UN NO-C Salary — Monrovia, Liberia

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

Hardship Category C Post Adjustment % 48.3 Cost of living 46 (US=100) HDI Rank #177

NO-C salary — Monrovia, at a glance

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

USD 43,535
Net · step 1
USD 55,360
Net · mid-step
USD 67,185
Net · top step
USD 11 steps Hardship C 1 Oct 2025 Checked Oct 1, 2026

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-C salary scale — by step

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

StepGrossNetStaff assessmentEst. take-home
Step 1USD 56,128USD 43,535USD 12,593USD 38,106
Step 2USD 59,324USD 45,900USD 13,424USD 40,170
Step 3USD 62,590USD 48,265USD 14,325USD 42,233
Step 4USD 65,875USD 50,630USD 15,245USD 44,288
Step 5USD 69,160USD 52,995USD 16,165USD 46,341
Step 6USD 72,444USD 55,360USD 17,084USD 48,394
Step 7USD 75,729USD 57,725USD 18,004USD 50,448
Step 8USD 79,014USD 60,090USD 18,924USD 52,501
Step 9USD 82,331USD 62,455USD 19,876USD 54,555
Step 10USD 85,662USD 64,820USD 20,842USD 56,608
Step 11USD 88,993USD 67,185USD 21,808USD 58,661

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 — Liberia

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

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Monrovia

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-A NO-B NO-D

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Frequently asked

What is the NO-C salary at the UN in Monrovia?

A National Officer NO-C at the UN in Monrovia, Liberia earns a net base salary from about USD 43,535 (step 1) to USD 67,185 (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-C in Monrovia?

Take-home starts from the NO-C 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 Monrovia, Liberia?

Everyday prices in Liberia 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 Monrovia is 116/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 16% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Monrovia
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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