🇧🇪 Belgium · Strategy Consultant
From EUR 93.6K / yr (≈$103K USD) by industry
Mean salary — EUR 93.6K / yr (≈$103K USD).
EUR 93.6K / yr (≈$103K USD)
💰 Pay spread — by industry / specialty
The mean is the headline; the spread is what matters.
⚠️ Why the 21× gap
Top tier (PDG BEL 20 / large-cap CEO) is Total Compensation (fix + variable + equity). Others are mostly base salary. Fixed-pay only comparison narrows the gap to ~5-10×. The headline ratio reflects company scale + comp structure together.
170,000 EUR
MBB (McKinsey, BCG, Bain Brussels)
Top tier strategy
🟢 Tier 1 — Statbel — Structure des salaires (SES) 2023
120,000 EUR
Big 4 strategy
Strategy&, EY-Parthenon
🟢 Tier 1 — Statbel — Structure des salaires (SES) 2023
100,000 EUR
Tier 2 (Roland Berger, Accenture Strategy)
Stratégie + opérations
🟢 Tier 1 — Statbel — Structure des salaires (SES) 2023
90,000 EUR
Conseil interne (corporate)
Cellule interne BEL 20
🟢 Tier 1 — Statbel — Structure des salaires (SES) 2023
🗺️ The path — stage by stage
- 1. École (commerce/ingénieur) (5 yr) — Top école requise MBB
- 2. Stage de pré-embauche (— yr) — Conversion offre
- 3. Junior / Sénior (5 yr) — Up or out
- 4. Manager (5-8 yr) — Pilotage missions
- 5. Principal → Partner (10+ yr) — Voie associé
🏛️ Top schools
| School | Location | Notable |
|---|---|---|
| Solvay Brussels School (ULB) | Bruxelles | Top recruteur MBB FR |
| Vlerick Business School | Gent | Top NL |
| KU Leuven — Business | Leuven | NL |
| UCLouvain — LSM | Louvain-la-Neuve | FR catholique |
🟠 Tier 3 — context only
💵 Specialties — same title, different number
| Specialty / Industry | Mean / yr | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| MBB (McKinsey, BCG, Bain Brussels) | 170,000 EUR | Top tier strategy |
| Big 4 strategy | 120,000 EUR | Strategy&, EY-Parthenon |
| Tier 2 (Roland Berger, Accenture Strategy) | 100,000 EUR | Stratégie + opérations |
| Conseil interne (corporate) | 90,000 EUR | Cellule interne BEL 20 |
🏢 Employer types — base vs total comp
MBB Brussels
Base + bonus + signing
Big 4
Base + bonus, voie associé
Tier 2
Base + bonus modéré
📈 Income across years
Junior (1-2 ans)
60,000 EUR
1-2 yr
Sénior (5 ans)
90,000 EUR
5 yr
Manager
130,000 EUR
6-8 yr
Principal
200,000 EUR
10 yr
Partner
500,000 EUR
12+ yr
📚 Go deeper
Four sub-pages — gift, vision, path, history.