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

NO-B 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 60,813

Net · step 1

EUR 69,943

Net · mid-step

EUR 79,073

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-B 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 80,621	EUR 60,813	EUR 19,808	EUR 53,108
Step 2	EUR 83,193	EUR 62,639	EUR 20,554	EUR 54,693
Step 3	EUR 85,765	EUR 64,465	EUR 21,300	EUR 56,279
Step 4	EUR 88,337	EUR 66,291	EUR 22,046	EUR 57,865
Step 5	EUR 90,908	EUR 68,117	EUR 22,791	EUR 59,441
Step 6	EUR 93,480	EUR 69,943	EUR 23,537	EUR 61,012
Step 7	EUR 96,052	EUR 71,769	EUR 24,283	EUR 62,584
Step 8	EUR 98,624	EUR 73,595	EUR 25,029	EUR 64,155
Step 9	EUR 101,196	EUR 75,421	EUR 25,775	EUR 65,727
Step 10	EUR 103,768	EUR 77,247	EUR 26,521	EUR 67,299
Step 11	EUR 106,339	EUR 79,073	EUR 27,266	EUR 68,870

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-B salary at the UN in Bonn?

A National Officer NO-B at the UN in Bonn, Germany earns a net base salary from about EUR 60,813 (step 1) to EUR 79,073 (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-B in Bonn?

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 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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