UN NO-A Salary in Milan, Italy — National Officer Scale (2025)

NO-A salary in Milan — 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 61,089

Net · step 1

EUR 73,874

Net · mid-step

EUR 86,659

Net · top step

EUR 11 steps Hardship H 1 Nov 2025

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-A salary scale — by step

Published National Officer scale for Milan (effective 1 Nov 2025). Per year, in EUR.

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	EUR 80,880	EUR 61,089	EUR 19,791	EUR 53,341
Step 2	EUR 84,482	EUR 63,646	EUR 20,836	EUR 55,561
Step 3	EUR 88,083	EUR 66,203	EUR 21,880	EUR 57,779
Step 4	EUR 91,685	EUR 68,760	EUR 22,925	EUR 59,992
Step 5	EUR 95,286	EUR 71,317	EUR 23,969	EUR 62,205
Step 6	EUR 98,887	EUR 73,874	EUR 25,013	EUR 64,417
Step 7	EUR 102,489	EUR 76,431	EUR 26,058	EUR 66,630
Step 8	EUR 106,090	EUR 78,988	EUR 27,102	EUR 68,843
Step 9	EUR 109,692	EUR 81,545	EUR 28,147	EUR 71,056
Step 10	EUR 113,293	EUR 84,102	EUR 29,191	EUR 73,268
Step 11	EUR 116,894	EUR 86,659	EUR 30,235	EUR 75,479

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 Italy

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

Other local (GS/NO) grades in Milan

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

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Frequently asked

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

A National Officer NO-A at the UN in Milan, Italy earns a net base salary from about EUR 61,089 (step 1) to EUR 86,659 (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 NO-A in Milan?

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 Milan, Italy?

Everyday prices in Italy are roughly 69% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Milan is 86/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 14% less far here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power for Milan

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

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