Hong Kong (SAR)
China
95%
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UN Salary Calculator & ICSC Pay Scale 2026
Estimate net remuneration for Professional and Director roles by grade, step and duty station using the official January 2026 ICSC salary scale and June 2026 post-adjustment classifications.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Post adjustment: 86.8%
Estimated net / year
$133,254
- Net base
- $71,335
- Post adjustment
- $61,919
- Net / month
- $11,104
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2026 salary scale
Professional and higher categories: P-1 to D-2
These are annual net base salaries in US dollars after staff assessment and before duty-station post adjustment. Step placement is determined by the employing organization.
| Grade | Typical level | Step 1 | Maximum step | Steps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-1 | Entry-level professional | $43,834 | $59,617 | 13 |
| P-2 | Associate professional | $56,046 | $74,640 | 13 |
| P-3 | Mid-career professional | $71,335 | $92,127 | 13 |
| P-4 | Senior specialist or team lead | $86,027 | $108,485 | 13 |
| P-5 | Senior management | $103,165 | $126,441 | 13 |
| D-1 | Director | $117,953 | $145,310 | 13 |
| D-2 | Principal director | $130,477 | $153,845 | 10 |
What is a UN salary step?
- A UN salary step determines your specific pay rate within a job grade. For internationally recruited Professional (P) and Director (D) levels, there are typically 13 steps.
- Moving up a step, usually annually or biennially, provides a higher base salary for satisfactory service.
- You will generally advance to the next step each year up to Step VII for P-1 to P-5, and every two years thereafter from Step VIII to XIII. Progression depends on satisfactory performance and is not guaranteed when performance requirements are not met.
- If you move to a higher grade, the new step is calculated to provide a net base salary increase at least equal to what you would have received from a two-step increase in the lower grade.
Highest June 2026 rates
Highest-Paying UN Duty Stations — June 2026
Explore duty stations with the highest ICSC post-adjustment rates and browse currently indexed vacancies where available.
Geneva
Switzerland
86.8%
San Francisco
United States
79.7%
Bermuda
Bermuda
78.8%
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
77.7%
London
United Kingdom
77.7%
New York
United States
75.6%
Copenhagen
Denmark
74.4%
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
74%
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UN Duty Stations & Post-Adjustment Rates
Every Professional-category classification in ICSC/CIRC/PAC/618, effective 1 June 2026. City labels make the official country or city classification easier to find without changing the source value.
| Duty station | Post adjustment | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 43.8% | Ethiopia |
| Albania | 33.1% | Albania |
| Algeria | 44.6% | Algeria |
| Amman | 35.2% | Jordan |
| Angola | 55.4% | Angola |
| Anguilla | 47.8% | Anguilla |
| Ankara | 34% | Türkiye |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 47.8% | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Argentina | 37.7% | Argentina |
| Armenia | 33.1% | Armenia |
| Aruba | 57.6% | Aruba |
| Australia | 38.5% | Australia |
| Azerbaijan | 32.9% | Azerbaijan |
| Bahamas | 65.3% | Bahamas |
| Bahrain | 32.1% | Bahrain |
| Bangkok | 34.8% | Thailand |
| Bangladesh | 41.6% | Bangladesh |
| Barbados | 59.5% | Barbados |
| Beijing | 52.9% | China |
| Beirut | 52.3% | Lebanon |
| Belarus | 46.6% | Belarus |
| Belize | 45.6% | Belize |
| Benin | 33.7% | Benin |
| Berlin | 43.9% | Germany |
| Bermuda | 78.8% | Bermuda |
| Bhutan | 36.2% | Bhutan |
| Bolivia | 29.2% | Bolivia |
| Bonaire | 47.8% | Bonaire |
| Bonn | 36.4% | Germany |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32.6% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Botswana | 22% | Botswana |
| Brazil | 28.8% | Brazil |
| Brindisi | 22.2% | Italy |
| British Virgin Islands | 45.5% | British Virgin Islands |
| Brussels | 46.5% | Belgium |
| Bulgaria | 36.3% | Bulgaria |
| Burkina Faso | 28% | Burkina Faso |
| Burundi | 41.5% | Burundi |
| Cairo | 25.1% | Egypt |
| Cambodia | 26.3% | Cambodia |
| Cameroon | 40.3% | Cameroon |
| Cape Verde | 38.3% | Cape Verde |
| Cayman Islands | 44.4% | Cayman Islands |
| Central African Rep. | 46.2% | Central African Republic |
| Chad | 42.7% | Chad |
| Colombia | 46.6% | Colombia |
| Comoros | 37.3% | Comoros |
| Congo | 45.3% | Congo |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 52% | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Cook Islands | 41.1% | Cook Islands |
| Copenhagen | 74.4% | Denmark |
| Costa Rica | 34.3% | Costa Rica |
| Cote d Ivoire | 65.3% | Côte d’Ivoire |
| Croatia, Republic of | 40.7% | Croatia |
| Cuba | 50.2% | Cuba |
| Cyprus | 32.8% | Cyprus |
| Czech Republic | 51.8% | Czechia |
| Dakar | 46.4% | Senegal |
| Djibouti | 40% | Djibouti |
| Dominica | 47.8% | Dominica |
| Dominican Republic | 30.1% | Dominican Republic |
| Dresden | 36.4% | Germany |
| Ecuador | 22.9% | Ecuador |
| El Paso | 48% | United States |
| El Salvador | 30.1% | El Salvador |
| Equatorial Guinea | 37.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| Eritrea | 42.2% | Eritrea |
| Estonia | 47.5% | Estonia |
| Eswatini | 19.6% | Eswatini |
| Fiji | 35.5% | Fiji |
| Finland | 44.5% | Finland |
| Frankfurt | 45.5% | Germany |
| French Guiana | 37.6% | French Guiana |
| Gabon | 45.4% | Gabon |
| Gambia | 36.6% | Gambia |
| Gebze | 43.8% | Türkiye |
| Geneva | 86.8% | Switzerland |
| Georgia, Republic of | 25.7% | Georgia |
| Ghana | 40.2% | Ghana |
| Gibraltar | 77.7% | Gibraltar |
| Greece | 36.7% | Greece |
| Grenada | 47.8% | Grenada |
| Guatemala | 30.7% | Guatemala |
| Guimaraes | 16.2% | Portugal |
| Guinea | 44% | Guinea |
| Guinea Bissau | 49% | Guinea-Bissau |
| Guyana | 49% | Guyana |
| Haiti | 51.5% | Haiti |
| Hamburg | 52% | Germany |
| Hiroshima | 27.3% | Japan |
| Honduras | 30% | Honduras |
| Hong Kong (SAR) | 95% | China |
| Hungary | 60.5% | Hungary |
| Iceland | 42.5% | Iceland |
| India | 30.5% | India |
| Indonesia | 29.2% | Indonesia |
| Iran | 28.4% | Iran |
| Iraq | 30.3% | Iraq |
| Ireland | 53.6% | Ireland |
| Istanbul | 43.8% | Türkiye |
| Jamaica | 42.5% | Jamaica |
| Jerusalem | 60.7% | Palestine |
| Juba | 42.5% | South Sudan |
| Kabul | 37.4% | Afghanistan |
| Kazakhstan | 35.9% | Kazakhstan |
| Kiribati | 48% | Kiribati |
| Korea, Dem. Peo. Rep. of | 47.5% | North Korea |
| Korea, Republic of | 42.8% | South Korea |
| Kuwait | 51.7% | Kuwait |
| Kyrgyzstan | 27.7% | Kyrgyzstan |
| Lao Peo. Dem. Rep. | 35.4% | Laos |
| Latvia | 45.3% | Latvia |
| Lesotho | 31.3% | Lesotho |
| Liberia | 48.3% | Liberia |
| Libya | 30.9% | Libya |
| Lisbon | 34.3% | Portugal |
| Lithuania | 35.8% | Lithuania |
| London | 77.7% | United Kingdom |
| Luxembourg | 49.5% | Luxembourg |
| Lyon and Elsewhere | 50.9% | France |
| Macao (SAR) | 46.4% | China |
| Madagascar | 27.3% | Madagascar |
| Malawi | 40.4% | Malawi |
| Malaysia | 52.5% | Malaysia |
| Maldives | 37.4% | Maldives |
| Mali | 46.5% | Mali |
| Malta | 35.7% | Malta |
| Manila | 36.8% | Philippines |
| Marshall Islands | 42% | Marshall Islands |
| Mauritania | 30.7% | Mauritania |
| Mauritius | 29.9% | Mauritius |
| Mexico | 52.5% | Mexico |
| Miami | 49.3% | United States |
| Micronesia, Fed States of | 58.7% | Micronesia |
| Moldova | 34% | Moldova |
| Monaco | 54.5% | Monaco |
| Mongolia | 34.9% | Mongolia |
| Montenegro | 34.6% | Montenegro |
| Montreal | 34.4% | Canada |
| Morocco | 30.5% | Morocco |
| Mozambique | 30% | Mozambique |
| Munich | 57.8% | Germany |
| Myanmar | 33.6% | Myanmar |
| Nairobi | 39.6% | Kenya |
| Namibia | 34% | Namibia |
| Nauru | 41.1% | Nauru |
| Nepal | 21.3% | Nepal |
| New Caledonia | 36.6% | New Caledonia |
| New York | 75.6% | United States |
| New Zealand | 39.4% | New Zealand |
| Nicaragua | 30.3% | Nicaragua |
| Niger | 47.2% | Niger |
| Nigeria | 54.4% | Nigeria |
| North Macedonia | 29.8% | North Macedonia |
| Norway | 52.2% | Norway |
| Oman | 27.9% | Oman |
| Ottawa | 43.6% | Canada |
| Pakistan | 34.6% | Pakistan |
| Palau, Republic of | 41.1% | Palau |
| Panama City | 31.1% | Panama |
| Papua New Guinea | 45.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| Paraguay | 28% | Paraguay |
| Paris | 54.5% | France |
| Peru | 32.7% | Peru |
| Poland | 39.3% | Poland |
| Puerto Rico | 30.1% | Puerto Rico |
| Qatar | 44.6% | Qatar |
| Romania | 27.1% | Romania |
| Rome | 28% | Italy |
| Russian Federation | 59.7% | Russia |
| Rwanda | 32.4% | Rwanda |
| Saint Helena | 54.5% | Saint Helena |
| Samoa | 38.2% | Samoa |
| San Diego | 71.9% | United States |
| San Francisco | 79.7% | United States |
| Santiago | 33% | Chile |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 49.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Saudi Arabia | 48.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| Seattle | 50.9% | United States |
| Serbia | 29.6% | Serbia |
| Seychelles | 42.3% | Seychelles |
| Sierra Leone | 46.5% | Sierra Leone |
| Singapore | 67.7% | Singapore |
| Sint Maarten | 47.8% | Sint Maarten |
| Slovak Republic | 39.4% | Slovakia |
| Slovenia, Republic of | 45.1% | Slovenia |
| Solomon Islands | 48.4% | Solomon Islands |
| Somalia | 41.7% | Somalia |
| South Africa | 27.1% | South Africa |
| Spain | 30.4% | Spain |
| Sri Lanka | 30.5% | Sri Lanka |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 47.8% | St. Kitts and Nevis |
| St. Lucia | 42.9% | St. Lucia |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 47.8% | St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Sudan | 42.5% | Sudan |
| Suriname | 32.4% | Suriname |
| Sweden | 43% | Sweden |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 30.3% | Syria |
| Tajikistan | 32.7% | Tajikistan |
| Tanzania, United Rep. of | 32.5% | Tanzania |
| Tel Aviv | 69.6% | Israel |
| The Hague | 46.6% | Netherlands |
| Timor-Leste | 39% | Timor-Leste |
| Togo | 43.5% | Togo |
| Tokyo | 43.4% | Japan |
| Tonga | 37.5% | Tonga |
| Toronto | 50.3% | Canada |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 36% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Tunisia | 23.6% | Tunisia |
| Turkmenistan | 74% | Turkmenistan |
| Tuvalu | 43.1% | Tuvalu |
| Uganda | 33.5% | Uganda |
| Ukraine | 26.2% | Ukraine |
| United Arab Emirates | 55.9% | United Arab Emirates |
| Uruguay | 40.1% | Uruguay |
| Uzbekistan | 35.6% | Uzbekistan |
| Vanuatu | 45.4% | Vanuatu |
| Venezuela | 42.7% | Venezuela |
| Vienna | 52% | Austria |
| Vietnam | 24.2% | Vietnam |
| Washington D.C. | 54.6% | United States |
| West Bank & the Gaza Strip,The | 60.7% | Palestine |
| Yemen, Republic of | 21.8% | Yemen |
| Zambia | 38.5% | Zambia |
| Zimbabwe | 38.9% | Zimbabwe |
Method
How the estimate works
Net base salary
Choose the exact ICSC grade and step.
Post adjustment
Apply the published duty-station percentage to the net base salary.
Net remuneration
Add base salary and post adjustment, then divide by 12 for a monthly estimate.
Questions
UN salary FAQs
What is the average salary at the United Nations?+
There is no single UN average salary. Professional staff pay depends on grade, step and duty-station post adjustment. For example, the official 2026 P-3 net base scale runs from USD 71,335 at step 1 to USD 92,127 at step 13 before post adjustment.
What is UN post adjustment?+
Post adjustment is a duty-station cost-of-living amount added to the net base salary of internationally recruited Professional and higher-category staff. The calculator applies the official ICSC percentage to the selected net base salary.
Are UN salaries tax-free?+
The published net base figures are after the UN common system's internal staff assessment. National tax treatment can depend on the employing organization, duty station and staff member's circumstances, so the calculator should not be treated as tax advice.
Do General Service staff use this worldwide scale?+
No. General Service salaries are locally surveyed and published in local-currency scales for individual duty stations. This calculator covers the worldwide Professional and higher categories from P-1 through D-2.
Do UN consultants use the P or D salary scale?+
No. Consultants and individual contractors are engaged under different rules and fees are determined by the contract and organization. Their compensation should not be estimated with this staff salary calculator.
Is this the final amount paid into a staff member's account?+
No. It estimates net base salary plus post adjustment. Pension, medical insurance, allowances, dependency status, hardship, mobility, rental subsidy and other additions or deductions can change actual net pay.
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Official sources
Salary data: ICSC Professional and higher categories salary scale, effective 1 January 2026. Post adjustment: ICSC/CIRC/PAC/618, effective 1 June 2026.