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How much do you earn in the United Nations as an International staff member? - Unique list including every country in the world

Working for the United Nations is a dream for many of our followers and a great chance to make a good starting salary. The UN uses a salary scale that is predictable and in this article Impactpool's Director, Talent Acquisition provides tips how you can forecast and calculate your salary for all locations in the world. This tool is applicable to all UN agencies, Funds and Programmes. What also is fantastic with the UN's compensation policy is that the salary is completely gender-equal. Learn how to calculate your salary.
When you work for the UN as a staff member your base salary is dependent on two different components namely:
  1. Base Salary. (Dependent on your grade)
  2. Location. (A different post adjustment depending on the cost at your work location)
Previously, a 3rd component (Dependency Rate) had influence on your base salary. However, as part of the changes to the UN benefit package the dependency rate has disappeared as per 1 Jan 2017.To get a quick estimate of the salary  + post adjustment, you can use the link below. It is a calculator provided by UNDP. Please note that this service should be used as an indication only.

To calculate you must know your grade and your step. For the sake of ease, when calculating step for a P3, use the following role:
  • P3 - if you have 5 years experience - add Step 1
  • P3 - if you have 6 years experience - add Step 2
  • P3 - if you have 7 years experience - add step 3 … continue with the same logic...
  • P4 - if you have 7 years experience - add step 1
  • P4 - if you have 8 years experience - add step 2
  • P4 - if you have 9 years experience - add step 3 … continue with the same logic...
All UN staff members (on a fixed-term contract) have 30 days annual leave. You are also entitled to a settling-in and relocation grant, a one-time payment (you can see the size of the grant in the calculation).
In addition to the amounts in the calculation you are also entitled to the following benefits if applicable:
  • Education grant - if you have children UN will pay a portion of the education cost
  • Rental subsidy - UN will help to cover a part of your rent if the cost of living is high at the location of your assignment
  • Home Leave - UN supports home-travel, the frequency of the home-travel is dependent on location and could be every 12-24 months.
In addition to the above when serving in a hardship locations you may also be entitled to:
  • Hardship pay - extra pay for serving in a crisis location
  • R&R - Rest and Recuperation are given at a predefined schedule with the aim of providing staff member ability to travel and meet the family. This benefit is in addition

Please keep in mind that the amounts in the calculation is only approximates, but could serve as a good indication as to what you will earn taking on a role at the UN.
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