UN NO-B Salary — Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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

NO-B salary — Tegucigalpa, at a glance

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

HNL 1,391,400
Net · step 1
HNL 1,762,440
Net · mid-step
HNL 2,133,480
Net · top step
HNL 11 steps Hardship B 1 Mar 2024 Checked Oct 1, 2026

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-B salary scale — by step

Published National Officer scale for Tegucigalpa (effective 1 Mar 2024). Per year, in HNL.

StepGrossNetStaff assessmentEst. take-home
Step 1HNL 1,824,500HNL 1,391,400HNL 433,100HNL 1,217,624
Step 2HNL 1,927,567HNL 1,465,608HNL 461,959HNL 1,282,294
Step 3HNL 2,031,854HNL 1,539,816HNL 492,038HNL 1,346,724
Step 4HNL 2,136,372HNL 1,614,024HNL 522,348HNL 1,411,155
Step 5HNL 2,240,890HNL 1,688,232HNL 552,658HNL 1,475,586
Step 6HNL 2,345,408HNL 1,762,440HNL 582,968HNL 1,540,016
Step 7HNL 2,449,927HNL 1,836,648HNL 613,279HNL 1,604,447
Step 8HNL 2,554,445HNL 1,910,856HNL 643,589HNL 1,668,877
Step 9HNL 2,658,963HNL 1,985,064HNL 673,899HNL 1,733,308
Step 10HNL 2,763,482HNL 2,059,272HNL 704,210HNL 1,797,739
Step 11HNL 2,868,000HNL 2,133,480HNL 734,520HNL 1,862,152

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 — Honduras

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

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Tegucigalpa

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

Frequently asked

What is the NO-B salary at the UN in Tegucigalpa?

A National Officer NO-B at the UN in Tegucigalpa, Honduras earns a net base salary from about HNL 1,391,400 (step 1) to HNL 2,133,480 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Mar 2024. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

How is take-home pay calculated for a NO-B in Tegucigalpa?

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 Tegucigalpa, Honduras?

Everyday prices in Honduras are roughly 46% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Tegucigalpa is 101/100 (New York = 100) — net pay buys about the same here as in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Tegucigalpa
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.