UN G-3 Salary — Mexico City, Mexico

What a locally recruited General Service (G-3) earns at the UN in Mexico City — the published local salary scale in MXN, with pension and estimated take-home.

Hardship Category A Post Adjustment % 54.1 Cost of living 54 (US=100) HDI Rank #81

G-3 salary — Mexico City, at a glance

Locally recruited General Service (GS), paid on the local scale in MXN — no post adjustment or hardship allowance. Internationally recruited? See the P/D estimate.

MXN 309,885
Net · step 1
MXN 373,800
Net · mid-step
MXN 437,715
Net · top step
MXN 11 steps Hardship A 1 Mar 2025 Checked Oct 1, 2026

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

G-3 salary scale — by step

Published General Service scale for Mexico City (effective 1 Mar 2025). Per year, in MXN.

StepGrossNetStaff assessmentEst. take-home
Step 1MXN 382,574MXN 309,885MXN 72,689MXN 273,758
Step 2MXN 399,143MXN 322,668MXN 76,475MXN 285,051
Step 3MXN 415,744MXN 335,451MXN 80,293MXN 296,344
Step 4MXN 432,345MXN 348,234MXN 84,111MXN 307,636
Step 5MXN 448,947MXN 361,017MXN 87,930MXN 318,929
Step 6MXN 465,548MXN 373,800MXN 91,748MXN 330,222
Step 7MXN 482,149MXN 386,583MXN 95,566MXN 341,515
Step 8MXN 498,751MXN 399,366MXN 99,385MXN 352,807
Step 9MXN 515,352MXN 412,149MXN 103,203MXN 364,100
Step 10MXN 531,953MXN 424,932MXN 107,021MXN 375,393
Step 11MXN 548,555MXN 437,715MXN 110,840MXN 386,685

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 — Mexico

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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 — Mexico City: cost of living, dependency & language allowances & more

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Mexico City

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

G-1 G-2 G-4 G-5 G-6 G-7 NO-A NO-B NO-C NO-D

UN jobs — Mexico City (10 open)

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Frequently asked

What is the G-3 salary at the UN in Mexico City?

A General Service G-3 at the UN in Mexico City, Mexico earns a net base salary from about MXN 309,885 (step 1) to MXN 437,715 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Mar 2025. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

How is take-home pay calculated for a G-3 in Mexico City?

Take-home starts from the G-3 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 Mexico City, Mexico?

Everyday prices in Mexico are roughly 54% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Mexico City is 114/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 14% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Mexico City
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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