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Title: HR Generalist hourly rate in Belgium, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: HR Generalist pay in Belgium: median wage €20 an hour, contractor rate at the country floor of €32. Source: Eurostat, 2022.

Belgium · **Updated November 3, 2026**

# HR Generalist hourly rate in Belgium

The market median wage for an HR Generalist in Belgium is **€19.65 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **€32 an hour** on Deftridge.

**€32/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**€19.65/hr** median wage

**€15-21** middle half of wages

**€690** a month at 5 hours a week

## HR Generalist wage percentiles in Belgium

Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median.

| Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | €13.10 | €280 | €27,200 |
| 25th | €15.48 | €340 | €32,200 |
| Median | €19.65 | €430 | €40,900 |
| 75th | €21.42 | €460 | €44,600 |
| 90th | €24.67 | €530 | €51,300 |

Source: Eurostat, 2022; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## Belgium in numbers

What sets Belgium apart for an HR Generalist, from the same sources as the table above.

- **€32** country floor: no Belgium rate is published below it, and this role is at the floor

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for an HR Generalist in Belgium by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown.

| Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Specialist (country floor) | €32 | €690 |
| Senior (country floor) | €32 | €690 |
| Manager | €35 | €760 |

- Regular role (floor) **€32**

- One-off task (floor) **€32**

- Task bundle (floor) **€32**

- Expert hour **€35**

Rows marked country floor would come out lower by the formula; the Belgium floor of €32 applies instead.

## HR Generalist pay in other countries

Typical contractor rate for a senior HR Generalist, highest first; 9 of 26 places shown.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Denmark | €25.38 | €36 |
| Ireland | €21.85 | €36 |
| Germany | €24.11 | €35 |
| Luxembourg | €22.43 | €35 |
| Netherlands | €17.68 | €27 |
| Austria | €17.02 | €26 |
| Finland | €15.51 | €25 |
| Sweden | €15.68 | €23 |
| France | €14.19 | €21 |

## Questions about pay, fees and privacy

The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.

[HR Generalist rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/hr-generalist/) · [HR Generalist jobs in Belgium](https://deftridge.com/jobs/hr-generalist/belgium/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
