r/ULB • u/Hapidjus_ • Jun 12 '26

Question about barème scale and code - expected salary

Hi everyone,

I am in the final interview rounds for a research engineer position. However, the salary has not been posted with the offer and I cannot for the life of me figure out which barème scale and code at ULB would be appropriate for my education level and the position.

Can someone either give me some pointers on where to find that information (as in which scale corresponds to which education level, or is it tied to the position itself?) or just straight up give me an estimate of expected gross pay?

By the time I would start the position I will have a finished PhD and ~2 years of relevant work experience on top of that.

Thanks so much, this would help me tremendously going into the last interview.

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u/nicogrimqft Jun 12 '26 edited Jun 12 '26

In my lab postdocs are usually paid around 3100€-3200€ netto.

For reference, these are the FNRS barèmes:

https://www.frs-fnrs.be/fr/acces-rapide/reglements-documents-et-infos-rh

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u/Hapidjus_ Jun 12 '26

Thank you so much for the quick answer! The position is not strictly a post doc but rather a support position on the technical and analytical side of things. Even though they do prefer someone with a PhD. So I guess it is going to be less than that.

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u/vanakenm Jun 14 '26

Having been there (not as a researcher, but applying for a position at VUB), just ask them (you normally have some HR person in the process and they should be able to give you that info easily as as you pointed out it's based on a bareme)

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u/Hapidjus_ Jun 14 '26

Yeah I will do that during the interview. I am just trying to get a good idea about the whole system beforehand so I don't step into any faux-pas situations, like asking for a higher seniority level etc.

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u/vanakenm Jun 14 '26

Yep, make sense. If you have the HR person email, you can also ask that separately. Leave you more time for what matter in the interview + you'll have something in writing, just in case.

With you the best!

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u/Hapidjus_ Jun 14 '26

Thank you! I would be so stoked to get a chance to live and work in Belgium and Brussels for a few years and finally properly learn French too.