PC 220 pay scale 2026: minimum wages for food industry staff
White-collar staff in the food industry: quality, planning, production and technical roles at food producers.
Valid from 1 January 2026 (indexation 2.19%) · Next indexation: 1 January 2027 (yearly). Liantis estimates the indexation at 4.18% in its forecast of 2 September 2026; Securex arrives at the same figure on 1 September, within 0.01 point. · Source: minimumlonen.be (FOD Werk), PC 220 voedingsnijverheid (andere dan de groentenconservennijverheid), geldig vanaf 01/01/2026 (checked on 1 October 2026)
Minimum monthly wages per category and experience
Gross minimum monthly wage, from 1 January 2026 (indexation 2.19%).
| Experience | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | €2,333.06 | €2,409.24 | €2,485.24 | €2,572.21 | €2,724.42 | €2,816.85 | €2,912.43 |
| 1 | €2,365.85 | €2,447.21 | €2,528.90 | €2,620.99 | €2,789.65 | €2,887.72 | €2,989.28 |
| 2 | €2,398.40 | €2,485.24 | €2,572.21 | €2,670.29 | €2,855.01 | €2,958.12 | €3,064.95 |
| 3 | €2,430.95 | €2,523.41 | €2,615.71 | €2,719.09 | €2,920.24 | €3,028.80 | €3,141.42 |
| 4 | €2,463.68 | €2,561.42 | €2,659.17 | €2,767.90 | €2,974.53 | €3,088.73 | €3,207.33 |
| 5 | €2,496.02 | €2,599.43 | €2,702.83 | €2,816.85 | €3,028.80 | €3,148.32 | €3,272.57 |
| 6 | €2,528.90 | €2,637.62 | €2,746.32 | €2,865.83 | €3,083.07 | €3,208.04 | €3,338.11 |
| 7 | €2,561.42 | €2,675.63 | €2,789.65 | €2,914.61 | €3,137.49 | €3,268.14 | €3,404.20 |
| 8 | €2,594.12 | €2,713.62 | €2,833.14 | €2,963.75 | €3,191.96 | €3,327.70 | €3,469.26 |
| 9 | €2,626.49 | €2,751.62 | €2,876.61 | €3,012.39 | €3,235.45 | €3,376.65 | €3,524.05 |
| 10 | €2,648.41 | €2,778.69 | €2,909.45 | €3,050.71 | €3,278.91 | €3,425.62 | €3,578.96 |
| 11 | €2,670.29 | €2,806.04 | €2,942.00 | €3,088.73 | €3,322.39 | €3,474.27 | €3,633.12 |
| 12 | €2,691.89 | €2,833.14 | €2,974.53 | €3,126.57 | €3,365.88 | €3,523.39 | €3,688.30 |
| 13 | €2,713.62 | €2,860.49 | €3,007.05 | €3,164.72 | €3,409.41 | €3,572.51 | €3,743.49 |
| 14 | €2,735.20 | €2,887.72 | €3,039.74 | €3,202.91 | €3,452.67 | €3,621.13 | €3,797.86 |
| 15 | €2,757.13 | €2,914.61 | €3,072.29 | €3,240.93 | €3,496.33 | €3,670.10 | €3,852.55 |
| 16 | €2,778.69 | €2,942.00 | €3,104.81 | €3,278.91 | €3,539.64 | €3,719.24 | €3,907.96 |
| 17 | €2,800.41 | €2,968.87 | €3,137.49 | €3,316.78 | €3,583.32 | €3,768.01 | €3,962.33 |
| 18 | €2,822.15 | €2,996.28 | €3,170.04 | €3,354.97 | €3,626.60 | €3,816.86 | €4,017.06 |
| 19 | €2,843.92 | €3,023.27 | €3,202.91 | €3,393.08 | €3,664.63 | €3,860.48 | €4,066.83 |
| 20 | €2,855.01 | €3,039.74 | €3,224.62 | €3,420.13 | €3,702.63 | €3,903.80 | €4,115.93 |
| 21 | €2,865.83 | €3,056.17 | €3,246.22 | €3,447.54 | €3,740.83 | €3,947.28 | €4,165.16 |
| 22 | €2,876.61 | €3,072.29 | €3,268.14 | €3,474.27 | €3,778.81 | €3,990.94 | €4,214.97 |
| 23 | €2,887.72 | €3,088.73 | €3,289.69 | €3,501.67 | €3,816.86 | €4,034.24 | €4,264.07 |
| 24 | €2,898.51 | €3,104.81 | €3,311.43 | €3,528.87 | €3,854.83 | €4,077.76 | €4,313.60 |
| 25 | €2,909.45 | €3,121.38 | €3,333.20 | €3,555.93 | €3,892.84 | €4,121.41 | €4,363.42 |
| 26 | €2,920.24 | €3,137.49 | €3,354.97 | €3,583.32 |
gross per month
How to read this table
- Seven categories following the sector's function classification; the rows are years of experience or career. For categories 1 to 4 the scale runs to 26 years, for 5 to 7 to 25 years.
- This scale applies to the food industry except vegetable canning, which has its own scale.
- Students: 90% of the lowest wage of the class that matches the function.
- At an indexation both the minimum and the actual wages rise.
Minimum versus market
These are the statutory minimums of the joint committee. What employers actually pay for technical profiles today usually sits higher; compare with the market ranges from our role profiles:
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.