Europe · Salary · 2026
Belgium salary levels, 2026
Monthly gross ranges for a role at a foreign-invested or multinational employer in the city named on the row.
Figures are monthly gross base pay in local currency, before bonus, allowances and employer social contributions. Statutory extras — a 13th month, THR, Aguinaldo, or Spain’s 14 payments — sit outside the monthly number unless the country note says otherwise.
Pay bands
Role × monthly gross
Low / typical / high. USD typical is a conversion used in this guide — not a live FX feed.
| Role | Low | Typical | High | USD typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Country general manager General management | €8,500 | €11,000 | €14,500 | $12,760 |
Country CFO / finance head Finance | €8,500 | €10,500 | €13,500 | $12,180 |
Finance manager / controller Finance | €5,000 | €6,200 | €7,500 | $7,192 |
Plant director Manufacturing | €7,000 | €8,500 | €10,500 | $9,860 |
Operations director Manufacturing | €7,200 | €8,800 | €11,000 | $10,208 |
EHS manager Manufacturing | €4,800 | €5,800 | €7,000 | $6,728 |
Supply chain head Manufacturing | €7,500 | €9,000 | €11,000 | $10,440 |
Regulatory / product-registration lead Regulatory | €5,800 | €7,000 | €8,600 | $8,120 |
Government relations lead Government relations | €7,000 | €9,000 | €12,000 | $10,440 |
Commercial director FMCG & commercial | €7,500 | €9,200 | €12,000 | $10,672 |
Sales head FMCG & commercial | €6,500 | €8,200 | €10,500 | $9,512 |
Trade marketing manager FMCG & commercial | €4,300 | €5,200 | €6,500 | $6,032 |
Shared-service / BPO team lead Volume and shared services | €4,200 | €5,000 | €6,200 | $5,800 |
Plant HR / admin manager Volume and shared services | €3,900 | €4,700 | €5,800 | $5,452 |
On top of base
Statutory burden
Employer social charges, 13th-month rules and wage floors sit on the hiring guide — not in the table above.
| RMMMG (national guaranteed monthly income) | Indexed; ONSS instructions from 1 July 2026 cite €2,233.61 — sector minima usually higher |
| ONSS employer (basic) | 24.92% of uncapped gross (private sector) |
| ONSS all-in employer | Often about 27% including wage-moderation and special contributions |
| Year-end premium / 13th | Usually joint-committee, not a single national statute |
Full labour-law stack: hiring guide for Belgium.
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