European Commission Salaries

How much earn an European Commission Official? What about temporary staff like Contract Agents or Interim Staff (Intérimaires)? How are calculated the salaries to work at the European Commission?

Working at the European Commission

Since the recent revamping of the website of the European Personnel Selection Office, the body responsible for selecting staff to work for the Institutions of the European Union (European Parliament, the European Council, the European Commission, the European Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Ombudsman), it is really easier to find information about how to work within the EU.

The Salary of an European Commission Official

Below is the monthly salary grid for European Commission officials which is the same as for Detached National Experts. Community taxes is deducted from the source as for European Commission Contract Agents:

European Commission Officials - Salary Grid

The Salary of a Contract Agent

Below is the monthly salary grid for European Commission Contract Agents:

European Commission Contract Agents - Salary Grid

The Salary of a Interim Staff (Intérimaire)

The monthly salary of a Interim Staff – commonly known as Intérimaires in French – are subject to Belgian taxes and comparatively European Commission paid employees are very low.

What about an European Commissioners?

European Commissioners

In 2004, the annual salary of an individual European Commissioner was EUR 217,280, while a Vice-President earned 241,422 euro as to an article from the BBC.

The President of the European Commission

The super-salary of the President of the European Commission triggered a written question at the European Parliament:

“The President of the Commission, Mr Barroso, receives an annual salary of EUR 300 000, plus EUR 50 000 in allowances to cover accommodation and entertainment costs; moreover, when his term of office comes to an end the Commission will award him a mega-allowance of EUR 190 000 per year for a full three years”.