Indexation PC 111 (metal, blue-collar): forecast 3.93% on 1 July 2027

PC 111 is the joint committee for metal, machine and electrical construction (blue-collar). In PC 111 wages are indexed once a year, on 1 July.

The indexation in short

Source: minimum wage database of the Federal Employment Service: minimumlonen.be, PC 111 (document of 7 July 2026, checked on 1 October 2026)

All expected indexations

Forecast by Liantis, update of 2 September 2026, based on the outlook of the Federal Planning Bureau (Federaal Planbureau). A forecast is not a commitment: the final percentage is only fixed once the official index figure is known. PDF. The forecasts by Securex (1 September 2026) arrive at the same percentages, within 0.01 percentage point.

What does that mean for your pay?

What an indexation of 3.93% adds, gross:

gross per hour

From 4,000 euros gross per month the cent index applies, which limits the indexation on the higher part of your pay. Read how the cent index works →

How indexation works in this joint committee

In PC 111 wages are indexed once a year, on 1 July.

Both the minimum wages and the actual wages are indexed. Those who earn more than the scale therefore get the indexation on their full pay.