UN G-1 Salary in Tirana, Albania — General Service Scale (2025)

G-1 salary in Tirana — at a glance

Locally recruited General Service (GS), paid on the local scale in ALL — no post adjustment or hardship allowance. Internationally recruited? See the P/D estimate.

ALL 1,584,000

Net · step 1

ALL 1,864,000

Net · mid-step

ALL 2,144,000

Net · top step

ALL 11 steps Hardship A 1 Dec 2025

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

G-1 salary scale — by step

Published General Service scale for Tirana (effective 1 Dec 2025). Per year, in ALL.

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	ALL 1,956,000	ALL 1,584,000	ALL 372,000	ALL 1,389,797
Step 2	ALL 2,026,000	ALL 1,640,000	ALL 386,000	ALL 1,439,025
Step 3	ALL 2,099,000	ALL 1,696,000	ALL 403,000	ALL 1,488,174
Step 4	ALL 2,171,000	ALL 1,752,000	ALL 419,000	ALL 1,537,323
Step 5	ALL 2,244,000	ALL 1,808,000	ALL 436,000	ALL 1,586,551
Step 6	ALL 2,317,000	ALL 1,864,000	ALL 453,000	ALL 1,635,621
Step 7	ALL 2,390,000	ALL 1,920,000	ALL 470,000	ALL 1,684,849
Step 8	ALL 2,462,000	ALL 1,976,000	ALL 486,000	ALL 1,733,998
Step 9	ALL 2,535,000	ALL 2,032,000	ALL 503,000	ALL 1,783,147
Step 10	ALL 2,608,000	ALL 2,088,000	ALL 520,000	ALL 1,832,296
Step 11	ALL 2,681,000	ALL 2,144,000	ALL 537,000	ALL 1,881,524

Est. take-home deducts a 7.9% UNJSPF pension and an indicative 2.5% medical premium. Indicative — the estimator below computes single/dependency rates and your exact deductions.

Your Take-Home in Albania

An estimate for a UN post at Tirana, Albania — for internationally recruited staff (Professional P / D, in US dollars) or locally recruited staff (General Service / National Officer, local scale).

Grade

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* Health insurance is indicative only — real premiums vary by organization, plan (medical and dental are billed separately) and coverage option. The ~2.5% shown is a placeholder, not a quote.

Indicative estimate — excludes rental subsidy, education grant and settling-in. Professional (P/D) pay is in US dollars; GS/NO on the local scale in local currency. For information only — not official advice.

See all allowances & benefits for Tirana — cost of living, dependency & language allowances & more

Other local (GS/NO) grades in Tirana

Same duty station, different grade — see the full scale for each.

G-2 G-3 G-4 G-5 G-6 G-7 NO-A NO-B NO-C NO-D

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Frequently asked

What is the G-1 salary at the UN in Tirana?

A General Service G-1 at the UN in Tirana, Albania earns a net base salary from about ALL 1,584,000 (step 1) to ALL 2,144,000 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Dec 2025. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

How is take-home pay calculated for a G-1 in Tirana?

Take-home starts from the G-1 net salary, minus a 7.9% UNJSPF pension contribution and staff medical insurance, plus danger pay where the duty station is designated. Post adjustment and hardship allowances do not apply to locally recruited GS/NO staff.

What is the cost of living in Tirana, Albania?

Everyday prices in Albania are roughly 46% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Tirana is 104/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 4% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power for Tirana

These are UN common-system pay figures. The World Bank, IMF and NGOs and other non-UN employers posting in Tirana set their own pay — a role here does not guarantee these figures.

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