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Compensation of employees per hour worked in Belgium

Compensation of employees per hour worked in Belgium was €49.72 in 2024, according to Eurostat. That is up 3.7% from 2023. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2023.

2024, EUR49.72 Estimated
Change on 2023+3.7%
Rank2nd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high49.722024
Series low25.852000

Compensation of employees per hour worked in Belgium, 2000 to 2024

25303540455020002004200820122016202020242000: 25.85 EUR2001: 26.88 EUR2002: 28.07 EUR2003: 28.28 EUR2004: 28.88 EUR2005: 29.56 EUR2006: 30.45 EUR2007: 31.49 EUR2008: 32.84 EUR2009: 33.9 EUR2010: 34.34 EUR2011: 35.18 EUR2012: 36.41 EUR2013: 37.37 EUR2014: 37.82 EUR2015: 37.97 EUR2016: 38.1 EUR2017: 38.73 EUR2018: 39.32 EUR2019: 40.16 EUR2020: 42.27 EUR2021: 42.48 EUR2022: 44.59 EUR2023: 47.94 EUR2024: 49.72 EUR
EUR. Source: Invokely calculation with data from Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 25 values
PeriodEUR
202449.72 Estimated
202347.94
202244.59
202142.48
202042.27
201940.16
201839.32
201738.73
201638.1
201537.97
201437.82
201337.37
201236.41
201135.18
201034.34
200933.9
200832.84
200731.49
200630.45
200529.56
200428.88
200328.28
200228.07
200126.88
200025.85

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Belgium49.72
European Union (27)29.55

Rankings

Definition

Wages, salaries and employers' social contributions divided by the hours actually worked by employees, in euros per hour, for the place where people work (Eurostat regional accounts).

A labour cost measure, higher than take-home pay because it includes employers' social contributions. Price levels differ between countries.

How it is calculated

Invokely calculation: compensation of employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2coe, EUR million) divided by hours worked by employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2emhrw), same place and year, times 1,000,000. This is how Eurostat computes regional compensation per hour worked.

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How to cite

Invokely calculation from Compensation of employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2coe) divided by hours worked by employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2emhrw). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#compensation_per_hour_worked_eur. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the compensation of employees per hour worked in Belgium?

Compensation of employees per hour worked in Belgium was €49.72 in 2024, according to Eurostat. That is up 3.7% from 2023. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

Invokely. Compensation of employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2coe) divided by hours worked by employees (Eurostat nama_10r_2emhrw). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest compensation of employees per hour worked in Belgium?

€49.72 in 2024, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

Compensation of employees per hour worked elsewhere in European Union (27)

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