This article provides approximate net salaries at AMLA, the upcoming European Authority for Anti-money Laundering and Countering Terrorist Financing (AMLA), that will be located in Frankfurt, Germany.

According to the Council of the European Union, AMLA will directly carry out preventative measures against money laundering and terrorist financing activities within the EU, as well as supervise similar activities of other institutions. The newest EU agency will oversee high-risk cross-border financial entities, ensuring uniformity in the application of anti-money laundering (AML) regulations across member states, and enhance cooperation among national authorities. AMLA will also be able to carry out reviews and even investigate potential breaches, thereby bolstering the EU’s defenses against illicit financial flows and contributing to the stability and integrity of the common European financial market.

The salaries below are presented according to four typical personal/family situations of future employees.

• by type of contract (Contract Agent, Administrator, Assistant, Secretary and Clerk) and
• function group (FGI-FGIV, AD5-AD16, AST1-AST11, AST/SC1-AST/SC6).

The mentioned personal/family situations are:

To get an idea of your actual salary at AMLA, you should look at the right cell in one of the four columns in the tables below that best corresponds to your personal/family situation. In calculating these values we have summed up not only the basic salary, but also the applicable allowances and deductions: household allowance, child allowances, expatriation allowance, pension contribution, sickness, accident and unemployment insurance, as well as community tax. All values in the last four columns are also adjusted by the European Commission’s Correction Coefficient for Frankfurt in Germany, so they present a realistic approximation of take-home pay/full remuneration package calculation.

As usual in these types of articles, I have to add the caveat that your precise salary can be calculated only by the EU institution’s HR department that knows your particular professional and personal circumstances.

The information below gives you a realistic estimate of what you can expect to earn at AMLA. People interested in working for EU institutions often only look up the basic pay for their type of contract and grade. This is a mistake as the actual net salary can differ up or down quite a bit, compared to the basic salary.

If you want to understand what elements constitute the full salary package in the EU institutions and their weight in the total remuneration calculation, please read the article applicable to your type of contract: Contract Agents, Administrators, Assistants, Secretaries and Clerks.

How to read the tables

Here’s an explanation of how to read the tables below.

Let’s assume that you have applied for an AD6 Administrator’s vacancy in AMLA. You are a Belgian national (any nationality except German fits here) with a spouse and two children. From the table below you can deduct that your basic salary without any adjustments would be EUR 5669, however, by working for AMLA in Frankfurt, Germany, your net take-home remuneration package would be around EUR 6736. A German colleague with a similar family situation would earn EUR 5675.

Contract Agent salaries at AMLA

The salaries will be approximately 10% higher, as the figures need to be recalculated with the current Correction Coefficient for Germany which is 105.5.

Administrator salaries at AMLA

The salaries will be approximately 10% higher, as the figures need to be recalculated with the current Correction Coefficient for Germany which is 105.5.

Assistant salaries at AMLA

The salaries will be approximately 10% higher, as the figures need to be recalculated with the current Correction Coefficient for Germany which is 105.5.

Secretaries and Clerks salaries at AMLA

The salaries will be approximately 10% higher, as the figures need to be recalculated with the current Correction Coefficient for Germany which is 105.5.

Allowances and other benefits for EU institutions staff

Several allowances and other benefits can quite significantly boost an EU official’s income. This largely depends on whether the person is an expat and has a spouse and/or children. When considering a job at an EU institution, people too often do not take these benefits into account. Important – these benefits are available to Administrators in grades AD 5-16, Assistants in grades AST 1-11, Secretaries and Clerks in grades AST/SC 1-6, and Contract Agents in grades FG I-IV.

• Travel costs on taking up duties
• Daily subsistence allowance (during probation period)
• Installation allowance and coverage of removal costs (one-time payments)
• Expatriation allowance or Foreign Residence allowance
• Household allowance
• Dependent child allowance
• European School enrollment for children or Education allowance if there is no local EU school
• Healthcare costs reimbursement to a level of 80-85% through the EU’s Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme (JSIS) for the employee and any direct family members and dependents. 100% reimbursement of costs in case of a serious illness
• Accident insurance
• Annual travel compensation
• Birth grant
• Parental leave
• Unemployment allowance
• Removal expenses when leaving your home country and again when leaving your EU institution
• EU pension, survivors and orphan’s pensions, invalidity allowance
• Lump sum payments in case of permanent invalidity or death
• Lump sum funeral expenses, up to EUR 2350

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