UN NO-C Salary in Rarotonga, Cook Islands — National Officer Scale (2023)

NO-C salary in Rarotonga — at a glance

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

NZD 73,458

Net · step 1

NZD 85,128

Net · mid-step

NZD 96,798

Net · top step

NZD 11 steps Hardship H 1 Dec 2023

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-C salary scale — by step

Published National Officer scale for Rarotonga (effective 1 Dec 2023). Per year, in NZD.

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	NZD 95,181	NZD 73,458	NZD 21,723	NZD 64,259
Step 2	NZD 98,422	NZD 75,792	NZD 22,630	NZD 66,286
Step 3	NZD 101,664	NZD 78,126	NZD 23,538	NZD 68,312
Step 4	NZD 104,906	NZD 80,460	NZD 24,446	NZD 70,339
Step 5	NZD 108,147	NZD 82,794	NZD 25,353	NZD 72,365
Step 6	NZD 111,389	NZD 85,128	NZD 26,261	NZD 74,392
Step 7	NZD 114,631	NZD 87,462	NZD 27,169	NZD 76,418
Step 8	NZD 117,872	NZD 89,796	NZD 28,076	NZD 78,445
Step 9	NZD 121,114	NZD 92,130	NZD 28,984	NZD 80,471
Step 10	NZD 124,372	NZD 94,464	NZD 29,908	NZD 82,498
Step 11	NZD 127,659	NZD 96,798	NZD 30,861	NZD 84,524

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 Cook Islands

An estimate for a UN post at Rarotonga, Cook Islands — 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 Rarotonga — cost of living, dependency & language allowances & more

Other local (GS/NO) grades in Rarotonga

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

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Frequently asked

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

A National Officer NO-C at the UN in Rarotonga, Cook Islands earns a net base salary from about NZD 73,458 (step 1) to NZD 96,798 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Dec 2023. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

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

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.

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

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