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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Belgium? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Belgium ≈ $4,746/mo; top 10% above $8,829/mo, minimum $2,387/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Belgium

# What is a good salary in 🇧🇪 Belgium (Brussels)?

The median is about **$4,746/month**; top-10% earners clear **$8,829/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,851 | $22,212 | 1,638 EUR/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2025 (USD). | $2,387 | $28,644 | 2,112 EUR/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $4,746 | $56,952 | 4,200 EUR/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $6,580 | $78,960 | 5,823 EUR/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $8,829 | $105,948 | 7,814 EUR/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $14,644 | $175,728 | 12,960 EUR/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $59,500 (2025) and Gini 26.8. Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=BE).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇩🇰 Denmark](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/denmark/) — median $4,980/mo
- [🇮🇸 Iceland](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/iceland/) — median $5,037/mo
- [🇺🇸 United States](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/united-states/) — median $5,087/mo
- [🇳🇱 Netherlands](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/netherlands/) — median $4,367/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Belgium](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/belgium/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Belgium?**: The median wage is about $4,746/month ($56,952/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $6,580/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $8,829/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Belgium?**: Roughly $8,829/month ($105,948/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $14,644/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Belgium?**: About $2,387/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2025 (USD).
- **How are these Belgium salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($59,500, 2025) and the Gini index (26.8). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=BE.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/belgium/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=BE