What does an electromechanic earn in Belgium?
Between 2,800 and 4,000 euros gross per month as a base, but in shifts the total package runs considerably higher. Here is how the range works and how you grow out of it.
An electromechanic in Belgium typically earns between 2,800 and 4,000 euros gross per month. School leavers with an associate or bachelor degree start around 2,800 to 3,300 euros, with five to ten years of experience you sit between 3,100 and 3,600 euros, and senior profiles with a specialisation reach 3,400 to 4,000 euros. The range comes from our electromechanic profile and our vacancy ranges. Important: this is base pay, and in this profession precisely the premium system makes the difference.
What pushes the range up or down
Electromechanics is the broadest technical profession, and breadth pays at the edges. Those strong in the electrical side alongside mechanics (BA4-BA5, reading schematics, frequency drives) or moving towards PLC diagnosis climb to the top of the range and can later jump to maintenance technician or automation engineer, both with higher ranges. Sector and company size do the rest: large industrial sites in chemicals, food and pharma structurally pay more than small machine builders or workshops.
What comes on top of your base pay
In production environments an electromechanic often rotates in two shifts (premium 5 to 12 percent), fixed nights or full continuous (20 to 30 percent). Convert that: 3,200 euros base pay in full continuous ends up above a day role of 3,900 in total. Add the classic package: double holiday pay, year-end premium, meal vouchers, hospitalisation insurance and, in larger companies, group insurance. Those in the metal sector follow the scales and premiums of committee 111.
From gross to net
Many electromechanics have the blue-collar statute: social security on 108 percent of gross, holiday pay through the fund. Shift and night premiums weigh more heavily net than ordinary pay due to the partial withholding tax exemption. The difference between a day role and a shift role is therefore bigger net than the gross figures suggest. Calculate both scenarios with the gross-to-net calculator, which has buttons for statute and shift premiums.
How to grow your pay
The classic growth paths are clearly marked. Deepening the electrical side and PLC diagnosis makes you a maintenance technician; specialising further in automation makes you an automation engineer, with a range running to 5,200. Those preferring to coordinate grow into team leader or work planner. Every step is a concrete pay moment, especially when changing employers. Compare the ranges in the salary guide and check the open vacancies: the gross range is always shown.
Frequently asked questions
Is a bachelor worth more than an associate degree?
A little at the start, but after a few years almost only what you can demonstrably do counts. An associate degree with strong practical experience and the right attestations easily passes a bachelor without them. So invest above all in what you show on the shop floor and in targeted certificates.
Should I choose day work or shifts as a starter?
Financially shifts almost always win, and as a starter you learn faster there: more breakdowns, more variety, more independence. Do mind your rhythm and private life, and check how easily you can later move internally to day work. Many companies use day roles as a growth track.
Take the next step in your career
Browse our open technical vacancies, each with a clear salary range.