UN NO-A Salary — Conakry, Guinea

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

NO-A salary — Conakry, at a glance

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

GNF 337,281,000
Net · step 1
GNF 412,236,000
Net · mid-step
GNF 487,191,000
Net · top step
GNF 11 steps Hardship C 1 Oct 2024 Checked Oct 1, 2026

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-A salary scale — by step

Published National Officer scale for Conakry (effective 1 Oct 2024). Per year, in GNF.

StepGrossNetStaff assessmentEst. take-home
Step 1GNF 431,893,000GNF 337,281,000GNF 94,612,000GNF 295,866,001
Step 2GNF 452,151,000GNF 352,272,000GNF 99,879,000GNF 308,944,254
Step 3GNF 472,409,000GNF 367,263,000GNF 105,146,000GNF 322,022,349
Step 4GNF 492,668,000GNF 382,254,000GNF 110,414,000GNF 335,100,602
Step 5GNF 512,926,000GNF 397,245,000GNF 115,681,000GNF 348,178,776
Step 6GNF 533,261,000GNF 412,236,000GNF 121,025,000GNF 361,256,950
Step 7GNF 554,082,000GNF 427,227,000GNF 126,855,000GNF 374,335,282
Step 8GNF 574,903,000GNF 442,218,000GNF 132,685,000GNF 387,413,456
Step 9GNF 595,724,000GNF 457,209,000GNF 138,515,000GNF 400,491,630
Step 10GNF 616,544,000GNF 472,200,000GNF 144,344,000GNF 413,569,962
Step 11GNF 637,365,000GNF 487,191,000GNF 150,174,000GNF 426,648,215

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 — Guinea

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

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Conakry

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

Frequently asked

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

A National Officer NO-A at the UN in Conakry, Guinea earns a net base salary from about GNF 337,281,000 (step 1) to GNF 487,191,000 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Oct 2024. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

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

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 Conakry, Guinea?

Everyday prices in Guinea are roughly 38% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Conakry is 119/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 19% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Conakry
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.