UN NO-A Salary in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina — National Officer Scale (2025)

NO-A salary in Sarajevo — at a glance

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

BAM 70,948

Net · step 1

BAM 86,713

Net · mid-step

BAM 102,478

Net · top step

BAM 11 steps Hardship A 1 Nov 2025

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-A salary scale — by step

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

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	BAM 90,957	BAM 70,948	BAM 20,009	BAM 62,121
Step 2	BAM 95,218	BAM 74,101	BAM 21,117	BAM 64,871
Step 3	BAM 99,478	BAM 77,254	BAM 22,224	BAM 67,622
Step 4	BAM 103,739	BAM 80,407	BAM 23,332	BAM 70,373
Step 5	BAM 108,000	BAM 83,560	BAM 24,440	BAM 73,123
Step 6	BAM 112,346	BAM 86,713	BAM 25,633	BAM 75,874
Step 7	BAM 116,725	BAM 89,866	BAM 26,859	BAM 78,612
Step 8	BAM 121,104	BAM 93,019	BAM 28,085	BAM 81,350
Step 9	BAM 125,483	BAM 96,172	BAM 29,311	BAM 84,087
Step 10	BAM 129,863	BAM 99,325	BAM 30,538	BAM 86,825
Step 11	BAM 134,242	BAM 102,478	BAM 31,764	BAM 89,562

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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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.

G-1 G-2 G-3 G-4 G-5 G-6 G-7 NO-B NO-C NO-D

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Frequently asked

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

A National Officer NO-A at the UN in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina earns a net base salary from about BAM 70,948 (step 1) to BAM 102,478 (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 NO-A in Sarajevo?

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 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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