Net salary by job
Net salary 2026 by job
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The net calculation depends on your status, not your job: white-collar worker, blue-collar worker, statutory civil servant, contract staff member, self-employed, student… Choose your job: the page shows the possible statuses, worked examples for 2026 and the calculator, already set up.
Private-sector employees
- Security guardblue-collar worker, white-collar worker or temporary agency worker
- Home care workerwhite-collar worker, contract staff member or blue-collar worker
- Domestic helper (service vouchers)blue-collar worker
- Care assistant or ambulance workerwhite-collar worker, contract staff member, statutory civil servant or temporary agency worker
- Insurancewhite-collar worker, self-employed as a main occupation or company director
- Aviation and airportwhite-collar worker, blue-collar worker, temporary agency worker or contract staff member
- Banking and financewhite-collar worker or self-employed as a main occupation
- Manager or executivewhite-collar worker, company director, contract staff member or statutory civil servant
- Driver or courierblue-collar worker, self-employed as a main occupation, employee with a self-employed side activity or temporary agency worker
- Sales representativewhite-collar worker, self-employed as a main occupation or employee with a self-employed side activity
- Communication and mediawhite-collar worker, self-employed as a main occupation, employee with a self-employed side activity or Smart member
- Accountantwhite-collar worker, self-employed as a main occupation or employee with a self-employed side activity
- Electrician, plumber or installerblue-collar worker, self-employed as a main occupation, employee with a self-employed side activity or temporary agency worker
- Office worker (administration, services)white-collar worker
- Construction site managerwhite-collar worker or self-employed as a main occupation
- Sheltered workshopblue-collar worker or white-collar worker
- Studentstudent worker, self-employed student or approved sharing economy platform
- Hospitality casual workerflexi-job, student worker or blue-collar worker
- Postal worker or deliverywhite-collar worker, statutory civil servant, temporary agency worker or student worker
- Flexi-jobflexi-job
- Forestry and woodblue-collar worker, self-employed as a main occupation, statutory civil servant or contract staff member
- Funeral servicesblue-collar worker, white-collar worker or self-employed as a main occupation
- Garage and car mechanicsblue-collar worker, self-employed as a main occupation, company director or white-collar worker
- Nurse or midwifewhite-collar worker, contract staff member, statutory civil servant, self-employed as a main occupation or employee with a self-employed side activity
- IT and digitalwhite-collar worker, self-employed as a main occupation, employee with a self-employed side activity, Smart member or company director
- Engineer or engineering consultancywhite-collar worker, self-employed as a main occupation, employee with a self-employed side activity or company director
- Temporary agency workertemporary agency worker
- Gardener or landscaperblue-collar worker, self-employed as a main occupation, employee with a self-employed side activity or approved sharing economy platform
- Laboratory and chemicalswhite-collar worker, blue-collar worker or temporary agency worker
- Logistics and warehousingblue-collar worker, temporary agency worker, student worker or white-collar worker
- Hospitalityblue-collar worker, white-collar worker, flexi-job, student worker or self-employed as a main occupation
- Constructionblue-collar worker, self-employed as a main occupation, temporary agency worker or employee with a self-employed side activity
- Social workwhite-collar worker, contract staff member or statutory civil servant
- Cleaningblue-collar worker, temporary agency worker, student worker or flexi-job
- Industrial workerblue-collar worker, temporary agency worker or white-collar worker
- Pensionerworking pensioner, flexi-job or self-employed pensioner
- Domestic staffblue-collar worker or white-collar worker
- Childcare workerwhite-collar worker, contract staff member or self-employed as a main occupation
- Pharmacywhite-collar worker, self-employed as a main occupation or company director
- Port and shippingblue-collar worker, white-collar worker or self-employed as a main occupation
- Seasonal farm workerblue-collar worker, student worker or flexi-job
- Employeewhite-collar worker, blue-collar worker or temporary agency worker
- Customer service or call centrewhite-collar worker, temporary agency worker or student worker
- Technicianblue-collar worker, white-collar worker, self-employed as a main occupation or temporary agency worker
- Health technicianwhite-collar worker, self-employed as a main occupation or contract staff member
- Tourismwhite-collar worker, self-employed as a main occupation, employee with a self-employed side activity or Smart member
- Retail saleswhite-collar worker, student worker, flexi-job or temporary agency worker
Public sector and education
- Railwaysstatutory civil servant or contract staff member
- Article 60 employment (PCSW)contract staff member or white-collar worker
- Faith or humanist counsellingstatutory civil servant or contract staff member
- Teachertenured teacher or temporary teacher
- Civil servantstatutory civil servant or contract staff member
- Justice, customs or tax administrationstatutory civil servant or contract staff member
- Member of the armed forcespolice officer or member of the armed forces
- Police officerpolice officer or member of the armed forces
- Firefighterstatutory civil servant or contract staff member
- Music or dance teachertemporary teacher, tenured teacher, Smart member or self-employed as a main occupation
- Street cleaning and municipal servicescontract staff member, statutory civil servant or blue-collar worker
- Research, university or university collegecontract staff member or statutory civil servant
- Public transportcontract staff member or statutory civil servant
Self-employed and company directors
- Side activityemployee with a self-employed side activity
- Farmer or livestock breederself-employed as a main occupation, assisting spouse, employee with a self-employed side activity or blue-collar worker
- Animal careself-employed as a main occupation, employee with a self-employed side activity, approved sharing economy platform or blue-collar worker
- Craftspersonself-employed as a main occupation, employee with a self-employed side activity, blue-collar worker or Smart member
- Food artisanself-employed as a main occupation, blue-collar worker, company director or employee with a self-employed side activity
- Hairdressing and beautyself-employed as a main occupation, employee with a self-employed side activity, white-collar worker, blue-collar worker or company director
- Shopkeeperself-employed as a main occupation, employee with a self-employed side activity or company director
- Assisting spouseassisting spouse
- Content creatoremployee with a self-employed side activity, self-employed as a main occupation, Smart member or self-employed student
- Private investigatorself-employed as a main occupation or white-collar worker
- Company directorcompany director or self-employed as a main occupation
- Training, coaching or teachingself-employed as a main occupation, employee with a self-employed side activity, Smart member or white-collar worker
- Real estateself-employed as a main occupation, white-collar worker, employee with a self-employed side activity or company director
- Self-employed, freelancer or consultantself-employed as a main occupation, employee with a self-employed side activity, Smart member, company director or white-collar worker
- Home nurseself-employed as a main occupation, employee with a self-employed side activity or white-collar worker
- Paid mandate in a non-profitemployee with a self-employed side activity or self-employed as a main occupation
- Fashion and modellingself-employed as a main occupation, Smart member, employee with a self-employed side activity or white-collar worker
- Healthcare professionalself-employed as a main occupation, white-collar worker, employee with a self-employed side activity or contract staff member
- Liberal professionself-employed as a main occupation, company director, employee with a self-employed side activity or white-collar worker
- Translation and interpretingself-employed as a main occupation, employee with a self-employed side activity, white-collar worker or Smart member
Cooperatives, platforms and associations
- Activity leader and holiday campsassociative work, student worker, white-collar worker or contract staff member
- Cooperative or social officeSmart member or other cooperative or social office for artists
- Bike food courierapproved sharing economy platform, employee with a self-employed side activity, student worker or self-employed as a main occupation
- Smart memberSmart member
- ArtistSmart member, other cooperative or social office for artists, amateur arts allowance, self-employed as a main occupation or employee with a self-employed side activity
- Odd jobs for individualsapproved sharing economy platform, employee with a self-employed side activity, student worker or self-employed as a main occupation
- Sportassociative work, self-employed as a main occupation, employee with a self-employed side activity, white-collar worker or student worker
- Stage or audiovisual technicianSmart member, other cooperative or social office for artists, self-employed as a main occupation, white-collar worker or employee with a self-employed side activity
Special situations
- Apprentice, work-study student or traineeapprentice, work-study student or trainee
- PCSW beneficiaryrecipient of social integration income
- Temporary unemploymenttemporary unemployment
- Time credit or thematic leavetime credit or thematic leave
- Jobseekerjobseeker with an activity
- Unfit for workunfit for work
- Cross-border workercross-border worker employed in Belgium or cross-border worker employed abroad
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