1-Year Change
+1.8%
vs 2024
5-Year Change
+6.0%
vs 2020
Overall Price Level
77.5
2024 · United States = 100
This profile starts with Belgium's 2025 PPP-adjusted average wage of $80,009. It then shows the reported wage path, eight consumer price categories for 2024, and comparable OECD economies using the same visible data definitions. The source years stay visible throughout the page.
Wage data: 2025 · Price data: 2024
Wage History
Track PPP-adjusted average annual wages in constant prices over time.
PPP-adjusted annual wage (USD)
USD PPP, constant 2025 prices
Wage Key Facts
Latest Wage
$80,009
Latest Year
2025
1-Year Change
+1.8%
5-Year Change
+6.0%
10-Year Change
+4.3%
Historical Peak
$80,009
Peak Year
2025
Change From Peak
0.0%
What the Wage Trend Shows
Belgium's indexation mechanisms and sector bargaining are distinctive background for the wage series. They can transmit price changes into negotiated pay without moving every worker at once.
The country has maintained an upper-half wage position with a relatively compressed structure. Recent adjustments should therefore be framed through indexation and agreement timing, not disposable income.
Consumer Price Levels
Compare eight consumer price categories with the United States benchmark of 100.
United States = 100
What Prices Look Like
Highest: Transport
Transport has the highest relative price level among the available categories, at 114 (United States = 100).
Lowest: Health
Health is the lowest at 52.8, −47.2 index points against the United States benchmark.
Overall vs United States
The overall price level is 77.5, below the United States benchmark (−22.5 index points).
Wage and Price Snapshot
Read the latest wage record and the selected price benchmark together, without merging their years.
The latest available PPP-adjusted average wage for Belgium is $80,009 for 2025. Its one-year change is +1.8%, while the ten-year change is +4.3%.
All eight consumer price categories have a reported value for 2024. 2 reported categories are above the United States benchmark, 6 are below it, and 0 are at 100.
The wage observation is from 2025, while the selected consumer price view is for 2024. They remain separate records on this page and are not combined into a same-year score.
- Latest wage recordWage year 2025
- $80,009
- Price category coveragePrice year 2024
- 8 of 8
- Relative to United States6 below, 0 at 100
- 2 above
Compare Belgium
See how Belgium's wages and price levels compare with other OECD economies.
Netherlands$80,136+0.2%higher
Austria$78,301−2.1%lower
Denmark$78,090−2.4%lower
Germany$76,285−4.7%lower
Norway$73,462−8.2%lower
United States$86,977+8.7%higher
Australia$72,018−10.0%lower
Ireland$70,113−12.4%lower
Canada$67,901−15.1%lower
Switzerland$92,285+15.3%higherThis profile starts with Belgium's 2025 PPP-adjusted average wage of $80,009. It then shows the reported wage path, eight consumer price categories for 2024, and comparable OECD economies using the same visible data definitions. The source years stay visible throughout the page.
1-Year Change
+1.8%
vs 2024
5-Year Change
+6.0%
vs 2020
Overall Price Level
77.5
2024 · United States = 100
Wage data: 2025 · Price data: 2024
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average annual wage in Belgium?
The most recent figure is $80,009 for 2025, expressed in USD PPP at constant 2025 prices. That basis adjusts for price level differences between economies, so it is not a local-currency salary. The year remains visible because wage and consumer price records do not necessarily cover the same period.
How has the average wage changed in Belgium?
It is currently at the top of its series: $80,009 in 2025, which is also the historical peak. The ten-year change is +4.3%. The chart keeps the annual observations visible so the short and long horizons can be checked separately.
What are consumer price levels like in Belgium?
Against the United States benchmark of 100, the overall level is 77.5. Transport is the most expensive category at 114, and Health the least at 52.8. These are relative price indices for 2024, not prices in a local currency.
Is the average wage in Belgium close to its historical peak?
It is the peak. The latest year (2025) records the highest value in the series, $80,009, and no earlier year in the data is higher. This comparison uses only the reported wage and price fields displayed on the page.
Wage data
OECD Average Annual Wages
Price data
OECD Comparative Price Levels
Reported coverage
Wages through 2025 · Prices through 2024