Grade FGIII
Contract Type Contract Agents
Salary Range €3,476 - €3,932/month
Deadline 5 June 2026
Position details
- Reference
- Europol/2026/CA/FGIII/175
- Directorate-General
- All Units
- Last Verified
- 27 May 2026
Position overview
This is the official EU Careers listing for Agent – Project Support (FGIII) at Europol based in The Hague, Netherlands at the FGIII grade level (Contract Agents). The vacancy reference is Europol/2026/CA/FGIII/175. It is hosted by All Units, the Directorate-General responsible for this policy area.
Key facts on file for this position: grade FGIII; contract type Contract Agents; duty station The Hague, Netherlands; Directorate-General All Units. Full responsibilities, eligibility criteria, language requirements, and the selection procedure are set out in the official vacancy notice.
Salary at this grade
Basic monthly salary at FGIII runs from €3,476 (step 1) to €3,932 (top step), giving an annual range of roughly €41,712–€47,184 before tax and allowances. Steps increase automatically every two years; the figures here are taken from the salary grid in the EU Staff Regulations.
Eligible staff posted away from their country of nationality also receive an expatriation allowance worth 16% of basic salary — around €556 per month at step 1 of FGIII — together with household, dependent-child, and education allowances where applicable. Take-home pay is then adjusted by the country correction coefficient for The Hague, Netherlands. For a worked example see our correction coefficients guide and the EU salaries overview.
Application timeline
This vacancy was first listed on 27 May 2026, today.
The application deadline is 5 June 2026 — 8 days from today. Late applications are not accepted, so submit through the official EU Careers portal well in advance.
Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 27 May 2026.
Where to learn more
For full responsibilities, requirements, and career progression at FGIII see our FGIII grade page; for headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at Europol see the Europol institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in The Hague, Netherlands see our The Hague, Netherlands location page.
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Net pay at this grade
At step 1 of FGIII, gross monthly basic salary on the Contract Agents grid is €3,476. Eligible expatriate staff add a 16% expatriation allowance on top — roughly €556 per month — before two automatic deductions reduce the taxable base: the joint sickness insurance scheme (JSIS, ~3.6% — €145) and the EU pension contribution (~10.3% — €415). EU community tax (Council Reg. 260/68) is then applied progressively; for the AD7-equivalent band the effective rate sits in the 11-13% range, which works out to about €417 per month here.
For The Hague, Netherlands we apply the Brussels-equivalent coefficient (100%) as a default — the official coefficient may differ, see the methodology guide for the most recent table. On those assumptions take-home pay is approximately €3,055 per month, or about €36,657 per year — before household and dependent-child allowances, which can add several hundred euros monthly for staff with families. For the exact bracket-by-bracket computation see our
net-pay methodology, and our
correction coefficients guide for the full duty-station table.
Comparable recent roles
In the last twenty-four months Europol (and the wider Commission and agencies family) has filled several adjacent roles at the same FGIII grade level. The most recent comparable vacancies, with their actual application windows:
- Agent - Administrative Coordination(FGIII) at Europol (CAB Corporate Affairs Bureau) — published 2026-05-27, closed 2026-06-08
- Administrative Agent (FGIII) – Joint Inter-Agency Call at Frontex — published 2026-05-27, closed 2026-06-09
- Administrative Assistant (FG III) - Joint Selection Procedure at EUAA — published 2026-05-27, closed 2026-06-09
- Vacancy Notice 18-2026 EDPS - Administrative Assistant at European Data Protection Supervisor — published 2026-05-27, closed 2026-04-27
- Project Officer – Sustainable Networks and Investments at CINEA — published 2026-05-27, closed 2026-06-16
Pattern recognition matters here — recruiters at the same Directorate-General often re-advertise nearly identical profiles every six to nine months, so candidates who miss one window can typically position for the next one. Browse the live catalog:
all FGIII openings,
other vacancies at Europol.
Career trajectory
Career progression for FGIII staff is governed by Articles 44 to 46 of the Staff Regulations (consolidated text on
EUR-Lex) and Annex IB on the promotion procedure. Step increases are automatic every two years (Art. 44); grade promotion is competitive, based on the appraisal exercise (Art. 45) and the Career Development Review. For roles at All Units, reclassification within FG III typically follows three to five years of seniority plus a positive appraisal cycle. Article 46 governs the classification at recruitment, which sets the starting step within the grade (usually step 1 for external recruits without prior EU service, step 2 or 3 where relevant professional experience is recognised).
Mobility within the institutions is encouraged via the inter-institutional and intra-institutional vacancy publication system: temporary agents who pass the probation period and reservists from EPSO laureate lists can typically apply to internal vacancies after one year of service. Lateral moves between Directorates-General reset the seniority clock for promotion only if the new post carries a different grade.
Language profile
Beyond the formal language requirements stated in the vacancy notice, the day-to-day working languages at this employer are English as the operational language. JHA agencies (Frontex, Europol, eu-LISA, EUAA) operate almost entirely in English given their member-state-facing operational mission; a second language is welcome but rarely a daily requirement.
Application cadence
Only one comparable FGIII role at Europol has been advertised in the past twenty-four months. Roles at this signature reopen rarely on the EU Careers feed; do not bank on a near-term repeat opening if this competition is missed.
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