UN FS-4 Salary — Male, Maldives

What an internationally recruited Field Service (FS-4) earns at the UN in Male — the global net base salary plus this duty station’s 38% post adjustment and the hardship, danger and non-family allowances on top.

Hardship Category B Post Adjustment % 37.9 Cost of living 51 (US=100) HDI Rank #93

FS-4 salary — Male, at a glance

Internationally recruited Field Service (FS) — the UN’s worldwide FS scale plus this station’s post adjustment. Recruited locally? See the GS/NO local scale.

USD 75,907
Net rem · step 1
USD 86,531
Net rem · mid
USD 97,160
Net rem · top step
USD Post adjustment +38% 13 steps Hardship B January 2026 Checked Nov 9, 2026

Net remuneration = net base + 38% post adjustment (net base USD 55,045–USD 70,457), before hardship/danger allowances and pension.

FS-4 salary scale — by step

Worldwide Field Service net base (UN OneHR), effective January 2026, with the 38% post adjustment for Male. Per year, USD.

StepNet basePost adj (+38%)Net remunerationEst. take-home
Step 1USD 55,045USD 20,862USD 75,907USD 64,191
Step 2USD 56,337USD 21,352USD 77,689USD 65,685
Step 3USD 57,620USD 21,838USD 79,458USD 67,170
Step 4USD 58,901USD 22,323USD 81,224USD 68,652
Step 5USD 60,185USD 22,810USD 82,995USD 70,138
Step 6USD 61,468USD 23,296USD 84,764USD 71,621
Step 7USD 62,749USD 23,782USD 86,531USD 73,100
Step 8USD 64,037USD 24,270USD 88,307USD 74,583
Step 9USD 65,320USD 24,756USD 90,076USD 76,061
Step 10USD 66,606USD 25,244USD 91,850USD 77,543
Step 11USD 67,889USD 25,730USD 93,619USD 79,020
Step 12USD 69,131USD 26,201USD 95,332USD 80,451
Step 13USD 70,457USD 26,703USD 97,160USD 81,978

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.

On top of base salary — Male

Allowances an internationally recruited FS-4 may receive at this duty station. Annual USD unless noted.

Post adjustmentCost-of-living multiplier on net base+38%
Hardship allowanceICSC category BUSD 6,110
Mobility incentiveFrom the 2nd assignment onwardUSD 6,900 +
Danger paySecurity-risk designationNot a danger-pay station
Non-family allowanceWhen dependants may not accompany staffFamily duty station
Spouse / single-parent allowanceDependent spouse, or first child if a single parent+6% of net remuneration
Child allowancePer dependent child (flat rate)USD 2,929 / child
See these allowances explained in full — Male, plus cost of living & relocation
Your Take-Home Pay — Maldives

An estimate for a UN post at Male, Maldives — 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) and Field Service (FS) pay is in US dollars; GS/NO on the local scale in local currency. For information only — not official advice.

Other Professional grades — Male

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

FS-1 FS-2 FS-3 FS-5 FS-6 FS-7

UN jobs — Male (5 open)

UNICEF Education Officer (Skills), NO-2, FT, #137956, Male', Maldives, APR (Open to Maldivian nationals only)UNICEF · NO-2 UNICEF Communication and Advocacy Officer (NO-1), TA, 364 days, #138648, Male' - Maldives, APR - Maldivian nationals onlyUNICEF · NO-1 UNICEF National Economist: costing, budget and co-financing support for the Viluntheri Schools GCF Funding Proposal (TOR/2026/25), Male, Maldives, 10 months, remoteUNICEF · Unspecified UNICEF Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation (PME) Officer, (NO-1), FT, #137955, Malé - Maldives, APR – Maldivian nationals onlyUNICEF · NO-1 UNICEF Assistant Representative, P-4, Male, Maldives, FT, #137954UNICEF · P-4 View all UN jobs — Male

Frequently asked

What is the FS-4 salary at the UN in Male?

A Field Service FS-4 in Male, Maldives has a net base salary of about USD 55,045 (step 1) to USD 70,457 (top step). With the 38% post adjustment for this duty station, net remuneration is roughly USD 75,962 to USD 97,231 per year, before hardship, danger and other allowances.

How does post adjustment work for a FS-4 in Male?

Post adjustment equalises purchasing power across duty stations. In Male it is about 38% of net base salary, added on top — so the same FS-4 net base is worth more or less depending on the station’s cost of living.

What is the cost of living in Male, Maldives?

Everyday prices in Maldives are roughly 51% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). Post adjustment is designed to offset this. For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Male is 104/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 4% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Male
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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