UN NO-B Salary — Cotonou, Benin

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

Hardship Category B Post Adjustment % 33.2 Cost of living 34 (US=100) HDI Rank #173

NO-B salary — Cotonou, at a glance

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

CFA 22,684,000
Net · step 1
CFA 28,999,000
Net · mid-step
CFA 35,314,000
Net · top step
CFA 11 steps Hardship B 1 Jan 2024 Checked Oct 1, 2026

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-B salary scale — by step

Published National Officer scale for Cotonou (effective 1 Jan 2024). Per year, in CFA.

StepGrossNetStaff assessmentEst. take-home
Step 1CFA 29,043,000CFA 22,684,000CFA 6,359,000CFA 19,863,425
Step 2CFA 30,750,000CFA 23,947,000CFA 6,803,000CFA 20,965,290
Step 3CFA 32,457,000CFA 25,210,000CFA 7,247,000CFA 22,067,076
Step 4CFA 34,164,000CFA 26,473,000CFA 7,691,000CFA 23,168,941
Step 5CFA 35,873,000CFA 27,736,000CFA 8,137,000CFA 24,270,806
Step 6CFA 37,628,000CFA 28,999,000CFA 8,629,000CFA 25,370,301
Step 7CFA 39,382,000CFA 30,262,000CFA 9,120,000CFA 26,466,873
Step 8CFA 41,136,000CFA 31,525,000CFA 9,611,000CFA 27,563,445
Step 9CFA 42,890,000CFA 32,788,000CFA 10,102,000CFA 28,660,017
Step 10CFA 44,644,000CFA 34,051,000CFA 10,593,000CFA 29,756,668
Step 11CFA 46,398,000CFA 35,314,000CFA 11,084,000CFA 30,853,240

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 — Benin

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

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Cotonou

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-C NO-D

UN jobs — Cotonou (4 open)

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Frequently asked

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

A National Officer NO-B at the UN in Cotonou, Benin earns a net base salary from about CFA 22,684,000 (step 1) to CFA 35,314,000 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Jan 2024. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

How is take-home pay calculated for a NO-B in Cotonou?

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 Cotonou, Benin?

Everyday prices in Benin are roughly 34% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Cotonou is 113/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 13% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Cotonou
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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