UN NO-A Salary — Suva, Fiji

What a locally recruited National Officer (NO-A) earns at the UN in Suva — the published local salary scale in FJD, with pension and estimated take-home.

NO-A salary — Suva, at a glance

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

FJD 86,861
Net · step 1
FJD 103,271
Net · mid-step
FJD 119,681
Net · top step
FJD 11 steps Hardship B 1 Feb 2025 Checked Oct 1, 2026

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-A salary scale — by step

Published National Officer scale for Suva (effective 1 Feb 2025). Per year, in FJD.

StepGrossNetStaff assessmentEst. take-home
Step 1FJD 111,596FJD 86,861FJD 24,735FJD 76,070
Step 2FJD 116,031FJD 90,143FJD 25,888FJD 78,934
Step 3FJD 120,466FJD 93,425FJD 27,041FJD 81,797
Step 4FJD 124,901FJD 96,707FJD 28,194FJD 84,660
Step 5FJD 129,363FJD 99,989FJD 29,374FJD 87,523
Step 6FJD 133,921FJD 103,271FJD 30,650FJD 90,386
Step 7FJD 138,479FJD 106,553FJD 31,926FJD 93,250
Step 8FJD 143,038FJD 109,835FJD 33,203FJD 96,113
Step 9FJD 147,596FJD 113,117FJD 34,479FJD 98,974
Step 10FJD 152,154FJD 116,399FJD 35,755FJD 101,824
Step 11FJD 156,713FJD 119,681FJD 37,032FJD 104,673

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 — Fiji

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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 — Suva: cost of living, dependency & language allowances & more

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Suva

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

Frequently asked

What is the NO-A salary at the UN in Suva?

A National Officer NO-A at the UN in Suva, Fiji earns a net base salary from about FJD 86,861 (step 1) to FJD 119,681 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Feb 2025. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

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

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 Suva, Fiji?

Everyday prices in Fiji 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 Suva is 109/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 9% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Suva
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.