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- The Belgian government takes more than any other EU country from a typical employee’s salary (33 916€)
- A Belgian employee’s “real tax rate” (including VAT) is now 56.7%, compared to an EU average of 44.8%.
- Belgium minimum wage : 1,562.59 EUR per month (Jul 2018)

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- Women paid 21% less in Germany than men
-Men earned on average 21.00 euros an hour in 2017, compared with 16.59 euros for women
-Difference explained partly by where men and women tend to work.
- Other factors were fewer women being bosses
- more women than men holding part-time jobs
-A so-called “adjusted” gender pay gap for men and women in comparable jobs and with comparable qualifications was about 6 percent.

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- Belgium's employment rate is 61.8% and it is well below the OECD average, which is around 66%
- Belgium's unemployment rate is around 7%, which is more that the OECD average, below 6%

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Average gross annual earnings in industry and services, by sex

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Average gross annual earnings in industry and services, by sex

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Belgium 2017 - ////
Bulgaria 2017 - 4,599

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Belgium 2017 - 1,501.82
Bulgaria 2017 - 184.07

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women generally earned less than their male counterparts. This pay gap amounts to 6 % if we take only the full-time working men and women into account. By doing so, we ignore the fact that mainly women work part-time. If we extend the analysis to all employees, we find that women earned an average gross salary which is 20 % lower than that of men.

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Belgium 2017 - 6.0
Bulgaria 2017 -  13.6

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A degree increases the likelihood of a higher paycheck

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A degree increases the likelihood of a higher paycheck

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The more people study, the higher the chance that they later hold a good-paying position. So, people with a bachelor's degree earn 5 % more than the average employee, while this figure increases to 52 % for people with a master's degree

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In 2015, Luxembourg was the country with the highest minimum wage, it being at €1,922

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Managers and Executives earn 170% more than the National Average 

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Managers and Executives earn 170% more than the National Average 

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With a gross monthly salary of €9,285 €, managing directors and chief executives received the highest wage. This amount is 170 % above the national average.

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Working in Luxembourg for less than 6 month with the highest salary step and grade, married with 6 dependent children who all study more than 50km from your workplace you earn 19200€/month while in the same situation in Bulgaria you just earn 10000€/month. The minimum pay you can get in European institutions is 1200€/month as a single in Bulgaria in the lowest grade and salary step. You can increase your salary by 7800€/month by having 6 children at Universities more than 50km from your place of work.

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With a Bachelor's Degree, you earn 5% more, than the average worker, while a Master's Degree makes you earn 52% more.

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Overall Germany performs well in terms of job quality, but lags behind for the quality of the working environment

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Overall Germany performs well in terms of job quality, but lags behind for the quality of the working environment

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Factors for a good-quality job: earnings quality; labour market security; and quality of the working environment. In the first two of these three aspects, Germany excels. But they lag behind in the quality of the working environment.19% of German workers report difficult and stressful working conditions. This is isn't good because it has been shown in a study that workers that are under those conditions suffer more easily from physical and mental health issues, it therefore also increases sickness absences by 40%.

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The lowest wage rate you can get working for the EU in Belgium is 2800 euros/month

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The petrochemical industry is the highest-paying sector in Belgium

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The petrochemical industry is the highest-paying sector in Belgium

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The highest wages are found in the petrochemical industry. An employee in this sector received every month a gross amount 54 % above the national average