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# Working as an accountant in Belgium

In Belgium, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes accountants, earns ≈ 7,126 EUR/month (gross, 2024). To work as an accountant in Belgium on an EU Blue Card, the salary must be at least 55,052 € a year (current). Accountant is a regulated profession in Belgium. Foreign qualifications go through: The ITAA route requires applicable qualification and experience, followed by examinations and traineeship. EU qualifications may be recognised and can require an aptitude test; membership is the professional route for protected work. In Belgium, accountants are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 7,126 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: The ITAA route requires applicable qualification and experience, followed by examinations and traineeship. EU qualifications may be recognised and can require an aptitude test; membership is the professional route for protected work.; General system of recognition - primary application
- Recognition authority: Institute for Tax Advisors and Accountants (ITAA) handles professional membership and protected titles.
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission
- EU Blue Card threshold: 55,052 €/year (current)

## Sources

Protected accountant/tax-adviser titles and reserved services. — https://economie.fgov.be/en/themes/enterprises/starting-business/conditions-entering/chartered-accountant
JSON list[].id=660942; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=1&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC
NCO.json key=1; A=AT; B=2025; C=2143; D=Environmental engineers; E=Shortage; F=Low — https://eures.europa.eu/living-and-working/labour-shortages-and-surpluses-europe_en
Country work-route threshold — https://emploi.wallonie.be/en/home/actualites/actualites/autorisations-de-travail-et-permis-de-travail-b--seuils-salariaux-a-respecter-par-les-employeurs.html
ILOSTAT mean earnings by occupation (EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB) — https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 25). Accountant in Belgium: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 41a5a0dd75a5f909edb939637cefc177]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/accountant/belgium/ Retrieved 2026-10-25. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_accountant-in-belgium-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_f8153b22b938,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Accountant in Belgium: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-25},
  version = {41a5a0dd75a5f909edb939637cefc177},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/accountant/belgium/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-25. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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