Employment Cost Calculator for Belgium

Thinking of employing someone in Belgium? As with every other country, certain costs are associated with employing a worker that come on top of the gross salary that you are offering. In Belgium, employers make Social Security contributions covering pension, healthcare and disability funds, unemployment insurance, workplace accidents, occupational diseases, family allowances, and holiday pay ranging from 25% to 27%.

Use our interactive employment cost calculator to see the total salary costs in Lithuania outlined in the sections above. You can also get a detailed employee cost breakdown in pdf (like this one but with actual data), which will show the take-home pay that employees will get.

In Belgium, employees pay several taxes, which are deducted from their gross salary by their employers. The income tax is progressive, ranging from 25% to 50%, and is determined by the amount of salary. Employees also contribute to social insurance, which includes contributions for pension, health and disability insurance, unemployment insurance and wage moderation contributions.