Rates last verified against official sources on 14 October 2026
Taxes and social security are deducted from your gross salary.
You earn more than 18% of workers in Belgium
Foreign nationals or returning Belgians recruited into a Belgian entity can receive up to 30% of their gross salary as a tax- and social-security-free expat allowance, capped at €90k/year, for up to five years (extendable by three).
| Band | Annual income (EUR) | Rate | On €30,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band 1 | €0 – €23,490 | 4.3% → -16.8% | €95 |
| Band 2 | €23,490 – €40,903 | 31.8% → 32.9% | €2,292 |
| Band 3 | €40,903 – €65,730 | 39.1% | — |
| Band 4 | €65,730+ | 43.5% | — |
| Income tax on this salary | €2,387 | ||
Rates are marginal rates on gross pay, read from this calculator for 2026 and the settings above — not from a published bracket table.
Where a band's rate falls as pay rises, that is how this country is modelled here (interpolated effective rates and contribution ceilings), not a statutory rate cut.
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Belgium — no 2027 tax changes have been legislated yet, so this uses 2026 rules. It will update as soon as the 2027 figures are published.
| Annual income (EUR) | Marginal rate |
|---|---|
| €0 – €16,720 | 25% |
| €16,720 – €29,510 | 40% |
| €29,510 – €51,070 | 45% |
| €51,070 and above | 50% |
Municipal surcharge (gemeentebelasting / taxe communale) adds ~6–9% on top of federal income tax — averages 7.5%. Standard work-expense deduction 30% of gross less employee social security (cap €6,070). A werkbonus reduces the 13.07% employee contribution for wages up to ~€3,404/month; a bijzondere bijdrage sociale zekerheid of up to €182.82/quarter is withheld on top. Special regime: RSII (inpatriate regime) — since 1 January 2025, up to 35% of gross (no cap) paid as a tax-free allowance to qualifying foreign hires earning at least €70,000, for up to 5 + 3 years (it replaced the old expat concession in 2022).
Monthly gross pay and what is left of it after tax and social contributions.
| Gross / month | Net / month |
|---|---|
| €1,500 | €1,562 |
| €2,500 | €2,183 |
| €4,000 | €2,619 |
| €6,000 | €3,468 |
| €9,000 | €4,674 |