Software Engineering salaries in Belgium
The median senior Software Engineering salary in Belgium is €69,996 per year, with the market band from €69,996 to €69,996 (statbel.fgov.be, 2026-09-02).
By seniority
executive (High quality data)
- Median
- €99,240
- per month
- €8,270
This level publishes a median only; no percentiles are available.
Curated directly by the reviewer from the Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (dataset earn_ses22_21, mean monthly gross earnings of ISCO major group 1 managers across all industries, EUR, enterprises with 10 or more employees, total sex, 2022 vintage). The economy-wide managers pool shared by all executive cells; used because the NACE B-S managers cell is unpublished for this country in earn_ses22_48. MEDIAN-ONLY shape carrying a published MEAN; the 2022 vintage makes it a floor. SES monthly earnings exclude the customary extra payments (13th month and similar), so a full local package runs higher.
lead (High quality data)
- Median
- €102,840
- per month
- €8,570
This level publishes a median only; no percentiles are available.
Curated directly by the reviewer from the Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (dataset earn_ses22_48, mean monthly gross earnings, EUR, enterprises with 10 or more employees, total sex, 2022 vintage). Archetype: Managers (ISCO major group 1), the all-management-ranks pool in information and communication (NACE J). MEDIAN-ONLY shape carrying a published MEAN: SES publishes no median here. The 2022 vintage predates current offers; Belgian pay has risen since, so treat as a floor. SES monthly earnings exclude the customary extra payments (13th month and similar), so a full local package runs higher.
senior (High quality data)
- Median
- €69,996
- per month
- €5,833
This level publishes a median only; no percentiles are available.
Published occupation: Concepteurs et analystes de logiciels et de multimedia (CITP/ISCO-08 251, software and multimedia designers and analysts). Statbel average gross monthly wage for full-time employees, enterprises with 10+ employees, reference period October 2022, data year 2022. Figure is a mean, not a median. Basis authority on Statbel page: "wages and salaries mentioned in this press release always refer to gross monthly wages". Sample: annual survey on earnings among more than 184,000 employees. Sectors public administration, education and healthcare are excluded from this table. Same-cell alternatives: ISCO 252 database and computer network specialists 5711 EUR; ISCO 351 ICT operations and user support technicians 4148 EUR (more junior).
Sources for these numbers
- https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/earn_ses22_21?format=JSON&lang=EN&indic_se=ERN&sex=T&sizeclas=GE10&unit=NAC&time=2022&geo=BE&isco08=OC1&age=TOTAL
- https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/earn_ses22_48?format=JSON&lang=EN&indic_se=ERN&sex=T&sizeclas=GE10&unit=NAC&time=2022&geo=BE&nace_r2=J&isco08=OC1
- https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/documents/Werk%20%26%20opleiding/9.1%20Lonen%20en%20arbeidskosten/9.12.%20Gemiddelde%20bruto%20maandlonen/SES2021_FR.xls
- https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/work-training/wages-and-labourcost/overview-belgian-wages-and-salaries
- https://statbel.fgov.be/en/news/average-gross-monthly-salary-4076-euros
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