# EEA salaries - Link: https://euemployment.eu/eea-salaries/ - Published: 2022-10-11T21:41:18+02:00 - Author: Ben **This article provides estimated net salaries at EEA, the European Environment Agency, located in Copenhagen, Denmark.** The European Environment Agency is an institution of the European Union that provides sound, independent information on the environment to those developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating environmental policy. The EEA was legally established in 1993 and started its work in 1994. EEA is the coordinator of EIONET, the European environment information and observation network. Most EU institutions, including [EEA](https://www.EEA.europa.eu/about-us/careers), do a notoriously poor job in communicating their salaries. Very often EU agencies and other EU institutions just indicate the gross [basic pay](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-pay/) without deductions and [allowances](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/allowances/), and quite many do not adjust it by the [Correction Coefficient](https://euemployment.eu/correction-coefficient/) which can have a significant impact on an employee’s net take-home pay. This makes it very hard for people without experience in the EU system to understand one’s actual future income, and is a hindrance for quite many people already employed in EU institutions that consider a career change. This [article series](https://euemployment.eu/category/salaries-by-eu-institution/) will seek to address the lack of information on actual net salaries in EU agencies and other institutions. As usual for this type of information, bear in mind 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 salaries below are presented according to **four typical personal/family situations** of future employees: * **by type of contract** ([Contract Agent](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/contract-agent/), Administrator, Assistant, Secretary and Clerk) and * **[function group](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/function-group/)** (FGI-FGIV, AD5-AD16, AST1-AST11, AST/SC1-AST/SC6). The mentioned personal/family situations are: | **Situation 01** | **Situation **02 | **Situation **03 | **Situation **04 | | **Single **_local _with no children | **Married **_local _with two children | **Single **_expat _with no children | **Married **_expat _with two children | The term ‘local’ refers to nationals of the country where the EU institution has its headquarters. The term ‘expat’ refers to employees of the said EU institution that have a nationality of another EU member state. Video about EEA To get an idea of your actual salary at EEA, 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](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-salary/), but also the applicable [allowances](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/allowances/) and deductions**: [household allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/household-allowance/), child [allowances](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/allowances/), [expatriation allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/expatriation-allowance/), pension contribution, sickness, accident and unemployment insurance, as well as [community tax](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/community-tax/). All values in the last four columns are also **adjusted by the relevant [European Commission’s Correction Coefficient](https://euemployment.eu/correction-coefficient/)**, so they present a realistic approximation of take-home pay/full remuneration package calculation. The information below gives you a realistic estimate of what you can expect to earn at EEA. People interested in working for EU institutions often **only look up the [basic pay](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-pay/) **for their type of contract and [grade](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/). This is a mistake as the actual net salary can differ up or down quite a bit, compared to the [basic salary](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/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](https://euemployment.eu/category/contract-agents-fgi-fgii-fgiii-fgiv/), [Administrators](https://euemployment.eu/category/administrators-ad5-to-ad16/), [Assistants](https://euemployment.eu/category/assistants/), [Secretaries and Clerks](https://euemployment.eu/category/secretaries-clerks-ast-sc/). ### How to read the tables Here’s an explanation of how to read the tables below. ![](https://euemployment.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/EEA-AD6-salary.jpg) _Let’s assume that you have applied for an [AD6](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-6/) Administrator’s vacancy in EEA. You are an Italian national (any nationality except Danish fits here) with a spouse and two children. From the table below you can deduct that your [basic salary](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-salary/) without any adjustments would be EUR 5669, however, by working for EEA_ _in _Copenhagen_, your net take-home remuneration package would be around EUR **9141**._ A Danish national with a similar family situation would earn EUR **7702**. ## Contract Agent salaries at EEA | FUNC-TION GROUP | [BASIC SALARY](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-salary/) | COR-RECTION COEF-FICIENT | 01| Single local with no children | 02| Married local with 2 children | 03| Single expat with no children | 04| Married expat with 2 children | | FG I [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 1 | 2128 | 131.5 | 2467 | 3909 | 3232 | 4675 | | FG II [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 4 | 2211 | 131.5 | 2550 | 3995 | 3315 | 4760 | | FG III [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 8 | 2831 | 131.5 | 3243 | 4704 | 4071 | 5532 | | FG IV [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 13 | 3624 | 131.5 | 4069 | 5541 | 5059 | 6541 | Contract agent salaries at EEA ## Administrator salaries at EEA | FUNC-TION GROUP | [BASIC SALARY](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-salary/) | COR-RECTION COEF-FICIENT | 01| Single local with no children | 02| Married local with 2 children | 03| Single expat with no children | 04| Married expat with 2 children | | [AD 5](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-5/) | 5011 | 131.5 | 5510 | 7027 | 6808 | 8325 | | [AD 6](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-6/) | 5669 | 131.5 | 6166 | 7702 | 7605 | 9141 | | [AD 7](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-7/) | 6414 | 131.5 | 6904 | 8459 | 8503 | 10058 | | [AD 8](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-8/) | 7258 | 131.5 | 7714 | 9292 | 9493 | 11071 | | [AD 9](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-9/) | 8211 | 131.5 | 8594 | 10195 | 10578 | 12180 | | [AD 10](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-10/) | 9291 | 131.5 | 9538 | 11168 | 11753 | 13384 | | [AD 11](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-11/) | 10512 | 131.5 | 10549 | 12212 | 13026 | 14690 | | [AD 12](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-12/) | 11893 | 131.5 | 11619 | 13318 | 14394 | 16093 | | [AD 13](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-13/) | 13457 | 131.5 | 12671 | 14412 | 15781 | 17522 | | [AD 14](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-14/) | 15225 | 131.5 | 13409 | 15213 | 17036 | 18840 | | [AD 15](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-15/) | 17227 | 131.5 | 14661 | 16519 | 18737 | 20596 | | [AD 16](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-16/) | 19491 | 131.5 | 15956 | 17877 | 20536 | 22458 | Administrator salaries at EEA ## Assistant salaries at EEA | FUNC-TION GROUP | [BASIC SALARY](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-salary/) | COR-RECTION COEF-FICIENT | 01| Single local with no children | 02| Married local with 2 children | 03| Single expat with no children | 04| Married expat with 2 children | | AST 1 | 3058 | 131.5 | 3528 | 4996 | 4407 | 5874 | | AST 2 | 3459 | 131.5 | 3917 | 5394 | 4881 | 6358 | | AST 3 | 3914 | 131.5 | 4396 | 5886 | 5459 | 6948 | | AST 4 | 4429 | 131.5 | 4919 | 6422 | 6091 | 7594 | | AST 5 | 5011 | 131.5 | 5510 | 7027 | 6808 | 8325 | | AST 6 | 5669 | 131.5 | 6166 | 7702 | 7605 | 9141 | | AST 7 | 6414 | 131.5 | 6904 | 8459 | 8503 | 10058 | | AST 8 | 7258 | 131.5 | 7714 | 9292 | 9493 | 11071 | | AST 9 | 8211 | 131.5 | 8594 | 10195 | 10578 | 12180 | | AST 10 | 9291 | 131.5 | 9538 | 11168 | 11753 | 13384 | | AST 11 | 10512 | 131.5 | 10549 | 12212 | 13026 | 14690 | Assistant salaries at EEA ## Secretaries and Clerks salaries at EEA | FUNC-TION GROUP | [BASIC SALARY](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-salary/) | COR-RECTION COEF-FICIENT | 01| Single local with no children | 02| Married local with 2 children | 03| Single expat with no children | 04| Married expat with 2 children | | AST/SC 1 | 2745 | 131.5 | 3145 | 4613 | 3974 | 5441 | | AST/SC 2 | 3106 | 131.5 | 3565 | 5033 | 4443 | 5911 | | AST/SC 3 | 3514 | 131.5 | 3909 | 5392 | 4909 | 6391 | | AST/SC 4 | 3976 | 131.5 | 4435 | 5925 | 5498 | 6988 | | AST/SC 5 | 4499 | 131.5 | 4992 | 6495 | 6163 | 7666 | | AST/SC 6 | 5090 | 131.5 | 5614 | 7131 | 6912 | 8429 | Secretaries and Clerks salaries at EEA ## All articles in the series “Salaries in EU institutions” * **[ACER](https://euemployment.eu/acer-salaries/)** * **[AMLA](https://euemployment.eu/amla-salaries/)** * **[BEREC](https://euemployment.eu/berec-salaries/)** * **[CdT](https://euemployment.eu/cdt-salaries/)** * **[CEDEFOP](https://euemployment.eu/cedefop-salaries/)** * **[CEPOL](https://euemployment.eu/cepol-salaries/)** * **[CPVO](https://euemployment.eu/cpvo-salaries/)** * **[EASA](https://euemployment.eu/easa-salaries/)** * **[EBA](https://euemployment.eu/eba-salaries/)** * **[ECDC](https://euemployment.eu/ecdc-salaries/)** * **[ECHA](https://euemployment.eu/echa-salaries/)** * **[EDA](https://euemployment.eu/eda-salaries/)** * **[EEA](https://euemployment.eu/eea-salaries/)** * **[EFCA](https://euemployment.eu/efca-salaries/)** * **[EFSA](https://euemployment.eu/efsa-salaries/)** * **[EIGE](https://euemployment.eu/eige-salaries/)** * **[EIOPA](https://euemployment.eu/eiopa-salaries/)** * **[EIT](https://euemployment.eu/eit-salaries/)** * **[ELA](https://euemployment.eu/ela-salaries/)** * **[EMA](https://euemployment.eu/ema-salaries/)** * **[EMCDDA](https://euemployment.eu/emcdda-salaries/)** * **[EMSA](https://euemployment.eu/emsa-salaries/)** * **[ENISA](https://euemployment.eu/enisa-salaries/)** * **[EPPO](https://euemployment.eu/eppo-salaries/)** * **[ERA](https://euemployment.eu/era-salaries/)** * **[ESMA](https://euemployment.eu/esma-salaries/)** * **[ETF](https://euemployment.eu/etf-salaries/)** * **[EUAA](https://euemployment.eu/euaa-salaries/)** * **[EUIPO](https://euemployment.eu/euipo-salaries/)** * **[eu-LISA](https://euemployment.eu/eu-lisa-salaries/)** * **[EU-OSHA](https://euemployment.eu/eu-osha-salaries/)** * **[Eurojust](https://euemployment.eu/eurojust-salaries/)** * **[Europol](https://euemployment.eu/europol-salaries/)** * **[EUSPA](https://euemployment.eu/euspa-salaries/)** * **[FRA](https://euemployment.eu/FRA-salaries/)** * **[Frontex](https://euemployment.eu/frontex-salaries/)** * **[SRB](https://euemployment.eu/srb-salaries/)** ## Allowances and other benefits for EU institutions staff Several [allowances](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/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](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/administrators/)** in grades AD 5-16, **[Assistants](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/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](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/travel-costs-on-taking-up-duties/)**. * **[Daily subsistence allowance](https://euemployment.eu/daily-subsistence-allowance-for-new-eu-employees/)**. Paid during your initial onboarding period if you must change your residence to take up duties in Vilnius. Staff entitled to the [household allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/household-allowance/)( staff with a spouse or/and dependents) receive **€55.40 per calendar day** for up to 10 months ([probation period](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-commission-probation-period/) plus one month). Staff without [household allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/household-allowance/) receive **€44.68 per calendar day** for 120 days. * **[Installation allowance](https://euemployment.eu/european-commission-installation-allowance/)** and coverage of removal costs (one-time payments). A lump sum granted upon completing your probationary period when moving your domicile. Single staff receive one month’s [basic salary](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-salary/) (minimum statutory floor of €937.77 for contract agents / €1,577.18 for temporary staff/ officials). Staff relocating with family receive two months’ [basic salary](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-salary/)( minimum €1,577.18). * [**Expatriation allowance** or **Foreign Residence allowance**](https://euemployment.eu/expatriation-allowance/). Paid under Article 4 of Annex VII to officials who are not nationals of their host country and have not habitually resided or carried out their main occupation there during the five years ending six months before entering the service. It equals 16% of the sum of [basic salary](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-salary/), [household allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/household-allowance/), and dependent child [allowances](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/allowances/). Expats who are not entitled to the [expatriation allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/expatriation-allowance/) get a foreign residents allowance that equals 4% of the [basic salary](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-salary/) amount. * **[Household allowance](https://euemployment.eu/european-commission-household-allowance/)**. Calculated as a flat base of €241.21 plus 2% of [basic salary](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-salary/) for married officials, registered non-marital partners, or single parents with dependent children. * **[Dependent child allowance](https://euemployment.eu/dependent-child-allowance-european-commission/)**. A flat payment of €527.06 per month per child, granted automatically up to age 18, or up to age 26 while the child is in full-time educational or vocational training. * **[European School](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-school/) enrollment** for children or **[Education allowance](https://euemployment.eu/european-commission-education-allowance/)**. Children of EU institutions staff enjoy free tuition at local European Schools. Where no [European School](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-school/) is available, or for pre-school and university attendance, staff receive a statutory [Education Allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/education-allowance/) of €357.62 (subject to the [correction coefficient](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/correction-coefficient/)). In certain cases, the [education allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/education-allowance/) is doubled to €715.24 per child per month. * **[Healthcare costs reimbursement](https://euemployment.eu/jsis-joint-sickness-insurance-scheme-guide/)** to a level of 80-85% through the EU’s [Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/joint-sickness-insurance-scheme-jsis/)( [JSIS](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/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 grant**. An annual flat-rate payment assisting expatriate staff and family members with travel to their [official](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/official/) [place of origin](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/place-of-origin/). Calculated based on kilometric distance (e.g., €268.04 for distances between 600 km and 1,200 km, and €536.00 for distances exceeding 1,200 km, with additional per-kilometre weighting). * **[Birth & adoption grant](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/#Birth-grant)**. * **Parental leave** **allowance**. Statutory leave grant of €1,289.65 per month( or €1,719.56 per month for single parents) during approved parental leave. * **[Unemployment allowance](https://euemployment.eu/unemployment-allowance-european-commission/)**. * **Removal expenses **when leaving your home country and again when leaving your EU institution. * **[EU pension](https://euemployment.eu/european-commission-pensions/), survivors and orphan’s pensions, invalidity allowance**. * **Lump sum payments in case of permanent invalidity or death**. * Lump sum **funeral expenses**. Costs incurred upon the death of an [official](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/official/), their spouse, or dependent child are reimbursed up to a statutory ceiling of €3,365.18. If death occurs while on [official](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/official/) [mission](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/mission/), the costs of repatriating the body to the official’s [place of origin](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/place-of-origin/) are fully covered by the institution. * **Invalidity & Survivor Pensions**: Comprehensive life, [disability](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/disability/), and death social security/coverage. In case of accidental death related to duties, a lump sum of 5 times the annual [basic salary](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-salary/) is paid to eligible beneficiaries, with invalidity and orphan pensions ensuring partial income continuation. > I wrote this article to make it easier to understand the sometimes complex EU > HR and administrative rules. 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