# Salary and benefits – Frontex Border Guard Officer, BASIC Level (FG IV) - Link: https://euemployment.eu/salary-and-benefits-european-border-and-coast-guard-officer-basic-level/ - Published: 2020-05-17T00:10:49+02:00 - Author: Ben This article covers just the salary and related benefits of the [Frontex](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/frontex/) Basic Level European Border and Coast Guards. If you want to get a broader overview, read this [article about the European Border and Coast Guard Standing Corps](https://euemployment.eu/how-to-become-frontex-border-guard/). The ‘full salary package’ of the Intermediate Level [Frontex](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/frontex/) border guard greatly depends on whether you are a foreigner in Poland and whether you have dependents. Read below on how this is calculated. * **Polish residents without children **can expect a monthly paycheck of **EUR 2589**. *** Foreigners without children **can expect a monthly paycheck of **EUR 3201**. * ** Foreigners with children **can expect a monthly paycheck of **EUR 3763**. ## Basic salary and benefits Remember that the **‘basic salary’ forms only approximately 50-60% of the total remuneration package**, plus, there are significant other benefits of employment like health insurance and pension rights.  | **Type of benefit** | **Amount in EUR** | | [Basic salary](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-salary/) (after deductions) | FG IV, [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 13 = EUR 2004 FG IV, [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 14 = EUR 2169FG IV, [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 16 = EUR 2710 | | Household [allowances](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/allowances/) | FG IV, [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 13 = EUR 176FG IV, [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 14 = EUR 182FG IV, [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 16 = EUR 198 | | [Expatriation allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/expatriation-allowance/) | FG IV, [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 13 = EUR 382 – 543FG IV, [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 14 = EUR 430 – 594FG IV, [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 16 = EUR 550 – 717 | | [Foreign residence allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/foreign-residence-allowance/) | FG IV, [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 13 = EUR 95 – 135FG IV, [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 14 = EUR 107 – 148FG IV, [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 16 = EUR 137 – 179 | | Dependent child [allowances](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/allowances/) for each child | EUR 281 | | [Preschool allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/preschool-allowance/) | EUR 69 | | [Education allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/education-allowance/) | EUR 382 | | Shift allowance | EUR 420 – 946 | | Standby duty allowance | EUR 2 per hour during weekdayEUR 4 EUR per hour during weekends / public holidays | ## A sample calculation The below table and text is an overview of the full-benefits package of a successful candidate in **three scenarios: ** 1) Polish resident with no children2) Foreigner in Poland with no children3) Foreigner in Poland with 2 children If you are a Polish citizen or have resided in Poland for the past five years, you will not receive the Household, Expatriation and Foreign residence [allowances](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/allowances/). However, you can count on the rest of the benefits. | **Type of benefit** | **Polish resident, no children** | **Non-Polish resident, no children** | **Non-Polish resident, 2 children** | | [Basic salary](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/basic-salary/) (after deductions) | EUR 2169 | EUR 2169 | EUR 2169 | | [Household allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/household-allowance/) | EUR 0 | EUR 182 | EUR 182 | | [Expatriation allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/expatriation-allowance/) | EUR 0 | EUR 430 | EUR 430 | | [Foreign residence allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/foreign-residence-allowance/) | n/a | n/a | n/a | | Dependent child [allowances](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/allowances/) for each child | EUR 0 | EUR 0 | EUR 281 x 2 = EUR 562 | | [Preschool allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/preschool-allowance/) | n/a | n/a | n/a | | [Education allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/education-allowance/) (up to) | EUR 382 x 2 = EUR 764 (not applicable if children attend [European School](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-school/)), not included in the final calculation | n/a | EUR 382 x 2 = EUR 764 (not applicable if children attend [European School](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-school/)), not included in the final calculation | | Shift allowance | EUR 420+ | EUR 420+ | EUR 420+ | | Standby duty allowance | Depends on duties | Depends on duties | Depends on duties | | **TOTAL:** | **At least EUR 2589** | **At least EUR 3201** | **At least EUR 3763 ** **(not counting [Education allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/education-allowance/))** | Salary calculation, Frontex Border Guard – Basic Level FGIV ### Allowances and other benefits for employees of the European Commission and other EU institutions Several [allowances](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/allowances/) and other benefits can boost your income by as much as 100% depending whether you are an expat and have a spouse and children. When considering a job at an EU institution, people too seldom take these benefits into account. **Important **– these benefits are available to both temporary agents (AD 5-16 and AST 1-11) and contract agents (FG I to FG 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/)**( during [probation period](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-commission-probation-period/)) * **[Installation allowance](https://euemployment.eu/european-commission-installation-allowance/)** and coverage of removal costs (one-time payments) * [**Expatriation allowance** or **Foreign Residence allowance**](https://euemployment.eu/expatriation-allowance/) * **[Household allowance](https://euemployment.eu/european-commission-household-allowance/)** * **Dependent child allowance** * **[European School](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-school/) enrollment** for children or **[Education allowance](https://euemployment.eu/european-commission-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](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 compensation**. If your institution is in Brussels, for a 4-person family from Rome this will amount to EUR 2781. For a single person the amount will be EUR 677. * **[Birth grant](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/birth-grant/)** * **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**, around EUR 2350 ## Contract duration and probation period **Contract type**. Under the ‘Basic Level’, candidates are offered an initial contract of 5 years that can be prolonged once to another 5 years. This means that after 10 years in one post the officer’s contract will run out. If you will want to stay with [Frontex](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/frontex/), you will have to get another post before the 10-year deadline.  This arrangement is more beneficial that what the “regular” contract agents get at EU institutions. The default arrangement is to serve 3 + 3 years before you have to look for another job. There is a **[probation period](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-commission-probation-period/)** of nine months. It is unclear from the [Frontex](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/frontex/) vacancy announcement when the [probation period](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-commission-probation-period/) is started – 1st day of training of 1st day of assuming duties with the agency.  ## Vacancy announcement You can download the full [Frontex](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/frontex/) Border Guard 2019 vacancy announcement **[here](https://euemployment.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Selection-Notice-European-Border-and-Coast-Guard-Officer-Basic-Level-FGIV.pdf)**. It should be very similar to all the upcoming rounds of selections of the European Border and Coast Guard Officers. #### Frontex video about Standing Corps > I wrote this article to make it easier to understand the sometimes complex EU > HR and administrative rules. 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