UN NO-B Salary in Tirana, Albania

What a locally recruited National Officer (NO-B) earns at the UN in Tirana — the published local salary scale in ALL, with pension and estimated take-home.

NO-B salary in 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 4,536,000
Net · step 1
ALL 5,376,000
Net · mid-step
ALL 6,216,000
Net · top step
ALL 11 steps Hardship A 1 Dec 2025

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-B salary scale — by step

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

StepGrossNetStaff assessmentEst. take-home
Step 1ALL 5,859,000ALL 4,536,000ALL 1,323,000ALL 3,975,855
Step 2ALL 6,089,000ALL 4,704,000ALL 1,385,000ALL 4,122,512
Step 3ALL 6,322,000ALL 4,872,000ALL 1,450,000ALL 4,269,327
Step 4ALL 6,556,000ALL 5,040,000ALL 1,516,000ALL 4,416,142
Step 5ALL 6,789,000ALL 5,208,000ALL 1,581,000ALL 4,562,720
Step 6ALL 7,022,000ALL 5,376,000ALL 1,646,000ALL 4,709,456
Step 7ALL 7,256,000ALL 5,544,000ALL 1,712,000ALL 4,856,192
Step 8ALL 7,489,000ALL 5,712,000ALL 1,777,000ALL 5,002,770
Step 9ALL 7,722,000ALL 5,880,000ALL 1,842,000ALL 5,149,506
Step 10ALL 7,956,000ALL 6,048,000ALL 1,908,000ALL 5,296,242
Step 11ALL 8,192,000ALL 6,216,000ALL 1,976,000ALL 5,442,978

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).

You must already have 5 years' continuous UN service to qualify, and it applies from your 2nd duty station onward. Paid for up to 5 years at any one station.
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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.

Frequently asked

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

A National Officer NO-B at the UN in Tirana, Albania earns a net base salary from about ALL 4,536,000 (step 1) to ALL 6,216,000 (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-B in Tirana?

Take-home starts from the NO-B 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.