UN G-5 Salary in The Hague, Netherlands — General Service Scale (2025)

G-5 salary in The Hague — at a glance

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

EUR 49,420

Net · step 1

EUR 59,030

Net · mid-step

EUR 68,640

Net · top step

EUR 11 steps Hardship H 1 Oct 2025

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

G-5 salary scale — by step

Published General Service scale for The Hague (effective 1 Oct 2025). Per year, in EUR.

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	EUR 64,510	EUR 49,420	EUR 15,090	EUR 43,208
Step 2	EUR 67,179	EUR 51,342	EUR 15,837	EUR 44,877
Step 3	EUR 69,849	EUR 53,264	EUR 16,585	EUR 46,546
Step 4	EUR 72,518	EUR 55,186	EUR 17,332	EUR 48,214
Step 5	EUR 75,200	EUR 57,108	EUR 18,092	EUR 49,883
Step 6	EUR 77,907	EUR 59,030	EUR 18,877	EUR 51,552
Step 7	EUR 80,614	EUR 60,952	EUR 19,662	EUR 53,221
Step 8	EUR 83,321	EUR 62,874	EUR 20,447	EUR 54,889
Step 9	EUR 86,028	EUR 64,796	EUR 21,232	EUR 56,558
Step 10	EUR 88,735	EUR 66,718	EUR 22,017	EUR 58,222
Step 11	EUR 91,442	EUR 68,640	EUR 22,802	EUR 59,885

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 Netherlands

An estimate for a UN post at The Hague, Netherlands — 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.

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Other local (GS/NO) grades in The Hague

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

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Frequently asked

What is the G-5 salary at the UN in The Hague?

A General Service G-5 at the UN in The Hague, Netherlands earns a net base salary from about EUR 49,420 (step 1) to EUR 68,640 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Oct 2025. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

How is take-home pay calculated for a G-5 in The Hague?

Take-home starts from the G-5 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 The Hague, Netherlands?

Everyday prices in Netherlands are roughly 84% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for The Hague is 90/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 10% less far here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power for The Hague

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

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