[chickenchicken]

Incorrect. The EU is very serious. It’s as much serious as it possibly gets.

[lock-the-spock]

Starting salary as a contractor (temp up to 6 years) is just above 2000€

https://epso.europa.eu/en/help/faq/2228

For a permanent official it starts at around 5000€/m

https://euemployment.eu/ad-5-salary/

Not too outrageous for the expected skills (min 3 languages fluently, bachelor of specific profiles, long admissions procedure, etc) and the responsibility. Would be horrible if the jobs for the people writing Europe's laws and managing millions in funding were not attractive.

[hardware2win]

Then why bother?