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Monthly minimum wage in Belgium

Monthly minimum wage in Belgium was €2,234 in second half of 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 5.8% from second half of 2025. That is the 5th highest of 22 EU countries in second half of 2026.

second half of 2026, EUR2,234
Change on second half of 2025+5.8%
Rank5th of 22EU countries ranked
Series high2,234second half of 2026
Series low1,096first half of 2000

Monthly minimum wage in Belgium, first half of 2000 to second half of 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

1,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502000-S12004-S12008-S12012-S12016-S12020-S12024-S12026-S22000-S1: 1,096 EUR2000-S2: 1,096 EUR2001-S1: 1,118 EUR2001-S2: 1,140 EUR2002-S1: 1,140 EUR2002-S2: 1,163 EUR2003-S1: 1,163 EUR2003-S2: 1,186 EUR2004-S1: 1,186 EUR2004-S2: 1,186 EUR2005-S1: 1,210 EUR2005-S2: 1,210 EUR2006-S1: 1,234 EUR2006-S2: 1,234 EUR2007-S1: 1,259 EUR2007-S2: 1,283 EUR2008-S1: 1,310 EUR2008-S2: 1,336 EUR2009-S1: 1,388 EUR2009-S2: 1,388 EUR2010-S1: 1,388 EUR2010-S2: 1,388 EUR2011-S1: 1,415 EUR2011-S2: 1,444 EUR2012-S1: 1,444 EUR2012-S2: 1,472 EUR2013-S1: 1,502 EUR2013-S2: 1,502 EUR2014-S1: 1,502 EUR2014-S2: 1,502 EUR2015-S1: 1,502 EUR2015-S2: 1,502 EUR2016-S1: 1,502 EUR2016-S2: 1,532 EUR2017-S1: 1,532 EUR2017-S2: 1,563 EUR2018-S1: 1,563 EUR2018-S2: 1,563 EUR2019-S1: 1,594 EUR2019-S2: 1,594 EUR2020-S1: 1,594 EUR2020-S2: 1,626 EUR2021-S1: 1,626 EUR2021-S2: 1,626 EUR2022-S1: 1,658 EUR2022-S2: 1,842 EUR2023-S1: 1,955 EUR2023-S2: 1,955 EUR2024-S1: 1,994 EUR2024-S2: 2,070 EUR2025-S1: 2,070 EUR2025-S2: 2,112 EUR2026-S1: 2,112 EUR2026-S2: 2,234 EUR
EUR. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07, published 2026-07-31.
All 54 values
PeriodEUR
2026-S22,234
2026-S12,112
2025-S22,112
2025-S12,070
2024-S22,070
2024-S11,994
2023-S21,955
2023-S11,955
2022-S21,842
2022-S11,658
2021-S21,626
2021-S11,626
2020-S21,626
2020-S11,594
2019-S21,594
2019-S11,594
2018-S21,563
2018-S11,563
2017-S21,563
2017-S11,532
2016-S21,532
2016-S11,502
2015-S21,502
2015-S11,502
2014-S21,502
2014-S11,502
2013-S21,502
2013-S11,502
2012-S21,472
2012-S11,444
2011-S21,444
2011-S11,415
2010-S21,388
2010-S11,388
2009-S21,388
2009-S11,388
2008-S21,336
2008-S11,310
2007-S21,283
2007-S11,259
2006-S21,234
2006-S11,234
2005-S21,210
2005-S11,210
2004-S21,186
2004-S11,186
2003-S21,186
2003-S11,163
2002-S21,163
2002-S11,140
2001-S21,140
2001-S11,118
2000-S21,096
2000-S11,096

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Definition

Statutory gross monthly minimum wage in EUR (Eurostat, adjusted to 12 payments a year where paid in more).

How to cite

Eurostat. Monthly minimum wages (earn_mw_cur). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_mw_cur/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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What is the monthly minimum wage in Belgium?

Monthly minimum wage in Belgium was €2,234 in second half of 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 5.8% from second half of 2025. That is the 5th highest of 22 EU countries in second half of 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Monthly minimum wages (earn_mw_cur). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest monthly minimum wage in Belgium?

€2,234 in second half of 2026, the highest value since first half of 2000 in this series.

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