UN G-5 Salary — Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

What a locally recruited General Service (G-5) earns at the UN in Malabo — the published local salary scale in CFA, with pension and estimated take-home.

Hardship Category C Post Adjustment % 36.4 Cost of living 41 (US=100) HDI Rank #133

G-5 salary — Malabo, at a glance

Locally recruited General Service (GS), paid on the local scale in CFA — no post adjustment or hardship allowance. Internationally recruited? See the P/D estimate.

CFA 21,654,042
Net · step 1
CFA 26,466,052
Net · mid-step
CFA 31,278,062
Net · top step
CFA 11 steps Hardship C 1 Mar 2022 Checked Oct 1, 2026

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

G-5 salary scale — by step

Published General Service scale for Malabo (effective 1 Mar 2022). Per year, in CFA.

StepGrossNetStaff assessmentEst. take-home
Step 1CFA 27,716,273CFA 21,654,042CFA 6,062,231CFA 18,961,908
Step 2CFA 29,016,816CFA 22,616,444CFA 6,400,372CFA 19,801,510
Step 3CFA 30,317,359CFA 23,578,846CFA 6,738,513CFA 20,641,112
Step 4CFA 31,617,903CFA 24,541,248CFA 7,076,655CFA 21,480,714
Step 5CFA 32,918,446CFA 25,503,650CFA 7,414,796CFA 22,320,316
Step 6CFA 34,218,989CFA 26,466,052CFA 7,752,937CFA 23,159,918
Step 7CFA 35,552,853CFA 27,428,454CFA 8,124,399CFA 23,998,917
Step 8CFA 36,889,522CFA 28,390,856CFA 8,498,666CFA 24,834,516
Step 9CFA 38,226,192CFA 29,353,258CFA 8,872,934CFA 25,670,115
Step 10CFA 39,562,861CFA 30,315,660CFA 9,247,201CFA 26,505,714
Step 11CFA 40,899,531CFA 31,278,062CFA 9,621,469CFA 27,341,313

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 — Equatorial Guinea

An estimate for a UN post at Malabo, Equatorial Guinea — 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 — Malabo: cost of living, dependency & language allowances & more

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Malabo

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

G-1 G-2 G-3 G-4 G-6 G-7 NO-A NO-B NO-C

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Frequently asked

What is the G-5 salary at the UN in Malabo?

A General Service G-5 at the UN in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea earns a net base salary from about CFA 21,654,042 (step 1) to CFA 31,278,062 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Mar 2022. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

How is take-home pay calculated for a G-5 in Malabo?

Take-home starts from the G-5 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 Malabo, Equatorial Guinea?

Everyday prices in Equatorial Guinea are roughly 41% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Malabo is 110/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 10% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Malabo
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