Net salary by job · 2026
Bike food courier: what net salary in 2026?
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Since 1 November 2026, withholding tax on pay has been calculated differently (Royal Decree of 27 September 2026). The calculations on this page still follow the previous rules: for pay received from 1 November, withholding tax and net pay may differ. Update in progress.
Approved sharing economy platform: for €3,000 a year, €2,679.00 net over the year, in 2026, for a single person with no children (parameters as of 1 October 2026). Small services between individuals through a platform, within an annual ceiling.
The other possible statuses
- Student worker: for €900 gross a month, €875.61 net a month. Student contract: 650 hours a year with a small contribution and no withholding tax. Solidarity contribution of 2.71% within the limit of 650 hours a year.
- Self-employed as a main occupation: for €30,000 of profit a year, €1,667.82 net a month, on average. You set your prices and deduct your expenses, but a minimum contribution is due every quarter.
Alongside a salaried job
Employee with a self-employed side activity. A salaried job of at least half-time and a self-employed activity on the side. With a salary of €3,000 gross a month and €10,000 of profit a year from the side activity, the total net is about €2,633.10 a month.
Good to know
Depending on the platform and your contract, you may be paid as a student, as a self-employed person or under the sharing economy scheme. Check which one applies before comparing: net pay varies a lot from one scheme to another.
Useful links
- NISSE (INASTI/RSVZ)Contributions and social protection for the self-employed
- hub.brusselsSupport for business founders in Brussels
- 1890Wallonie Entreprendre’s entry point for starting a business
- VLAIOFlanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- Student@workYour official 650-hour counter and the certificate to give your employer
- WikifinStudent jobs, family allowances and dependant status
- Infor JeunesStudent jobs explained: contract, minimum wage, rights and obligations
Calculate your net pay: bike food courier
A few questions, one at a time: your status (approved sharing economy platform, employee with a self-employed side activity, student worker or self-employed as a main occupation), your gross pay or the net you are aiming for, your working time and your family situation. The result is broken down line by line, with the source of each amount.
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Gross-to-net salary 2026 in Belgium: what you really keep
Salary, civil service pay, student job, flexi-job, business and employment cooperative or self-employed work: a few questions, one at a time. Start from your gross pay or the net you are aiming for. You can skip questions; the result will say clearly what we assumed.
- 1Your job or your status
- 2A few questions, one at a time
- 3Your net pay, line by line and sourced
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Which status pays you the most?
Changing jobs, thinking of joining Smart, starting out on your own, or torn between two offers? Compare the net pay of each option over the year, including what does not show on the payslip: unemployment, holiday pay, deductible expenses.
What next?
- Odd jobs for individuals: net salaryapproved sharing economy platform, employee with a self-employed side activity, student worker or self-employed as a main occupation
- All jobs96 jobs and situations, by status.
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.
- Article 90 of the Income Tax Code 1992: sharing economy, ceiling of €7,890 in 2026, Fisconetplus (FPS Finance). Cross-checked with: Securex and Ring Twice.
- Foire aux questions : cotisations et impôts, Associative work.
- Cotisations sociales des indépendants 2026, FPS Social Security.
- Taux d’imposition, revenus 2025 et 2026, FPS Finance.
- Vous êtes étudiant : cotisations et précompte, Wikifin (FSMA).
- Combien de cotisations sociales dois-je payer ?, NISSE.