Capped salary indexation Belgium 2026 : your new salary
Calculate your new salary after the federal indexation capping mechanism (€4,000 threshold, 2-point cap). Free, sourced from Securex/UCM/Attentia.
This tool only applies the federal capping mechanism (€4,000 full-time threshold, 2-point cap) to an indexation rate you already know, it does not determine this rate, which depends on your joint committee.
Your amounts
Fixed base salary only: no company car, no night or shift premiums, no role supplements. The €4,000 threshold is prorated to your working time.
Figure published by your joint committee or communicated by your employer.
Enter your salary and the applicable indexation rate.
A wage moderation targeting higher salaries
Since 1 June 2026, salary indexation remains full up to €4,000 gross per month. Beyond that, only the portion of the indexation rate exceeding 2 percentage points applies to the excess part of the salary.
A formula read by bracket
A €5,000 salary indexed at 3% does not receive €150 (5,000 × 3%), but €130: €120 on the first €4,000 (at the full rate), and €10 on the remaining €1,000 (at the reduced rate of 1 point, i.e. 3% minus the 2 neutralised points).
What this calculator does not do
It does not calculate the sectoral indexation rate itself (fragmented across joint committees), nor the cumulative tracking of multiple successive indexations within the same cycle.
Frequently asked questions
I work part-time: does this apply to me?
Yes, more often than people assume. The €4,000 threshold is a full-time figure and is prorated to your employment rate. At half-time it drops to €2,000, so a salary of €2,500 is genuinely capped. Enter your employment rate in the calculator and the displayed threshold adjusts.
Which salary should be compared with the €4,000?
Only the fixed gross monthly salary, meaning the scale salary or the actual salary if it is higher. Do not add a company car or any other extra-legal benefit, night or shift premiums, or role supplements that are not part of the base salary. Entering your total gross may wrongly suggest you are above the threshold.
I am a blue-collar worker paid by the hour: what do I do?
First convert your hourly wage into a monthly one: multiply it by the full-time weekly working hours for your role, then by 13, and divide by 3. The capping applies to that monthly amount, which can then be converted back into an hourly rate.
Why doesn't this tool calculate my indexation rate?
The indexation rate depends on your joint committee (sector), there are hundreds in Belgium, each with its own calendar and mechanism (monthly, quarterly, annual, or triggered by exceeding the pivot index). Impossible to generalise this into a single reliable scale. This rate is communicated by your employer or published by your joint committee.
Does this cap apply to all sectors?
Yes, to all sectors, private and public, regardless of the indexation system (legal, sectoral, or company-specific), this is a uniform federal mechanism, unlike the indexation rate itself which remains sector-specific.
What happens if my sectoral indexation rate is below 2%?
No effect from the cap: the neutralisation only concerns the portion of the rate that exceeds 2 percentage points. Below that, indexation remains full even on the portion of your salary above €4,000.
Why are there two cycles (2026 and 2028)?
The mechanism applies twice with the same parameters (identical threshold and cap): a first time from 1 June 2026, a second from 1 January 2028. This is not a gradual evolution of the parameters, simply two successive application windows.
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