Net salary by job · 2026
Unfit for work: your income and your rights 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.
Unfit for work. You receive benefits from your health insurance fund (ziekenfonds / mutualité) and want to return to work.
Your situation
The amount depends on your file with the relevant body: Indexo explains your situation and points to the official sources, without calculating the amount. Use the links below to find out your rights.
Useful links
- NIHDI, employees and unemployed peopleReprendre un travail adapté pendant une incapacité de travail
- NIHDI, self-employedAuthorised work during incapacity for work
Your situation: unfit for work
Indexo asks you a few questions about your situation and points you to the right bodies.
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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?
- All jobs96 jobs and situations, by status.