Hello everyone - long time lurker, first time poster. I've recently moved to Brussels and after applying a few places, I got my first offer. It is somewhat less than I expected, but please feel free to let me know, if this is standard for Belgium.

In my home country my net/gross salary was 3.600/6.700 and even tough I did expect to get a lower salary, I was expecting a bit more.

1. PERSONALIA

• Age: 35
• Education: Masters degree
• Work experience : 6 years
• Civil status: not married
• Dependent people/children: 1

2. EMPLOYER PROFILE

• Sector/Industry: Utilities
• Amount of employees: 22
• Multinational? Yes

3. CONTRACT & CONDITIONS

• Current job title: Senior Policy Officer
• Official hours/week : 38
• Average real hours/week incl. overtime: N/A
• Shiftwork or 9 to 5 (flexible?): 9-5 flexible
• On-call duty: no
• Vacation days/year: 20 + 5

4. SALARY

• Gross salary/month: 3.242
• Net salary/month: (est.) 2200€
• Mobility budget/car/bike/...: 49€/month
• 13th month (full? partial?): Full
• Meal vouchers: 8€ / day
• Ecocheques: 250€ / year
• Group insurance: yes
• Other insurances: hospitalization
• Other benefits (bonuses, stocks options, ... ): laptop, phone, bike rental

5. MOBILITY

• City/region of work: Brussels
• Distance home-work: 2km
• How do you commute? Public transport/walk/bike
• How is the travel home-work compensated: none
• Telework days/week: 4 days

6. OTHER

• How easily can you plan a day off: Don't know yet
• Is your job stressful? Does not seem too stressful
• Responsible for personnel (reports): 0