UN NO-A Salary — Manama, Bahrain

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

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NO-A salary — Manama, at a glance

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

BHD 25,827
Net · step 1
BHD 33,007
Net · mid-step
BHD 40,187
Net · top step
BHD 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 Manama (effective 1 Dec 2025). Per year, in BHD.

StepGrossNetStaff assessmentEst. take-home
Step 1BHD 34,252BHD 25,827BHD 8,425BHD 22,631
Step 2BHD 36,275BHD 27,263BHD 9,012BHD 23,881
Step 3BHD 38,297BHD 28,699BHD 9,598BHD 25,132
Step 4BHD 40,320BHD 30,135BHD 10,185BHD 26,383
Step 5BHD 42,342BHD 31,571BHD 10,771BHD 27,627
Step 6BHD 44,365BHD 33,007BHD 11,358BHD 28,867
Step 7BHD 46,387BHD 34,443BHD 11,944BHD 30,107
Step 8BHD 48,410BHD 35,879BHD 12,531BHD 31,347
Step 9BHD 50,432BHD 37,315BHD 13,117BHD 32,587
Step 10BHD 52,455BHD 38,751BHD 13,704BHD 33,827
Step 11BHD 54,477BHD 40,187BHD 14,290BHD 35,067

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 — Bahrain

An estimate for a UN post at Manama, Bahrain — for internationally recruited staff (Professional P / D, in US dollars) or locally recruited staff (General Service / National Officer, local scale).

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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 — Manama: cost of living, dependency & language allowances & more

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Manama

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

Frequently asked

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

A National Officer NO-A at the UN in Manama, Bahrain earns a net base salary from about BHD 25,827 (step 1) to BHD 40,187 (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 Manama?

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 Manama, Bahrain?

Everyday prices in Bahrain are roughly 43% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Manama is 105/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 5% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Manama
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