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 The economy-wide managers pool shared by all executive cells; used because the NACE B-S managers cell is unpublished for this country in earn_ses22_48.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).

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