Grade FGIV
Contract Type Contract Agent
Salary Range €4,449 - €5,034/month
Deadline 1 June 2026
Position details
- Reference
- eu-LISA/26/CA/FGIV/3.1
- Last Verified
- 27 May 2026
Position overview
This is the official EU Careers listing for Legal Officer (FGIV) – Joint Inter-Agency Call at Frontex based in Warsaw, Poland at the FGIV grade level (Contract Agent). The vacancy reference is eu-LISA/26/CA/FGIV/3.1.
Key facts on file for this position: grade FGIV; contract type Contract Agent; duty station Warsaw, Poland. 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 FGIV runs from €4,449 (step 1) to €5,034 (top step), giving an annual range of roughly €53,388–€60,408 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 €712 per month at step 1 of FGIV — together with household, dependent-child, and education allowances where applicable. Take-home pay is then adjusted by the country correction coefficient for Warsaw, Poland. 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 1 June 2026 — 4 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 FGIV see our FGIV grade page; for headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at Frontex see the Frontex institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Warsaw, Poland see our Warsaw, Poland location page.
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Net pay at this grade
At step 1 of FGIV, gross monthly basic salary on the Contract Agents grid is €4,449. Eligible expatriate staff add a 16% expatriation allowance on top — roughly €712 per month — before two automatic deductions reduce the taxable base: the joint sickness insurance scheme (JSIS, ~3.6% — €186) and the EU pension contribution (~10.3% — €532). 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 €533 per month here.
For Warsaw, Poland 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 €3,911 per month, or about €46,926 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 Frontex (and the wider Commission and agencies family) has filled several adjacent roles at the same FGIV grade level. The most recent comparable vacancies, with their actual application windows:
- Senior Agent – Grant Coordination(FGIV) at Europol (C2 Administration) — published 2026-05-27, closed 2026-06-04
- Senior Agent - Software Developer - .NET and Python, Solution Delivery Unit (FGIV) at Europol (C1 ICT) — published 2026-05-27, closed 2026-06-14
- HRM Officers at ENISA — published 2026-05-27, closed 2026-01-19
- Call for expression of interest (various IT profiles) at ENISA — published 2026-05-27, closed 2026-03-02
- Cybersecurity Officers at ENISA — published 2026-05-27, closed 2026-03-02
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 FGIV openings,
other vacancies at Frontex.
Career trajectory
Career progression for FGIV 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 Frontex, within Function Group IV the move from grade 13 to grade 16 takes roughly nine to twelve years; reclassification to a Temporary Agent or AD post is the longer-term ladder. 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
Frontex has not advertised another FGIV role with the same grade and subject signature in the past twenty-four months — this opening has rarely been seen on the EU Careers feed and may be the first such posting in our two-year window. Applicants who pass the eligibility checks should not assume the same profile will reopen on a predictable cadence.
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