GSG 9 vs NOCS
Fitness test and pay side by side. The published minimum fitness standards of GSG 9 and NOCS, event by event, with pay where we have it. Higher levels are in the paid report.
GERMANYGSG 9 der Bundespolizei — EinsatzbeamterEignungsauswahlverfahren (EAV) — sports test minimumsAPPROXIMATElast verified 2026-10-18Open the calculator →
ITALYNOCS — Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza (Polizia di Stato)Test examples from the official NOCS page (2013) — not a full current standardAPPROXIMATElast verified 2026-10-18Open the calculator →Minimum standards, event by event
| Event | GSG 9 | NOCS |
|---|---|---|
| Bench press at 75% of body weight (reps) | 10only this unit | — |
| Strict pull-ups (overhand, shoulder-width, from dead hang) | 10only this unit | — |
| Cooper test (12-minute run) | 3,000 monly this unit | — |
| 100 m sprintNOCS: 100 m sprint (100 metri) | 13.4 sstricter | 14 s |
| Standing long jump | 2.4 monly this unit | — |
| Indoor obstacle course (Hallenhindernisbahn, 14 obstacles) | 3:30only this unit | — |
| 5,000 m run (corsa 5.000 metri) | — | 20:00only this unit |
| High jump (salto in alto) | — | 1.35 monly this unit |
| Long jump (salto in lungo) | — | 4.5 monly this unit |
Events in the same row are similar but not identical — read the event names.
Higher levels (e.g. competitive or elevated standards) and your gap to each are in the paid report.
Where the bar is higher
GSG 9 sets the higher minimum in: sprint 100.
GSG 9 tests 6 events, NOCS tests 4 events.
Pay
Amounts are in each country’s own currency and are not converted.
Questions
Is GSG 9 or NOCS harder to get into?
GSG 9 sets the higher minimum in: sprint 100. These are only the published fitness minimums; selection itself, medical and other requirements differ, and passing the minimum does not guarantee selection.
How do the GSG 9 and NOCS fitness tests differ?
GSG 9: 6 events (bench 75%, pull-ups, cooper, sprint 100, long jump, obstacle). NOCS: 4 events (run 5k, sprint 100, high jump, long jump).
Does GSG 9 or NOCS pay more?
GSG 9: €4,301/month (Polizeiobermeister (A 8) · Stufe 3); NOCS: €2,709/month (Assistente (parametro 112,00) · standard) (default scenarios, gross). The default scenarios use different ranks and seniority, so this is not a like-for-like comparison — set the same rank in the pay calculator on each unit page.
- Minimum (Mindestleistung) — bundespolizei.de — GSG 9: Das Eignungsauswahlverfahren (Wayback snapshot 19 Jan 2024) (2024-01-19)
- Optimal value (Optimalwert) — bundespolizei.de — GSG 9: Leistungsziel, Leistungsübersicht Eignungsauswahlverfahren (Wayback snapshot 19 Apr 2023) (2023-04-19)
- Examples from the NOCS page (2013) — Polizia di Stato — NOCS, Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza (poliziadistato.it) (2013-05-10)