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

NO-B 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 27,032,000

Net · step 1

CRC 33,788,000

Net · mid-step

CRC 42,233,000

Net · top step

CRC 10 steps Hardship A 1 Dec 2024

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-B 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 35,561,000	CRC 27,032,000	CRC 8,529,000	CRC 23,665,776
Step 2	CRC 38,009,000	CRC 28,721,000	CRC 9,288,000	CRC 25,139,225
Step 3	CRC 40,457,000	CRC 30,410,000	CRC 10,047,000	CRC 26,612,595
Step 4	CRC 42,904,000	CRC 32,099,000	CRC 10,805,000	CRC 28,085,096
Step 5	CRC 45,352,000	CRC 33,788,000	CRC 11,564,000	CRC 29,551,593
Step 6	CRC 47,800,000	CRC 35,477,000	CRC 12,323,000	CRC 31,018,011
Step 7	CRC 50,248,000	CRC 37,166,000	CRC 13,082,000	CRC 32,484,350
Step 8	CRC 52,696,000	CRC 38,855,000	CRC 13,841,000	CRC 33,950,768
Step 9	CRC 55,143,000	CRC 40,544,000	CRC 14,599,000	CRC 35,417,344
Step 10	CRC 57,591,000	CRC 42,233,000	CRC 15,358,000	CRC 36,883,683

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-A NO-C NO-D

UN jobs in San Jose (21 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-B salary at the UN in San Jose?

A National Officer NO-B at the UN in San Jose, Costa Rica earns a net base salary from about CRC 27,032,000 (step 1) to CRC 42,233,000 (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-B in San Jose?

Take-home starts from the NO-B 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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