we take the midpoint. Unsafe mixed units and unrealistic values are excluded. A distribution (P10–P90) or median is only published with at least 10 salaried listings — fewer, truthful figures over noisy ones.