# Basic salary

- Link: https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-salary/
- Published: 2024-02-24T18:34:48+01:00
- Author: Ben

A **‘basic salary’ is the same as ‘basic pay’ in EU institutions. **

**The ‘basic salary’ is the amount an employee of an EU institution **is entitled
to according to the relevant ‘[scale of basic salaries](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/#Salary-grid-Salary-scales)‘
for[ Administrators](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/#Administrators),[ Assistants](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/#Assistants),
or[ Contract agents](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/#Contract-agent). Any[ allowances](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/#Allowances)
and other entitlements are not counted as part of the basic salary.

This article lists [‘basic salaries’ for all staff positions in EU institutions](https://euemployment.eu/european-commission-salary-grid/).

All basic salaries are indexed by the[ Correction coefficient](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/#Correction-coefficient).
[ Article about remuneration for Administrators, Assistants and Contract agents](https://euemployment.eu/how-much-do-eu-officials-earn/).