Rate my salary - Data Scientist Relocated to Belgium for my relationship. Belgian wages seems much lower than what I am used to while the living costs are not better.
Advice to grow on the Belgian market is always appreciated.
Additional information: same job in my home country paid recalculated around 8000 euros per month, I had a deal with the employer to grow towards 9000 within 2 years.
1. PERSONALIA
- Age: 30
- Education: PhD (sponsorship by a company)
- Work experience : 4 years PhD
- Civil status: legal cohabitation
- Dependent people/children: none
2. EMPLOYER PROFILE
- Sector/Industry: Private/Finance
- Amount of employees: 10.000+
- Multinational? Yes
3. CONTRACT & CONDITIONS
- Current job title: Data Scientist
- Seniority: 1 years (PhD degree does and doesn't count in a way)
- Official hours/week : 38
- Average real hours/week incl. 30-46 depending on the deadlines
- Shiftwork or 9 to 5 (flexible?): 9 to 5 (flexible)
- On-call duty: no
- Vacation days/year: 40 (where of 15 compensation days)
4. SALARY
- Gross salary/month: 6120.05
- Average net salary/month (incl. net fees): ± 3400
- Netto compensation: None
- 13th month (full? partial?): 90%
- Meal vouchers: None
- Ecocheques: €250/year
- Salary car/bike and/or fuel card: None, bike possible for newer employees.
- Group insurance (% employer): yes, 3%
- Other insurances: Hospitalisation + travel; including partner
- Other benefits (bonuses, stocks options, ... ): performance bonus, between 150-15.000, however it's difficult to get (based on the value you gained for the company beyond your main role).
- Option to work your full-time in 4 days, however difficult to have another day than Friday since meetings are mandatory
5. MOBILITY
- City/region of work: Brussels (outside)
- Distance home-work (km's/time): ± 1 hour, ± 50 km
- How do you commute? Public transport
- How is the travel home-work compensated: 100% by employer, upfront
- Telework days/week: 3 days/week
6. OTHER
- How easy can you plan a day off: easy, but your work waits for you
- Is your job stressful? Sometimes, high stakes
- Education possibilities: a lot, mostly internally (company invites other companies to teach)
- Responsible for personnel (reports): No