# What is the salary of Administrators AD 13?

- Link: https://euemployment.eu/salary-administrators-ad13-european-commission/
- Published: 2022-06-05T18:01:59+02:00
- Author: Ben

This article shows how much **[Administrators](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/administrators/)
in [grade](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) [AD13](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-13/)
[step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 1 **can expect to earn in the [European Commission](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-commission/).
The information directly applies also to the [European Parliament](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-parliament/),
[European Council](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-council/), EU agencies
and all other EU institutions. The article presents the full remuneration package:
not only the [basic salary](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-salary/), but
also [allowances](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/allowances/) and other benefits.
It also shows the impact of location and the [Correction Coefficient](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/correction-coefficient/)
on your take-home pay.

## Basic salary vs. full remuneration package

**The monthly ‘basic salary’ for [Administrators](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/administrators/)
[AD13](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-13/) in the [European Commission](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-commission/)
and other EU institutions ranges from EUR 13457** **to 15225**. The starting [basic salary](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-salary/)
will always be the lower number, but you can get ‘reclassified’ or get promoted.

‘[Reclassification](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/reclassification/)‘ is the 
automatic advancement through the [European Commission](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-commission/)
salary scales by one [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) every two years(
see table below to assess the financial impact on your [basic salary](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-salary/)).‘
[Promotion](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/reclassification/)‘ based on good professional
performance in the EU context means that you not only get a good evaluation in the
annual ‘appraisal’ process, but are also made to skip several salary scale steps
or even a [grade](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) at once. [Promotion](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/reclassification/)
has the most significant impact on your income, if you remain in the same job.

At the same time, knowing your ‘basic salary’ in most cases does not tell you much
about your final take-home pay. There are **two reasons **for this.

Firstly, the [basic salary](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-salary/) is supplemented
by a number **[allowances](https://euemployment.eu/salary-administrators-ad14-european-commission/#allowances-benefits)**.
This is especially so if you have children, a spouse or/and are an expat.

Secondly, the country you are employed in has a significant impact on your total
salary due to the ‘[**Correction Coefficient**](https://euemployment.eu/correction-coefficient/)‘.
Brussels is used as reference and there the [Correction Coefficient](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/correction-coefficient/)
is 100% of [basic salary](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-salary/) as quoted
below. If you work for an EU agency in Scandinavia, your salary and [allowances](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/allowances/)
will upped by 18-31% to compensate for higher living costs. Conversely, if you will
work for the EU in Bulgaria, you will get only 55% of what your Brussels colleague
doing the same job gets.

### Administrators’ remuneration by family and residence status

Below is a sample salary and take-home pay approximation of an Administrator in 
[grade](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) [AD13](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-13/)
[step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 1 who is living in Brussels, Belgium,
with **four typical personal/family situations**.

| **Situation 1** | **Situation **2 | **Situation **3 | **Situation **4 | 
| **Single **_Belgian _national with no children | **Married **_Belgian _national with two children | **Single **_Italian _national with no children | **Married **_Italian _national with two children |

| [Administrators](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/administrators/) [AD13](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-13/) salary EUR |  |  |  |  | 
| **[Basic Pay](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-pay/)** | 13457 | 13457 | 13457 | 13457 | 
| **[Household allowance](https://euemployment.eu/european-commission-household-allowance/)** | 0 | 434 | 0 | 434 | 
| **Dependent child allowance** | 0 | 858 | 0 | 858 | 
| **[Expatriation allowance](https://euemployment.eu/expatriation-allowance/)** | 0 | 0 | 2365 | 2365 | 
| **[Pension contribution](https://euemployment.eu/european-commission-pensions/)** | -1359 | -1359 | -1359 | -1359 | 
| **Health insurance contribution** **([JSIS](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/joint-sickness-insurance-scheme-jsis/) coverage)** | -229 | -229 | -229 | -229 | 
| **Accident insurance contribution** | -13 | -13 | -13 | -13 | 
| **Tax** | -1849 | -1849 | -1849 | -1849 | 
| **Special levy** | -371 | -371 | -371 | -371 | 
| **[Correction coefficient](https://euemployment.eu/correction-coefficient/)** | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 
| **TOTAL REMUNERATION** 
if employed in Brussels | **9636** | **10960** | **12001** | **13325** |

European Commission Administrators AD13 step 1 salary and allowances: full remuneration
package calculation (2022)

**N.B.** These calculations are only indicative as they are based on public sources.
Only your institution’s HR department will be able to calculate a 100% accurate 
figure once you provide all necessary documents.

On top of the above, any children would either be guaranteed a place in the local
[**European School**](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/#European-School), or an 
[**Education Allowance**](https://euemployment.eu/european-commission-education-allowance/)
for each child. The expat family would also get around 1000 EUR annually per family
member as a Travel Grant considering the distance to Rome.

| Managerial title | [Grade](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) | 
| [Director-General](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/director-general/) | [AD 15](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-15/) – [AD 16](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-16/) | 
| Director | [AD 14](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-14/) – [AD 15](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-15/) | 
| Adviser or equivalent | AD 13- [AD 14](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-14/) | 
| [Head of unit](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/head-of-unit/) or equivalent | [AD 9](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-9/) – [AD 14](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-14/) |

Administrators’ grades corresponding to posts with managerial duties | Staff Regulations,
Annex 1

Officials in grades [AD9](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-9/) to [AD16](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-16/)
are often Heads of Units, Directors of Divisions or higher level managers like Directors-
General and their deputies. Officials with managerial duties are entitled to the**
Managerial Allowance **which is around EUR 550 for [Administrators](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/administrators/)
[AD13](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-13/).

### European Commission 2022 salary scale for Administrators AD13

| [Grade](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) | [Step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 1 | [Step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 2 | [Step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 3 | [Step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 4 | [Step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 5 | 
| 14 | 15 225,35 | 15 865,16 | 16 531,83 | 16 991,77 | 17 226,53 | 
| 13 | 13 456,69 | 14 022,15 | 14 611,37 | 15 017,90 | 15 225,35 | 
| 12 | 11 893,46 | 12 393,23 | 12 914,02 | 13 273,30 | 13 456,69 |

**Basic salary scale for Administrators AD13** **compared to AD12 and AD14. Source:
Staff Regulations, Article 66**

### Impact of Correction Coefficient on Administrators AD13 basic pay

The below table shows you the actual [Administrators](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/administrators/)
[AD13](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/ad-13/) [basic pay](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-pay/)
according to the [correction coefficient](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/correction-coefficient/)
by location of your institution. You should also read a dedicated article about 
the [Correction Coefficient](https://euemployment.eu/correction-coefficient/) to
understand the details.

| Location | EU institution | [Correction Coefficient](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/correction-coefficient/) | Adjusted [Basic Salary](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-salary/) | 
| Amsterdam, Netherlands | EMA | 111.4 | 14991 | 
| Barcelona, Spain | F4E | 96.3 | 12959 | 
| Berlin, Germany | EU Delegation | 101.4 | 13645 | 
| Bilbao, Spain | EU-OSHA | 96.3 | 12959 | 
| Bratislava, Slovakia | ELA | 79.9 | 10752 | 
| **Brussels, Belgium** | [European Commission](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-commission/), [European Parliament](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-parliament/), [European Council](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-council/), EDA, SRB | **100** | **13457** | 
| Bucharest, Romania | ECITRCC | 68.5 | 9218 | 
| Budapest, Hungary | CEPOL, EIT | 76.1 | 10241 | 
| Cologne, Germany | EASA | 96.9 | 13040 | 
| Copenhagen, Denmark | EEA | 134.2 | 18059 | 
| Dublin, Ireland | EUROFOUND | 133.6 | 17979 | 
| Frankfurt am Main, Germany | [ECB](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-central-bank/), EIOPA | 96.9 | 13040 | 
| Hague, Netherlands | Eurojust, Europol | 111.4 | 14991 | 
| Helsinki, Finland | ECHA | 118.6 | 15960 | 
| Heraklion, Greece | ENISA | 85.2 | 11465 | 
| Karlsruhe, Germany | JRC | 96.9 | 13040 | 
| Lefkosia, Cyprus | EU Delegation | 82.2 | 11062 | 
| Lisbon, Portugal | EMSA, EMCDDA | 91.4 | 12300 | 
| Ljubljana, Slovenia | ACER | 84.9 | 11425 | 
| Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | [European Commission](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-commission/), [Eurostat](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/eurostat/), CDT, [Court of Auditors](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/court-of-auditors/) | 100 | 13457 | 
| Madrid, Spain | EU Delegation | 96.3 | 12959 | 
| Munich, Germany | n/a | 113.4 | 15260 | 
| Parma, Italy | EFSA | 91.2 | 12273 | 
| Paris, France | EBA, ESMA | 119.9 | 16135 | 
| Prague, Czechia | EGSA | 88.1 | 11856 | 
| Riga, Latvia | BEREC | 80 | 10766 | 
| Rome, Italy | EU Delegation | 95.2 | 12811 | 
| Sofia, Bulgaria | EU Delegation | 61.7 | 8303 | 
| Stockholm, Sweden | ECDC | 130.3 | 17534 | 
| Tallinn, Estonia | eu-LISA | 86.3 | 11613 | 
| Thessaloniki, Greece | CEDEFOP | 85.2 | 11465 | 
| Turin, Italy | ETF | 91.2 | 12273 | 
| Valletta, Malta | EUAA | 94 | 12650 | 
| Varese, Italy | n/a | 91.2 | 12273 | 
| Valenciennes and Lille, France | ERA | 119.9 | 16135 | 
| Vienna, Austria | FRA | 109.6 | 14749 | 
| Vigo, Spain | EFCA | 96.3 | 12959 | 
| Vilnius, Lithuania | EIGE | 80.1 | 10779 | 
| Warsaw, Poland | [Frontex](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/frontex/) | 70.6 | 9501 | 
| Zagreb, Croatia | EU Delegation | 78.3 | 10537 |

**Basic Pay of European Commission Administrators AD13, adjusted by the Correction
Coefficient**

Take into account that your [allowances](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/allowances/)
will also be adjusted by the [Correction Coefficient](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/correction-coefficient/).
If you will work not in Brussels, but in another EU location, you should multiply
the grand total values in the “scenarios table” to get the actual approximate figure.

**RELATED ARTICLES:**
**\* [Salary of Administrators AD5](https://euemployment.eu/ad-5-salary/)****\*
[Salary of Administrators AD6](https://euemployment.eu/salary-administrators-ad6-european-commission/)****\*
[Salary of Administrators AD7](https://euemployment.eu/administrators-ad7-salary/)****\*
[Salary of Administrators AD8](https://euemployment.eu/salary-administrators-ad8-european-commission/)****\*
[Salary of Administrators AD9](https://euemployment.eu/salary-administrators-ad9-european-commission/)****\*
[Salary of Administrators AD10](https://euemployment.eu/salary-administrators-ad10-european-commission/)****\*
[Salary of Administrators AD11](https://euemployment.eu/salary-administrators-ad11-european-commission/)****\*
[Salary of Administrators AD12](https://euemployment.eu/salary-administrators-ad12-european-commission/)****\*
[Salary of Administrators AD14](https://euemployment.eu/salary-administrators-ad14-european-commission/)\*
[Salary of Administrators AD15](https://euemployment.eu/salary-administrators-ad15-european-commission/)\*
[Salary of Administrators AD16](https://euemployment.eu/salary-administrators-ad16-european-commission/)

## 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.

#### Sources

This article is based on the [European Commission Staff Regulations](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A01962R0031-20210101)
and other publicly available information such as EU institutions’ vacancy announcements.
As the EU legal documents and even information on the various websites is hard to
understand, this article is one from a series that tries to make information about
employment in the [European Commission](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-commission/)
and other EU institutions more accessible.

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