UN NO-B Salary — Nouakchott, Mauritania

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

Hardship Category D Post Adjustment % 31.1 Cost of living 29 (US=100) HDI Rank #163

NO-B salary — Nouakchott, at a glance

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

MUR 1,417,399
Net · step 1
MUR 1,732,374
Net · mid-step
MUR 2,047,349
Net · top step
MUR 11 steps Hardship D 1 Sep 2024 Checked Oct 1, 2026

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-B salary scale — by step

Published National Officer scale for Nouakchott (effective 1 Sep 2024). Per year, in MUR.

StepGrossNetStaff assessmentEst. take-home
Step 1MUR 1,814,593MUR 1,417,399MUR 397,194MUR 1,241,516
Step 2MUR 1,899,722MUR 1,480,394MUR 419,328MUR 1,296,473
Step 3MUR 1,984,850MUR 1,543,389MUR 441,461MUR 1,351,430
Step 4MUR 2,069,978MUR 1,606,384MUR 463,594MUR 1,406,387
Step 5MUR 2,155,107MUR 1,669,379MUR 485,728MUR 1,461,344
Step 6MUR 2,240,297MUR 1,732,374MUR 507,923MUR 1,516,301
Step 7MUR 2,327,790MUR 1,795,369MUR 532,421MUR 1,571,258
Step 8MUR 2,415,283MUR 1,858,364MUR 556,919MUR 1,626,215
Step 9MUR 2,502,776MUR 1,921,359MUR 581,417MUR 1,681,144
Step 10MUR 2,590,269MUR 1,984,354MUR 605,915MUR 1,735,839
Step 11MUR 2,677,763MUR 2,047,349MUR 630,414MUR 1,790,534

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 — Mauritania

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

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Nouakchott

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

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Frequently asked

What is the NO-B salary at the UN in Nouakchott?

A National Officer NO-B at the UN in Nouakchott, Mauritania earns a net base salary from about MUR 1,417,399 (step 1) to MUR 2,047,349 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Sep 2024. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

How is take-home pay calculated for a NO-B in Nouakchott?

Take-home starts from the NO-B 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 Nouakchott, Mauritania?

Everyday prices in Mauritania are roughly 29% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Nouakchott 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 — Nouakchott
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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