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

NO-C 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 101,701

Net · step 1

AZN 125,431

Net · mid-step

AZN 149,161

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-C 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 133,696	AZN 101,701	AZN 31,995	AZN 88,849
Step 2	AZN 140,348	AZN 106,447	AZN 33,901	AZN 92,970
Step 3	AZN 147,032	AZN 111,193	AZN 35,839	AZN 97,090
Step 4	AZN 153,717	AZN 115,939	AZN 37,778	AZN 101,211
Step 5	AZN 160,401	AZN 120,685	AZN 39,716	AZN 105,327
Step 6	AZN 167,086	AZN 125,431	AZN 41,655	AZN 109,434
Step 7	AZN 173,770	AZN 130,177	AZN 43,593	AZN 113,540
Step 8	AZN 180,455	AZN 134,923	AZN 45,532	AZN 117,647
Step 9	AZN 187,139	AZN 139,669	AZN 47,470	AZN 121,753
Step 10	AZN 193,824	AZN 144,415	AZN 49,409	AZN 125,860
Step 11	AZN 200,508	AZN 149,161	AZN 51,347	AZN 129,967

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-C salary at the UN in Baku?

A National Officer NO-C at the UN in Baku, Azerbaijan earns a net base salary from about AZN 101,701 (step 1) to AZN 149,161 (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-C in Baku?

Take-home starts from the NO-C 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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