UN G-3 Salary in Tirana, Albania — General Service Scale (2025)

G-3 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 1,896,000

Net · step 1

ALL 2,231,000

Net · mid-step

ALL 2,566,000

Net · top step

ALL 11 steps Hardship A 1 Dec 2025 Checked 1 Sep 2026

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

G-3 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 2,358,000	ALL 1,896,000	ALL 462,000	ALL 1,663,661
Step 2	ALL 2,445,000	ALL 1,963,000	ALL 482,000	ALL 1,722,587
Step 3	ALL 2,532,000	ALL 2,030,000	ALL 502,000	ALL 1,781,355
Step 4	ALL 2,619,000	ALL 2,097,000	ALL 522,000	ALL 1,840,044
Step 5	ALL 2,706,000	ALL 2,164,000	ALL 542,000	ALL 1,898,812
Step 6	ALL 2,794,000	ALL 2,231,000	ALL 563,000	ALL 1,957,580
Step 7	ALL 2,881,000	ALL 2,298,000	ALL 583,000	ALL 2,016,348
Step 8	ALL 2,968,000	ALL 2,365,000	ALL 603,000	ALL 2,075,116
Step 9	ALL 3,055,000	ALL 2,432,000	ALL 623,000	ALL 2,133,963
Step 10	ALL 3,142,000	ALL 2,499,000	ALL 643,000	ALL 2,192,731
Step 11	ALL 3,229,000	ALL 2,566,000	ALL 663,000	ALL 2,251,499

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).

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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-1 G-2 G-4 G-5 G-6 G-7 NO-A NO-B NO-C NO-D

UN jobs in Tirana (3 open)

Re-announcement CON 2026-23 Local Consultant – Migration Expert to support the Ombudsman InstitutionIOM · Consultant

Project Assistant (G5), Extra Budgetary Project on MediaOSCE · G5

CON 2026/13 - Consultants / Albanian Diaspora Experts to enable progress on the path to EU accessionIOM · UG View all UN jobs in Tirana

Frequently asked

What is the G-3 salary at the UN in Tirana?

A General Service G-3 at the UN in Tirana, Albania earns a net base salary from about ALL 1,896,000 (step 1) to ALL 2,566,000 (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-3 in Tirana?

Take-home starts from the G-3 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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