Net salary by job · 2026
Engineer or engineering consultancy: 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.
In 2026, on €3,000 gross a month full-time, net pay is €2,261.33 (white-collar worker), for a single person with no children, with the parameters as of 1 October 2026.
As an employee: your net pay by gross pay
| Gross per month | White-collar worker |
|---|---|
| €2,500 | €2,175.62 |
| €3,000 | €2,261.33 |
| €3,500 | €2,400.40 |
The other possible statuses
- 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.
- Company director: for €40,000 of profit a year, €2,086.92 net a month, on average. Managing director or director paid by their company.
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
Most common joint committee: White-collar workers, supplementary committee (JC 200). It sets the sector’s minimum pay scales and indexation mechanism; the calculator suggests it by default. Minimum pay scale and indexation: the joint committee’s page.
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
Calculate your net pay: engineer or engineering consultancy
A few questions, one at a time: your status (white-collar worker, self-employed as a main occupation, employee with a self-employed side activity or company director), 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?
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- Insurance: net salarywhite-collar worker, self-employed as a main occupation or company director
- Aviation and airport: net salarywhite-collar worker, blue-collar worker, temporary agency worker or contract staff member
- Tax refund 2027What you will get back or pay on your 2026 income.
- 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.
- Instructions administratives : les cotisations de sécurité sociale, NSSO. Cross-checked with: UCM, Securex and the FEB (via the Walloon Public Service) for the basic employer rate in the private sector: 19.88% basic contribution and 5.12% wage moderation contribution, making 25%.
- Instructions administratives : le bonus à l’emploi, NSSO.
- Calcul du précompte professionnel : annexe III de l’AR/CIR 92 et formule-clé 2026, FPS Finance.
- La cotisation spéciale pour la sécurité sociale, NSSO.
- Cotisations sociales des indépendants 2026, FPS Social Security.
- Combien de cotisations sociales dois-je payer ?, NISSE.
- Taux d’imposition, revenus 2025 et 2026, FPS Finance.