Average monthly income in Belgium 2007-2021, by level of education

On average, the gross monthly income in Belgium varied between 2,800 and 5,800 euros in 2021. The amount earned depended on the level of education. Indeed, the higher the education, the higher the average salary. However, only a small share of Belgians thought their salaries were in line with their qualifications. The Belgian dream? From the country’s perspective, the average salary was also dependent on the region of Belgium they worked in. On a European level, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg (together known as the Benelux region) were all in the ten European Union countries with the highest annual salary in 2020. Luxembourg was, in fact, the country with the second highest average salary. Meanwhile, the Netherlands and Belgium held the fourth and seventh positions. However, these figures reflect only average amounts and do not provide information on the distribution of different wages. Further income disparities… In addition to these differences, in 2019, Belgians also faced different levels of income depending on their gender. Despite gender equality being one of the fundamental principles of the European Union law, the average pay in Belgium was higher in the male population than in the female population. All in all, education indeed correlated to the level of wages, but then so were other variables.

2021年，比利时人均月收入介于2,800至5,800欧元之间。收入水平与教育程度密切相关，教育水平越高，平均薪酬亦随之上升。然而，仅有少数比利时人认为其薪资与其资格相符。从国家视角来看，平均薪资亦受工作区域影响。在欧洲层面，比利时、荷兰和卢森堡（统称为比荷卢联盟）均位列2020年欧盟年度薪酬最高的十个国家之列。实际上，卢森堡的平均薪酬位居第二，而荷兰和比利时则分别位居第四和第七。然而，这些数据仅反映了平均薪酬，并未提供不同工资分布的信息。进一步而言，2019年，比利时人在性别上也面临着不同的收入水平。尽管性别平等是欧盟法律的基本原则之一，但在比利时，男性的平均薪酬仍高于女性。总而言之，教育确实与工资水平相关，但其他变量亦起着重要作用。