Minimum wage 2027 in Belgium: amount and what is decided

The minimum wage in figures

Sources for this data: see the list at the bottom.

The amount that applies today

Since 1 July 2026 the GGMMI has been 2,233.61 euros gross a month for a full-time employee aged 18 or over. On 1 April 2026 it became 2,189.81 euros through the last step of the agreement the social partners concluded in June 2021 (35 euros, expressed as a non-indexed amount), and on 1 July 2026 a 2 percent indexation followed. If you work part time, the amount applies in proportion to your working hours.

The GGMMI is not a fixed monthly wage but an average over the calendar year. Certain premiums paid during the year, such as an end-of-year premium or thirteenth month, count when checking whether your employer respects the minimum.

What is fixed for 2027 and what is not

What is fixed is that agreement 43 contains no new increase for 2027: the coordinated text of May 2026 only states the amount of April 2026. The GGMMI does remain linked to the pivot index: in 2026 it rose that way by 2 percent on 1 January and again on 1 July.

What is not fixed is when the next indexation comes and what amount follows from it. In its outlook of 3 November 2026 the Federal Planning Bureau expects the pivot index to be exceeded in November 2026 and again in February 2027, but that is a forecast. The new amount is only fixed once the National Labour Council publishes it.

Besides the 2026 step, the 2025 federal coalition agreement announces another 35 euro increase in 2028, at no extra cost for employers. On 12 November 2026 that step is not yet in a collective agreement and so does not apply in 2027.

GGMMI or sector minimum: which applies to you?

The GGMMI is a floor. Most joint committees have their own pay scales that are higher, per job class and often per year of experience, and they may never drop below the GGMMI. In practice the scale of your sector therefore sets your minimum; the GGMMI matters mainly where a sector has low or no minimum wages of its own.

The sector minimum wages are in the minimum wage database of the Federal Employment Service. For the technical sectors you also find them on our pay scale pages, with the source for each amount.

Minimum wage for students and young people

Agreement 43 does not cover young people under 18, nor students aged 18 to 20 with a student contract. For them agreement 50 applies: a percentage of the GGMMI, from 90 percent at 20 to 67 percent at 16 and younger. If you are a student aged 21 or over, you are entitled to the full GGMMI.

Agreement 50 is supplementary: it only applies if your sector has no wages of its own for young people or students. If your joint committee has a pay scale for all ages, that scale applies.

2027 salary thresholds for economic migration

For a single permit and the EU Blue Card each region sets its own minimum salary, separate from the GGMMI. Wallonia published its 2027 thresholds on 8 October 2026, as gross annual pay from 1 January 2027: 70,741 euros for the EU Blue Card (56,593 euros with less than three years of experience), 54,709 euros for highly qualified workers (43,767 euros under 30) and 91,275 euros for executives.

On 12 November 2026 Flanders and Brussels have not yet published thresholds for 2027: the Flemish page still refers to the wage norms in force since 1 January 2025, the Brussels page lists the amounts from 1 January 2026. We will only add their 2027 amounts once they are official.