UN NO-A Salary in Victoria, Hong Kong — National Officer Scale (2025)

NO-A salary in Victoria — at a glance

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

HKD 311,913

Net · step 1

HKD 377,758

Net · mid-step

HKD 443,603

Net · top step

HKD 11 steps Hardship H 1 Oct 2025

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-A salary scale — by step

Published National Officer scale for Victoria (effective 1 Oct 2025). Per year, in HKD.

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	HKD 389,165	HKD 311,913	HKD 77,252	HKD 273,695
Step 2	HKD 406,268	HKD 325,082	HKD 81,186	HKD 285,250
Step 3	HKD 423,370	HKD 338,251	HKD 85,119	HKD 296,805
Step 4	HKD 440,473	HKD 351,420	HKD 89,053	HKD 308,360
Step 5	HKD 457,575	HKD 364,589	HKD 92,986	HKD 319,916
Step 6	HKD 474,678	HKD 377,758	HKD 96,920	HKD 331,471
Step 7	HKD 491,781	HKD 390,927	HKD 100,854	HKD 343,026
Step 8	HKD 508,883	HKD 404,096	HKD 104,787	HKD 354,582
Step 9	HKD 525,986	HKD 417,265	HKD 108,721	HKD 366,137
Step 10	HKD 543,088	HKD 430,434	HKD 112,654	HKD 377,692
Step 11	HKD 560,191	HKD 443,603	HKD 116,588	HKD 389,247

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 in Hong Kong

An estimate for a UN post at Victoria, Hong Kong — 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 for Victoria — cost of living, dependency & language allowances & more

Other local (GS/NO) grades in Victoria

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

G-1 G-2 G-3 G-4 G-5 G-6 G-7 NO-B NO-C

Frequently asked

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

A National Officer NO-A at the UN in Victoria, Hong Kong earns a net base salary from about HKD 311,913 (step 1) to HKD 443,603 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Oct 2025. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

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

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 Victoria, Hong Kong?

Everyday prices in Hong Kong are roughly 71% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Victoria is 130/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 30% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power for Victoria

These are UN common-system pay figures. The World Bank, IMF and NGOs and other non-UN employers posting in Victoria set their own pay — a role here does not guarantee these figures.

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