🇧🇪 Belgium · Senior Engineer
From EUR 78K / yr (≈$86K USD) by industry
Mean salary — EUR 78K / yr (≈$86K USD).
EUR 78K / yr (≈$86K USD)
💰 Pay spread — by industry / specialty
The mean is the headline; the spread is what matters.
110,000 EUR
Tech lead (Big Tech BE)
Collibra, EuroNav etc.
🟢 Tier 1 — Statbel — Structure des salaires (SES) 2023
80,000 EUR
Ingénieur R&D (industrie)
ArcelorMittal, Solvay
🟢 Tier 1 — Statbel — Structure des salaires (SES) 2023
95,000 EUR
Ingénieur cybersécurité (sénior)
Forte demande
🟢 Tier 1 — Statbel — Structure des salaires (SES) 2023
80,000 EUR
Ingénieur logiciel (CDI startup)
Series A-C
🟢 Tier 1 — Statbel — Structure des salaires (SES) 2023
🗺️ The path — stage by stage
- 1. Bachelier en ingénierie (3 yr) — BMA
- 2. Master en ingénierie (2 ans) (2 yr) — Spécialisation
- 3. Ingénieur diplômé (— yr) — Statut cadre
- 4. Sénior / Tech lead (7+ yr) — Leadership technique
🏛️ Top schools
| School | Location | Notable |
|---|---|---|
| ULB — Polytech | Bruxelles | FR |
| UCLouvain — EPL | Louvain-la-Neuve | FR |
| KU Leuven — Ingenieurswetenschappen | Leuven | NL top |
| UGent — Ingenieurswetenschappen | Gent | NL |
🟠 Tier 3 — context only
💵 Specialties — same title, different number
| Specialty / Industry | Mean / yr | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tech lead (Big Tech BE) | 110,000 EUR | Collibra, EuroNav etc. |
| Ingénieur R&D (industrie) | 80,000 EUR | ArcelorMittal, Solvay |
| Ingénieur cybersécurité (sénior) | 95,000 EUR | Forte demande |
| Ingénieur logiciel (CDI startup) | 80,000 EUR | Series A-C |
| Ingénieur data / ML | 100,000 EUR | ML/IA |
🏢 Employer types — base vs total comp
Big Tech BE (Collibra, Odoo)
RSU + base + bonus
Industrie (Solvay, UCB)
Convention + RTT
Startup (Series A-C)
Base + warrants
ESN / consulting tech
TJM + variable
📈 Income across years
Junior (0-3 ans)
48,000 EUR
0-3 yr
Sénior (5 ans)
70,000 EUR
5-7 yr
Tech lead (7-12 ans)
95,000 EUR
7-12 yr
Principal / Staff Engineer
130,000 EUR
12+ yr
📚 Go deeper
Four sub-pages — gift, vision, path, history.