Average annual wage in Belgium

Average annual wage in Belgium was 80,009 USD at PPP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 22 EU countries in 2025.

2025, USD at PPP80,009

Change on 2024+1.8%

Rank3rd of 22EU countries ranked

Series high80,0092025

Series low59,7191990

Average annual wage in Belgium, 1990 to 2025

USD at PPP. Source: OECD, OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-12.

All 36 values

Period	USD at PPP
2025	80,009
2024	78,614
2023	77,456
2022	76,346
2021	78,226
2020	75,471
2019	77,530
2018	76,862
2017	76,482
2016	77,106
2015	76,731
2014	77,097
2013	76,728
2012	75,911
2011	75,347
2010	74,389
2009	74,647
2008	73,748
2007	73,437
2006	73,563
2005	73,042
2004	73,795
2003	74,153
2002	73,731
2001	71,873
2000	71,615
1999	72,302
1998	68,515
1997	68,434
1996	67,597
1995	66,741
1994	66,968
1993	65,694
1992	64,342
1991	62,342
1990	59,719

Rankings

Countries by average annual wage 37 places
EU countries by average annual wage 22 places

Definition

Average annual gross wage per full-time equivalent employee in the whole economy, in US dollars at constant prices and purchasing power parities for private consumption of the OECD's current base year. The OECD divides the national accounts wage bill by the average number of employees and converts the result to full-time equivalents with usual weekly hours.

A mean, not a median, so high earners pull it up. The OECD moves the price base forward each year and restates every past year, so values change when a new base is published; the source title names the base year.

How to cite

OECD. OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40AV_AN_WAGE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2026). OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE) (Average annual wage, Belgium, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40AV_AN_WAGE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE

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OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE), Average annual wage, Belgium, 1990 to 2025. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 12 Oct. 2026, https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40AV_AN_WAGE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-wage/belgium. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2026. OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE). Average annual wage, Belgium, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40AV_AN_WAGE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-wage/belgium.

Harvard

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2026) OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE), Average annual wage, Belgium, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40AV_AN_WAGE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-wage/belgium (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development}},
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  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-wage/belgium. Publisher attribution: OECD. OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD\_EARNINGS@AV\_AN\_WAGE). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ\&df[id]=DSD\_EARNINGS\%40AV\_AN\_WAGE\&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html.},
}

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What is the average annual wage in Belgium?

Where does this figure come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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80,009 USD at PPP in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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