UN NO-A Salary — Tirana, Albania: National Officer Scale (2025)

NO-A salary — Tirana, at a glance

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

ALL 3,782,000

Net · step 1

ALL 4,477,000

Net · mid-step

ALL 5,172,000

Net · top step

ALL 11 steps Hardship A 1 Dec 2025 Checked Oct 1, 2026

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-A salary scale — by step

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

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	ALL 4,841,000	ALL 3,782,000	ALL 1,059,000	ALL 3,318,441
Step 2	ALL 5,028,000	ALL 3,921,000	ALL 1,107,000	ALL 3,439,983
Step 3	ALL 5,216,000	ALL 4,060,000	ALL 1,156,000	ALL 3,561,288
Step 4	ALL 5,404,000	ALL 4,199,000	ALL 1,205,000	ALL 3,682,593
Step 5	ALL 5,592,000	ALL 4,338,000	ALL 1,254,000	ALL 3,803,898
Step 6	ALL 5,780,000	ALL 4,477,000	ALL 1,303,000	ALL 3,925,203
Step 7	ALL 5,968,000	ALL 4,616,000	ALL 1,352,000	ALL 4,046,508
Step 8	ALL 6,160,000	ALL 4,755,000	ALL 1,405,000	ALL 4,167,813
Step 9	ALL 6,353,000	ALL 4,894,000	ALL 1,459,000	ALL 4,289,118
Step 10	ALL 6,546,000	ALL 5,033,000	ALL 1,513,000	ALL 4,410,344
Step 11	ALL 6,739,000	ALL 5,172,000	ALL 1,567,000	ALL 4,531,649

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 Pay — 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 — Tirana: cost of living, dependency & language allowances & more

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Tirana

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

G-1 G-2 G-3 G-4 G-5 G-6 G-7 NO-B NO-C NO-D

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Frequently asked

What is the NO-A salary at the UN in Tirana?

A National Officer NO-A at the UN in Tirana, Albania earns a net base salary from about ALL 3,782,000 (step 1) to ALL 5,172,000 (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 NO-A in Tirana?

Take-home starts from the NO-A 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 — Tirana

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

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