UN NO-D Salary in Tirana, Albania — National Officer Scale (2025)

NO-D 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 7,209,000

Net · step 1

ALL 8,544,000

Net · mid-step

ALL 9,879,000

Net · top step

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

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-D 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 9,590,000	ALL 7,209,000	ALL 2,381,000	ALL 6,307,663
Step 2	ALL 9,966,000	ALL 7,476,000	ALL 2,490,000	ALL 6,540,733
Step 3	ALL 10,342,000	ALL 7,743,000	ALL 2,599,000	ALL 6,772,776
Step 4	ALL 10,718,000	ALL 8,010,000	ALL 2,708,000	ALL 7,004,898
Step 5	ALL 11,094,000	ALL 8,277,000	ALL 2,817,000	ALL 7,236,862
Step 6	ALL 11,470,000	ALL 8,544,000	ALL 2,926,000	ALL 7,468,826
Step 7	ALL 11,846,000	ALL 8,811,000	ALL 3,035,000	ALL 7,700,790
Step 8	ALL 12,223,000	ALL 9,078,000	ALL 3,145,000	ALL 7,932,754
Step 9	ALL 12,599,000	ALL 9,345,000	ALL 3,254,000	ALL 8,164,718
Step 10	ALL 12,975,000	ALL 9,612,000	ALL 3,363,000	ALL 8,396,919
Step 11	ALL 13,351,000	ALL 9,879,000	ALL 3,472,000	ALL 8,628,962

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

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 NO-D salary at the UN in Tirana?

A National Officer NO-D at the UN in Tirana, Albania earns a net base salary from about ALL 7,209,000 (step 1) to ALL 9,879,000 (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-D in Tirana?

Take-home starts from the NO-D 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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