UN G-1 Salary in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina — General Service Scale (2025)

G-1 salary in Sarajevo — at a glance

Locally recruited General Service (GS), paid on the local scale in BAM — no post adjustment or hardship allowance. Internationally recruited? See the P/D estimate.

BAM 29,634

Net · step 1

BAM 36,219

Net · mid-step

BAM 42,804

Net · top step

BAM 11 steps Hardship A 1 Nov 2025

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

G-1 salary scale — by step

Published General Service scale for Sarajevo (effective 1 Nov 2025). Per year, in BAM.

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	BAM 36,595	BAM 29,634	BAM 6,961	BAM 26,003
Step 2	BAM 38,305	BAM 30,951	BAM 7,354	BAM 27,159
Step 3	BAM 40,016	BAM 32,268	BAM 7,748	BAM 28,314
Step 4	BAM 41,726	BAM 33,585	BAM 8,141	BAM 29,470
Step 5	BAM 43,436	BAM 34,902	BAM 8,534	BAM 30,625
Step 6	BAM 45,147	BAM 36,219	BAM 8,928	BAM 31,781
Step 7	BAM 46,857	BAM 37,536	BAM 9,321	BAM 32,937
Step 8	BAM 48,568	BAM 38,853	BAM 9,715	BAM 34,092
Step 9	BAM 50,278	BAM 40,170	BAM 10,108	BAM 35,248
Step 10	BAM 51,988	BAM 41,487	BAM 10,501	BAM 36,404
Step 11	BAM 53,699	BAM 42,804	BAM 10,895	BAM 37,559

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 Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

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You must already have 5 years' continuous UN service to qualify, and it applies from your 2nd duty station onward. Paid for up to 5 years at any one station.

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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 for Sarajevo — cost of living, dependency & language allowances & more

Other local (GS/NO) grades in Sarajevo

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

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Frequently asked

What is the G-1 salary at the UN in Sarajevo?

A General Service G-1 at the UN in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina earns a net base salary from about BAM 29,634 (step 1) to BAM 42,804 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Nov 2025. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

How is take-home pay calculated for a G-1 in Sarajevo?

Take-home starts from the G-1 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 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Everyday prices in Bosnia and Herzegovina are roughly 40% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Sarajevo is 109/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 9% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power for Sarajevo

These are UN common-system pay figures. The World Bank, IMF and NGOs and other non-UN employers posting in Sarajevo set their own pay — a role here does not guarantee these figures.

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