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What is a statutory civil servant?

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A statutory civil servant is a permanently appointed public sector employee: their status is set by regulations, not by an employment contract. In 2026: 7.50% and 3.55% (deductions from a statutory civil servant’s salary: survivor’s pension and health care). In Dutch: statutair personeelslid.

Definition of a statutory civil servant

They do not pay an employee’s social security contributions: 7.5% is deducted from their salary for the survivor’s pension and 3.55% for health care, instead of 13.07%. They are not entitled to the work bonus.

Their pension is a public sector pension; their holiday pay and end-of-year allowance follow their administration’s rules.

The key figure in 2026

7.50% and 3.55%Deductions from a statutory civil servant’s salary: survivor’s pension and health care

Source: Agents statutaires du secteur public, National Social Security Office (NSSO). Value in force on 1 October 2026.

Worked example

At €3,000 gross, a statutory civil servant pays €331.50 in deductions and takes home €2,196.13 net; a contract staff member on the same salary pays €392.10 in contributions, gets €110.54 back through the work bonus and takes home €2,261.33.

In Dutch: statutair personeelslid

On a Dutch-language payslip or HR document, a statutory civil servant is called ‘statutair personeelslid’ or ‘vast benoemd’; on a French-language one, ‘agent statutaire’ or ‘agent nommé’. Also called tenured civil servant in English.

Dutch term taken from: CSC/ACV (secondary source), FPS BOSA.

Not to be confused with…

  • Contract staff member: a public sector employee hired on an employment contract, as in the private sector.

Calculate it for your situation

Statutory or contract staff: net pay, gross for gross, holiday pay, the end-of-year allowance and the pension.

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Sources

Parameters in force on 1 October 2026. Each parameter links to its source, the official one where it exists; a secondary source is flagged as such.