living allowance

Hello to everyone, I'm having some doubts about the living allowance and I'd really appreciate any help. I am an early stage researcher in an Initial Training Network and I've been employed with a job contract by my University. I noticed that my annual gross salary is lower than the amount specified in the People Work Programme 2012, to which my specific network refers. Of course I adjusted the 38.000€ by the coefficient specific for the country in which I work and I calculated the gross amount, without taking the taxes into consideration. I was wondering if this is normal or if I should receive all the money described. Thank you in advance