UN NO-B Salary — Yangon, Myanmar

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

Hardship Category C Non-Family Duty Station Danger-Pay Location Post Adjustment % 33.8 Cost of living 25 (US=100) HDI Rank #150

NO-B salary — Yangon, at a glance

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

USD 31,812
Net · step 1
USD 39,042
Net · mid-step
USD 46,272
Net · top step
USD 11 steps Hardship C 1 Nov 2024 Checked Oct 1, 2026 Danger-pay station

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions and any danger pay.

NO-B salary scale — by step

Published National Officer scale for Yangon (effective 1 Nov 2024). Per year, in USD.

StepGrossNetStaff assessmentEst. take-home
Step 1USD 40,286USD 31,812USD 8,474USD 33,682
Step 2USD 42,241USD 33,258USD 8,983USD 34,944
Step 3USD 44,195USD 34,704USD 9,491USD 36,205
Step 4USD 46,149USD 36,150USD 9,999USD 37,467
Step 5USD 48,103USD 37,596USD 10,507USD 38,728
Step 6USD 50,057USD 39,042USD 11,015USD 39,990
Step 7USD 52,011USD 40,488USD 11,523USD 41,251
Step 8USD 53,965USD 41,934USD 12,031USD 42,513
Step 9USD 55,919USD 43,380USD 12,539USD 43,774
Step 10USD 57,873USD 44,826USD 13,047USD 45,036
Step 11USD 59,827USD 46,272USD 13,555USD 46,297

Est. take-home deducts a 7.9% UNJSPF pension and an indicative 2.5% medical premium, and adds danger pay. Indicative — the estimator below computes single/dependency rates and your exact deductions.

Your Take-Home Pay — Myanmar

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

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Yangon

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-A NO-C NO-D NO-E

UN jobs — Yangon (7 open)

IOM Expedited : Programme Officer (Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM)) (P)IOM · P-2 UNICEF Long Term Agreement (LTA): Graphic Designers, National Consultants, Yangon/ Home-based, Myanmar (Open to Myanmar Nationals Only)UNICEF · Unspecified Oxfam Head of Influencing and Communication (INT11892)Oxfam · National C1 IFPRI Research Analyst I/IIIFPRI · Unspecified UNDP Programme AnalystUNDP · NOB View all UN jobs — Yangon

Frequently asked

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

A National Officer NO-B at the UN in Yangon, Myanmar earns a net base salary from about USD 31,812 (step 1) to USD 46,272 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Nov 2024. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

Does Yangon qualify for UN danger pay?

Yes. Yangon is a designated danger-pay duty station. Locally recruited (National Officer) staff receive danger pay of about USD 484 per month (30% of the local scale midpoint).

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

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 Yangon, Myanmar?

Everyday prices in Myanmar are roughly 25% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Yangon is 122/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 22% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Yangon
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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