UN G-6 Salary — Athens, Greece: General Service Scale (2025)

G-6 salary — Athens, at a glance

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

EUR 34,084

Net · step 1

EUR 41,659

Net · mid-step

EUR 49,234

Net · top step

EUR 11 steps Hardship H 1 Nov 2025 Checked Oct 1, 2026

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

G-6 salary scale — by step

Published General Service scale for Athens (effective 1 Nov 2025). Per year, in EUR.

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	EUR 44,194	EUR 34,084	EUR 10,110	EUR 29,859
Step 2	EUR 46,390	EUR 35,599	EUR 10,791	EUR 31,181
Step 3	EUR 48,586	EUR 37,114	EUR 11,472	EUR 32,503
Step 4	EUR 50,781	EUR 38,629	EUR 12,152	EUR 33,825
Step 5	EUR 52,977	EUR 40,144	EUR 12,833	EUR 35,146
Step 6	EUR 55,172	EUR 41,659	EUR 13,513	EUR 36,468
Step 7	EUR 57,368	EUR 43,174	EUR 14,194	EUR 37,790
Step 8	EUR 59,564	EUR 44,689	EUR 14,875	EUR 39,111
Step 9	EUR 61,759	EUR 46,204	EUR 15,555	EUR 40,433
Step 10	EUR 63,955	EUR 47,719	EUR 16,236	EUR 41,755
Step 11	EUR 66,151	EUR 49,234	EUR 16,917	EUR 43,071

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 — Greece

An estimate for a UN post at Athens, Greece — 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 — Athens: cost of living, dependency & language allowances & more

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Athens

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

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Frequently asked

What is the G-6 salary at the UN in Athens?

A General Service G-6 at the UN in Athens, Greece earns a net base salary from about EUR 34,084 (step 1) to EUR 49,234 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Nov 2025. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

How is take-home pay calculated for a G-6 in Athens?

Take-home starts from the G-6 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 Athens, Greece?

Everyday prices in Greece are roughly 60% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Athens is 98/100 (New York = 100) — net pay buys about the same here as in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Athens

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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