Average monthly income in Belgium 2007-2021
Between 2007 and 2021, the average monthly income in Belgium increased year on year. In 2007, a person in Belgium on average had a salary of 2,837 euros per month. By 2021, employees on average earned over 3,886 euros monthly. This was significantly higher than the average salary in neighboring country the Netherlands, where the average monthly salary reached 2.7 thousand euros in 2020.
The average monthly income in Belgium was highest in the Brussels-Capital Region, at almost 4.4 thousand euros in 2019. That year, the average employee in the French-speaking Walloon Region earned around 900 euros less.
Generally speaking, men in Belgium earned slightly more than their female counterparts. Men received just over 3.8 thousand euros on average, whereas women received only 3.7 thousand euros in 2019. In the last ten years, the gender pay gap somewhat decreased though. In 2007, Belgian men still had an average salary that was over 350 euros higher.
Regional differences
The average monthly income in Belgium was highest in the Brussels-Capital Region, at almost 4.4 thousand euros in 2019. That year, the average employee in the French-speaking Walloon Region earned around 900 euros less.
Gender differences
Generally speaking, men in Belgium earned slightly more than their female counterparts. Men received just over 3.8 thousand euros on average, whereas women received only 3.7 thousand euros in 2019. In the last ten years, the gender pay gap somewhat decreased though. In 2007, Belgian men still had an average salary that was over 350 euros higher.
