PC 149.01 pay scale 2026: minimum hourly wages for electricians

Blue-collar workers at electrical installation companies and in the distribution of electrical equipment: electricians and installers in residential, tertiary and industrial installations.

Valid from 1 January 2026 (indexation 2.23%) · Next indexation: 1 January 2027 (yearly). Liantis estimates the indexation at 4.48% in its forecast of 2 September 2026; the definitive figure follows at the end of December. · Source: minimumlonen.be (FOD Werk), PSC 149.01 elektriciens: installatie en distributie, geldig vanaf 01/01/2026 (checked on 1 October 2026)

How to read this table

• Six categories A to F following the sector's function classification: A has the lowest, F the highest hourly wage.
• The rows are years of seniority: 0-1 for the first year, then every year up to 26.
• Amounts are gross hourly wages in the 38-hour system.
• Anyone temporarily acting as team leader of at least four people receives 5 to 10% more pay for the duration of that role.
• Student workers: 80% of the scale wage of the category in which a worker with a similar function is employed.
• The separate youth wages were abolished on 1 July 2009. At an indexation both the minimum and the actual wages rise.

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Amounts copied literally from the source; we re-verify them at every indexation. Your payslip, the sector agreement and your payroll provider remain the final word.