UN NO-A Salary — Baku, Azerbaijan: National Officer Scale (2025)

NO-A salary — Baku, at a glance

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

AZN 63,565

Net · step 1

AZN 78,395

Net · mid-step

AZN 93,225

Net · top step

AZN 11 steps Hardship A 1 Sep 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 Baku (effective 1 Sep 2025). Per year, in AZN.

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	AZN 81,304	AZN 63,565	AZN 17,739	AZN 55,665
Step 2	AZN 85,312	AZN 66,531	AZN 18,781	AZN 58,252
Step 3	AZN 89,320	AZN 69,497	AZN 19,823	AZN 60,840
Step 4	AZN 93,328	AZN 72,463	AZN 20,865	AZN 63,428
Step 5	AZN 97,336	AZN 75,429	AZN 21,907	AZN 66,015
Step 6	AZN 101,345	AZN 78,395	AZN 22,950	AZN 68,603
Step 7	AZN 105,446	AZN 81,361	AZN 24,085	AZN 71,189
Step 8	AZN 109,565	AZN 84,327	AZN 25,238	AZN 73,764
Step 9	AZN 113,685	AZN 87,293	AZN 26,392	AZN 76,339
Step 10	AZN 117,804	AZN 90,259	AZN 27,545	AZN 78,915
Step 11	AZN 121,924	AZN 93,225	AZN 28,699	AZN 81,490

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 — Azerbaijan

An estimate for a UN post at Baku, Azerbaijan — 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 — Baku: cost of living, dependency & language allowances & more

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Baku

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

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Frequently asked

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

A National Officer NO-A at the UN in Baku, Azerbaijan earns a net base salary from about AZN 63,565 (step 1) to AZN 93,225 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Sep 2025. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

How is take-home pay calculated for a NO-A in Baku?

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 Baku, Azerbaijan?

Everyday prices in Azerbaijan are roughly 28% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Baku is 119/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 19% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Baku

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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