AD10

AD10 EU Jobs - 19 Open Positions

Administrator grade - policy development, management, and specialist positions

19 open positions€11,408 - €12,907/month

Salary band

EUR 8225-9066/month

Basic gross salary band, before allowances (expatriation, household, dependent-child) and the country correction coefficient. Use thesalary calculator to estimate net pay.

Current vacancies

19open at AD10

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Career path: AD vs AST vs FG

AD10 is an Administrator (AD) grade, covering policy development, legislative drafting, management, and senior specialist roles across the EU institutions. By contrast, AST grades (AST1-AST11) cover technical and administrative assistants, AST/SC grades cover secretarial and clerical support, and FG grades (FG I-IV) are Contract Agent fixed-term roles. AD careers run from AD5 (entry) to AD16 (Director-General).

AD10 Salary in 2026: Step by Step

Basic monthly salary for AD10 under Annex I of the EU Staff Regulations. Every two years of service moves you up one step automatically (Article 44). The net estimate deducts EU community tax, pension, sickness insurance and the solidarity levy at a flat ~25%; actual net varies with allowances and family situation.

StepGross salary (EUR/month)Est. net (~75%)
Step 1€11,408€8,556
Step 2€11,887€8,916
Step 3€12,387€9,290
Step 4€12,732€9,549
Step 5€12,907€9,681

On top of basic salary, staff may receive the 16% expatriation allowance, household and dependent-child allowances, and the countrycorrection coefficientadjusts pay outside Brussels. See the fullEU salary tables or estimate your own net pay with the salary calculator.

About AD10 positions, requirements, and career path

What is a AD10 Position?

AD10 is a senior Administrator grade in the EU institutions, typically held by experienced policy professionals, senior legal officers, senior economists, or heads of sector. AD10 staff usually coordinate complex files, lead cross-unit working groups, and represent their institution in Council working parties or external negotiations. The current AD10 basic monthly salary ranges from approximately EUR 8,225 to EUR 9,066 gross before allowances, with the expatriation allowance (16% of basic) and household allowance pushing total compensation significantly higher. AD10 sits one step below the head-of-unit threshold in many DGs and is a common grade for technical experts who have chosen the specialist track rather than the management track. See /guide/salary-calculator/ to estimate net pay after the EU community tax and pension contribution.

How to Get a AD10 Position

AD10 positions are rarely advertised through generic EPSO competitions and are instead reached through internal promotion from AD9 or through direct recruitment of senior specialists by EU agencies and bodies (EIB, ECB, EBA, ESMA, Frontex, and others publish AD10 vacancy notices). Direct recruitment typically requires at least twelve years of relevant post-graduate professional experience, demonstrated track record in the policy area, and often a second qualification (PhD, bar admission, professional accountancy certification). Internal promotion from AD9 follows the annual Article 45 promotion exercise, with around twelve to eighteen percent of eligible AD9 officials promoted each year depending on the budgetary multiplication rate.

AD10 Career Progression

From AD10, the natural next step is AD11, typically reached after three to five years of strong appraisals. Officials aiming for a head-of-unit role can apply through internal selection procedures once they reach AD9 or AD10. Those pursuing the senior specialist track can continue through AD11 and AD12 without taking on direct management responsibilities, often as legal advisers, principal economists, or senior policy coordinators. The transition to Director (AD14) requires a successful application through the senior management selection procedure run by the Consultative Committee on Appointments. See /grades/ad12/ for the next stepping stone toward management.

Requirements

A completed university degree of at least four years in a relevant field, plus typically twelve or more years of professional experience for direct external recruitment. Thorough knowledge of two EU official languages is required (one at C1, a second at B2), with English and French being the most useful working languages in Brussels. Many AD10 vacancies in legal, financial supervision, or competition roles require an additional professional qualification.

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From the EU Jobs Alert guideHow to land a job at the EU institutionsA walkthrough of EPSO competitions, agency calls, and contract roles, written by our editor.Read the guide →
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