Brussels: Europe and the Arabs

A full-time employee earns an average gross of 4,076 euros per month "before deducting taxes and other benefits, which can reach almost half". This is evident from new results issued by the Belgian statistical agency Statbel, based on the annual wage survey of more than 184,000 employees based on figures for 2022. The average gross wage is 3,728 euros per month before deducting taxes and other benefits. However, 50% of employees earn less than 3,728 euros, while the other half receive a higher wage. However, 10% of employees earn less than 2,443 euros per month, while a tenth of salaried workers receive at least 6,305 euros.

The older the employee, the higher the average wage. The age of 40 is the turning point. Employees under the age of 40 generally receive wages below the national average, while from this age onwards they often receive higher wages. For example, the salary slip for employees aged 60 and over is 31% higher than the national average.
CEOs of large companies earn 189% more than the average employee
The profession that an employee practices largely determines the amount of salary. Therefore, there are large differences between the different jobs. The chart below shows the ten highest-paid professions. Directors of large companies are at the top of the list. At €11,772, directors of large companies receive a salary that is 189% higher than the national average. In addition to management positions, this top ten also consists of intellectual and scientific professions such as doctors and mathematicians.

Directors of large companies, managers in the field of information, business managers, doctors, sales managers…
Industrial managers…Professors and other teachers in higher education…Mathematicians, experts and statisticians…Physicists and chemists…Engineers in specific fields
At the other extreme are the care workers in day care centers and nurseries. With a monthly salary of €2,567, these employees earn 37% less than the national average. Cafe and restaurant workers, hairdressers, beauticians, domestic helpers and cleaners also earn on average less than €2,700 per month. The highest paid of these are those working in the furniture industry, cooks, car washers, tailors, shoemakers and sales representatives.