# Salary and benefits – Frontex Border Guard Officer, INTERMEDIATE Level (AST 4)

- Link: https://euemployment.eu/salary-and-benefits-european-border-and-coast-guard-officer-intermediate-level/
- Published: 2020-05-17T16:18:34+02:00
- Author: Ben

This article covers just the salary and related benefits of the Intermediate 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 2748**.
***
Foreigners without children **can expect a monthly paycheck of **EUR 3399**. * **
Foreigners with children **can expect a monthly paycheck of **EUR 3961**.

### 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) | AST 4, [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 1 = EUR 2328
AST 4, [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 2 = EUR 2416 | 
| Household [allowances](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/allowances/) | AST 4, [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 1 = EUR 187AST 4, [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 2 = EUR 189 | 
| [Expatriation allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/expatriation-allowance/) | AST 4, [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 1 = EUR 464 – 629AST 4, [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 2 = EUR 484 – 649 | 
| [Foreign residence allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/foreign-residence-allowance/) | AST 4, [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 1 = EUR 116 – 157AST 4, [step](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/grade/) 2 = EUR 121 – 162 | 
| 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 2328 | EUR 2328 | EUR 2328 | 
| Household [allowances](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/allowances/) | EUR 0 | EUR 187 | EUR 187 | 
| [Expatriation allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/expatriation-allowance/) | EUR 0 | EUR 464 | EUR 464 | 
| [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 2748** | **At least EUR 3399** | **At least EUR 3961**
(not counting [Education allowance](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/education-allowance/)) |

Salary calculation, Frontex Border Guard – Intermediate Level AST4

### 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 ‘Intermediate 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 is contrary to the [European Commission](https://euemployment.eu/glossary/european-commission/)
practice that temporary agents (grades AD and AST) are granted indefinite contracts
after serving two 5-year contracts.

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-Intermediate-Level-AST4.pdf)**.
It should be very similar to all the upcoming rounds of selections of the European
Border and Coast Guard Officers.

**You might also want to read these articles:**
– [Salary and benefits – European Border and Coast Guard Officer, **Basic Level **(FG IV)](https://euemployment.eu/salary-and-benefits-european-border-and-coast-guard-officer-basic-level/)–
[Salary and benefits – European Border and Coast Guard Officer, **Advanced Level** (AD7)](https://euemployment.eu/salary-and-benefits-european-border-and-coast-guard-officer-advanced-level)

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