The monthly ‘basic salary’ for Contract Agents in function group IV (FG IV) in the European Commission ranges from EUR 4449,31 for grade 13 step 1 to EUR 9334,57 for grade 18 step 7.
Most people join the EU institutions at the so-called ‘entry grades’. Two of the most common grades are Contract Agents in functional FG IV vs Administrators in the grade AD 5. This article will compare the salary as well as the full benefits package for both grades – AD5 and FGIV – so that you…