UN NO-A Salary in San Jose, Costa Rica — National Officer Scale (2024)

NO-A salary in San Jose — at a glance

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

CRC 20,018,000

Net · step 1

CRC 25,026,000

Net · mid-step

CRC 31,286,000

Net · top step

CRC 10 steps Hardship A 1 Dec 2024

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-A salary scale — by step

Published National Officer scale for San Jose (effective 1 Dec 2024). Per year, in CRC.

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	CRC 25,703,000	CRC 20,018,000	CRC 5,685,000	CRC 17,546,737
Step 2	CRC 27,395,000	CRC 21,270,000	CRC 6,125,000	CRC 18,638,904
Step 3	CRC 29,086,000	CRC 22,522,000	CRC 6,564,000	CRC 19,731,150
Step 4	CRC 30,839,000	CRC 23,774,000	CRC 7,065,000	CRC 20,823,317
Step 5	CRC 32,654,000	CRC 25,026,000	CRC 7,628,000	CRC 21,915,563
Step 6	CRC 34,468,000	CRC 26,278,000	CRC 8,190,000	CRC 23,007,730
Step 7	CRC 36,283,000	CRC 27,530,000	CRC 8,753,000	CRC 24,099,976
Step 8	CRC 38,097,000	CRC 28,782,000	CRC 9,315,000	CRC 25,192,143
Step 9	CRC 39,912,000	CRC 30,034,000	CRC 9,878,000	CRC 26,284,389
Step 10	CRC 41,726,000	CRC 31,286,000	CRC 10,440,000	CRC 27,376,556

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 Costa Rica

An estimate for a UN post at San Jose, Costa Rica — 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 San Jose — cost of living, dependency & language allowances & more

Other local (GS/NO) grades in San Jose

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

UN jobs in San Jose (12 open)

SVN-2026-023 Sr Administrative and Cash Based Interventions (CBI) Associate - G7IOM · G-7

SVN-2026-024 Senior Project Associate (Protection) - G7IOM · G-7

SVN-2026-022 Sr Project Associate – (Management and Implementation Support) Integration Programme G7IOM · Associate

SVN-2026-021 Sr Project Associate (Case Management) | Integration Programme G7IOM · G-7

(Associate) Investment Officer, Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services, LAC RegionWorld Bank · GF View all UN jobs in San Jose

Frequently asked

What is the NO-A salary at the UN in San Jose?

A National Officer NO-A at the UN in San Jose, Costa Rica earns a net base salary from about CRC 20,018,000 (step 1) to CRC 31,286,000 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Dec 2024. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

How is take-home pay calculated for a NO-A in San Jose?

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 San Jose, Costa Rica?

Everyday prices in Costa Rica are roughly 59% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for San Jose is 97/100 (New York = 100) — net pay buys about the same here as in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power for San Jose

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

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