UN NO-A Salary — Bonn, Germany: National Officer Scale (2025)

NO-A salary — Bonn, at a glance

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

EUR 55,290

Net · step 1

EUR 63,585

Net · mid-step

EUR 71,880

Net · top step

EUR 11 steps Hardship H 1 Dec 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 Bonn (effective 1 Dec 2025). Per year, in EUR.

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	EUR 72,842	EUR 55,290	EUR 17,552	EUR 48,313
Step 2	EUR 75,179	EUR 56,949	EUR 18,230	EUR 49,754
Step 3	EUR 77,515	EUR 58,608	EUR 18,907	EUR 51,194
Step 4	EUR 79,852	EUR 60,267	EUR 19,585	EUR 52,635
Step 5	EUR 82,189	EUR 61,926	EUR 20,263	EUR 54,075
Step 6	EUR 84,525	EUR 63,585	EUR 20,940	EUR 55,515
Step 7	EUR 86,862	EUR 65,244	EUR 21,618	EUR 56,956
Step 8	EUR 89,199	EUR 66,903	EUR 22,296	EUR 58,396
Step 9	EUR 91,535	EUR 68,562	EUR 22,973	EUR 59,825
Step 10	EUR 93,872	EUR 70,221	EUR 23,651	EUR 61,252
Step 11	EUR 96,208	EUR 71,880	EUR 24,328	EUR 62,680

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 — Germany

An estimate for a UN post at Bonn, Germany — for internationally recruited staff (Professional P / D, in US dollars) or locally recruited staff (General Service / National Officer, local scale).

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* Health insurance is indicative only — real premiums vary by organization, plan (medical and dental are billed separately) and coverage option. The ~2.5% shown is a placeholder, not a quote.

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

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Bonn

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

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Frequently asked

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

A National Officer NO-A at the UN in Bonn, Germany earns a net base salary from about EUR 55,290 (step 1) to EUR 71,880 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Dec 2025. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

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

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 Bonn, Germany?

Everyday prices in Germany are roughly 80% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Bonn is 87/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) goes about 13% less far here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Bonn

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.

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