UN NO-A Salary in Kathmandu, Nepal — National Officer Scale (2025)

NO-A salary in Kathmandu — at a glance

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

NPR 2,900,166

Net · step 1

NPR 3,689,661

Net · mid-step

NPR 4,479,156

Net · top step

NPR 11 steps Hardship B 1 Nov 2025

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-A salary scale — by step

Published National Officer scale for Kathmandu (effective 1 Nov 2025). Per year, in NPR.

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	NPR 3,633,462	NPR 2,900,166	NPR 733,296	NPR 2,544,806
Step 2	NPR 3,838,526	NPR 3,058,065	NPR 780,461	NPR 2,683,357
Step 3	NPR 4,043,590	NPR 3,215,964	NPR 827,626	NPR 2,821,565
Step 4	NPR 4,248,653	NPR 3,373,863	NPR 874,790	NPR 2,959,316
Step 5	NPR 4,453,717	NPR 3,531,762	NPR 921,955	NPR 3,097,068
Step 6	NPR 4,658,781	NPR 3,689,661	NPR 969,120	NPR 3,234,819
Step 7	NPR 4,863,844	NPR 3,847,560	NPR 1,016,284	NPR 3,372,571
Step 8	NPR 5,068,908	NPR 4,005,459	NPR 1,063,449	NPR 3,510,323
Step 9	NPR 5,280,214	NPR 4,163,358	NPR 1,116,856	NPR 3,648,074
Step 10	NPR 5,493,591	NPR 4,321,257	NPR 1,172,334	NPR 3,785,826
Step 11	NPR 5,706,968	NPR 4,479,156	NPR 1,227,812	NPR 3,923,577

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 Nepal

An estimate for a UN post at Kathmandu, Nepal — 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 Kathmandu — cost of living, dependency & language allowances & more

Other local (GS/NO) grades in Kathmandu

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 Kathmandu (4 open)

Emergency Specialist, NO-3, Fixed Term Position, Kathmandu, Nepal Country Office, #00047107 (Only for Nepalese Nationals)UNICEF · NO-3

NATIONAL POST: Finance Assistant, Kathmandu, Nepal, GS-5UNFPA · GS-5

Disaster Risk Reduction / Management and Early Warning System AnalystUNDP · NPSA-8

Consultancy for Development of a Meta-dataset of Wheat and Maize FertilizerCIMMYT · Unspecified View all UN jobs in Kathmandu

Frequently asked

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

A National Officer NO-A at the UN in Kathmandu, Nepal earns a net base salary from about NPR 2,900,166 (step 1) to NPR 4,479,156 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Nov 2025. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

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

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 Kathmandu, Nepal?

Everyday prices in Nepal 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 Kathmandu is 110/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 10% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power for Kathmandu

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

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