UN NO-A Salary in Male, Maldives — National Officer Scale (2024)

NO-A salary in Male — at a glance

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

MVR 431,610

Net · step 1

MVR 515,535

Net · mid-step

MVR 599,460

Net · top step

MVR 11 steps Hardship B 1 Mar 2024

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-A salary scale — by step

Published National Officer scale for Male (effective 1 Mar 2024). Per year, in MVR.

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	MVR 544,948	MVR 431,610	MVR 113,338	MVR 379,965
Step 2	MVR 566,747	MVR 448,395	MVR 118,352	MVR 394,668
Step 3	MVR 588,545	MVR 465,180	MVR 123,365	MVR 409,372
Step 4	MVR 610,764	MVR 481,965	MVR 128,799	MVR 424,075
Step 5	MVR 633,446	MVR 498,750	MVR 134,696	MVR 438,779
Step 6	MVR 656,128	MVR 515,535	MVR 140,593	MVR 453,482
Step 7	MVR 678,811	MVR 532,320	MVR 146,491	MVR 468,186
Step 8	MVR 701,493	MVR 549,105	MVR 152,388	MVR 482,889
Step 9	MVR 724,176	MVR 565,890	MVR 158,286	MVR 497,593
Step 10	MVR 746,858	MVR 582,675	MVR 164,183	MVR 512,296
Step 11	MVR 769,541	MVR 599,460	MVR 170,081	MVR 527,000

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 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) 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 Male — cost of living, dependency & language allowances & more

Other local (GS/NO) grades in Male

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 NO-D

UN jobs in Male (2 open)

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Frequently asked

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

A National Officer NO-A at the UN in Male, Maldives earns a net base salary from about MVR 431,610 (step 1) to MVR 599,460 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Mar 2024. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

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

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 Male, Maldives?

Everyday prices in Maldives are roughly 51% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). 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 for Male

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

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