Wage indexation per joint committee: forecasts 2026 and 2027
When does your pay rise, and by how much? Per Belgian joint committee the last official indexation and the forecast for the next one, with source and date.
| Joint committee | Sector | Last indexation | Next (forecast) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PC 111 | metal, machine and electrical construction (blue-collar) | 2.81% on 1 July 2026 | 3.93% on 1 July 2027 |
| PC 112 | garages (blue-collar) | 2.04% on 1 February 2026 | 4.62% on 1 February 2027 |
| PC 116 | chemical industry (blue-collar) | 2% on 1 May 2026 | 2% on 1 November 2026 |
| PC 118 | food industry (blue-collar) | 2.19% on 1 January 2026 | 4.18% on 1 January 2027 |
| PC 124 | construction (blue-collar) | 0.83% on 1 October 2026 | 1.14% on 1 January 2027 |
| PC 140.03 | road transport and logistics for third parties (blue-collar) | 2.18% on 1 January 2026 | 4.18% on 1 January 2027 |
| PC 149.01 | electricians: installation and distribution (blue-collar) | 2.23% on 1 January 2026 | 4.48% on 1 January 2027 |
| PC 149.02 | bodywork (blue-collar) | 2.04% on 1 February 2026 | 4.62% on 1 February 2027 |
| PC 149.04 | metal trade (blue-collar) | 2.04% on 1 February 2026 | 4.62% on 1 February 2027 |
| PC 200 | auxiliary joint committee for white-collar staff | 2.21% on 1 January 2026 | 4.32% on 1 January 2027 |
| PC 207 | chemical industry (white-collar) | 2% on 1 May 2026 | 2% on 1 November 2026 |
| PC 209 | metal manufacturing industry (white-collar) | 2.81% on 1 July 2026 | 3.93% on 1 July 2027 |
| PC 220 | food industry (white-collar) | 2.19% on 1 January 2026 | 4.18% on 1 January 2027 |
| PC 226 | international trade, transport and logistics (white-collar) | 2.23% on 1 January 2026 | 4.48% on 1 January 2027 |
Last indexation: minimum wage database of the Federal Employment Service; for PC 124 the sector bulletin of the ACV construction union (minimumlonen.be, checked on 1 October 2026). Forecasts: Liantis, update of 2 September 2026, based on the outlook of the Federal Planning Bureau. For PC 200 we use the estimate by Acerta. A forecast is not a commitment: the final percentage is only fixed once the official index figure is known. PDF
Why does indexation differ per sector?
In Belgium wages automatically follow the cost of living, but every joint committee decides how and when. That is why a white-collar employee in PC 200 gets one indexation a year in January, a construction worker four small ones a year, and someone in chemicals a 2% rise each time the pivot index is exceeded.
The effect on your own pay differs too. In most committees both the minimum and the actual wages rise; in a few, such as construction and transport, you get the amount of the scale increase rather than the percentage on your full pay. Each detail page states which rule applies, taken literally from the official source.