UN NO-A Salary — Antananarivo, Madagascar

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

NO-A salary — Antananarivo, at a glance

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

MGA 50,301,000
Net · step 1
MGA 64,556,000
Net · mid-step
MGA 78,811,000
Net · top step
MGA 11 steps Hardship B 1 Dec 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 Antananarivo (effective 1 Dec 2024). Per year, in MGA.

StepGrossNetStaff assessmentEst. take-home
Step 1MGA 62,100,000MGA 50,301,000MGA 11,799,000MGA 44,137,496
Step 2MGA 65,620,000MGA 53,152,000MGA 12,468,000MGA 46,639,141
Step 3MGA 69,147,000MGA 56,003,000MGA 13,144,000MGA 49,140,786
Step 4MGA 72,849,000MGA 58,854,000MGA 13,995,000MGA 51,642,431
Step 5MGA 76,552,000MGA 61,705,000MGA 14,847,000MGA 54,144,155
Step 6MGA 80,255,000MGA 64,556,000MGA 15,699,000MGA 56,645,721
Step 7MGA 83,957,000MGA 67,407,000MGA 16,550,000MGA 59,147,524
Step 8MGA 87,660,000MGA 70,258,000MGA 17,402,000MGA 61,649,169
Step 9MGA 91,362,000MGA 73,109,000MGA 18,253,000MGA 64,150,893
Step 10MGA 95,065,000MGA 75,960,000MGA 19,105,000MGA 66,652,538
Step 11MGA 98,768,000MGA 78,811,000MGA 19,957,000MGA 69,154,262

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 — Madagascar

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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 — Antananarivo: cost of living, dependency & language allowances & more

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Antananarivo

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

Frequently asked

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

A National Officer NO-A at the UN in Antananarivo, Madagascar earns a net base salary from about MGA 50,301,000 (step 1) to MGA 78,811,000 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Dec 2024. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

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

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 Antananarivo, Madagascar?

Everyday prices in Madagascar are roughly 31% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Antananarivo is 113/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 13% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Antananarivo
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.