UN NO-C Salary — Gaborone, Botswana: National Officer Scale (2025)

NO-C salary — Gaborone, at a glance

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

BWP 895,390

Net · step 1

BWP 1,069,495

Net · mid-step

BWP 1,243,600

Net · top step

BWP 11 steps Hardship A 1 Apr 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 Gaborone (effective 1 Apr 2025). Per year, in BWP.

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	BWP 1,190,577	BWP 895,390	BWP 295,187	BWP 781,396
Step 2	BWP 1,239,621	BWP 930,211	BWP 309,410	BWP 811,526
Step 3	BWP 1,288,665	BWP 965,032	BWP 323,633	BWP 841,656
Step 4	BWP 1,337,708	BWP 999,853	BWP 337,855	BWP 871,786
Step 5	BWP 1,386,752	BWP 1,034,674	BWP 352,078	BWP 901,916
Step 6	BWP 1,435,796	BWP 1,069,495	BWP 366,301	BWP 932,046
Step 7	BWP 1,484,839	BWP 1,104,316	BWP 380,523	BWP 962,175
Step 8	BWP 1,533,883	BWP 1,139,137	BWP 394,746	BWP 992,305
Step 9	BWP 1,582,927	BWP 1,173,958	BWP 408,969	BWP 1,022,397
Step 10	BWP 1,631,970	BWP 1,208,779	BWP 423,191	BWP 1,052,473
Step 11	BWP 1,681,014	BWP 1,243,600	BWP 437,414	BWP 1,082,549

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 — Botswana

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

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Gaborone

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-B NO-D

UN jobs — Gaborone (2 open)

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Frequently asked

What is the NO-C salary at the UN in Gaborone?

A National Officer NO-C at the UN in Gaborone, Botswana earns a net base salary from about BWP 895,390 (step 1) to BWP 1,243,600 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Apr 2025. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

How is take-home pay calculated for a NO-C in Gaborone?

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 Gaborone, Botswana?

Everyday prices in Botswana are roughly 38% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Gaborone is 101/100 (New York = 100) — net pay buys about the same here as in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Gaborone

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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