UN NO-B Salary — Abuja, Nigeria

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

Hardship Category B Post Adjustment % 55.9 Cost of living 13 (US=100) HDI Rank #164

NO-B salary — Abuja, 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 40,034
Net · step 1
USD 48,485
Net · mid-step
USD 56,937
Net · top step
USD 11 steps Hardship B 1 Sep 2023 Checked Oct 1, 2026

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-B salary scale — by step

Published National Officer scale for Abuja (effective 1 Sep 2023). Per year, in USD.

StepGrossNetStaff assessmentEst. take-home
Step 1USD 53,075USD 40,034USD 13,041USD 35,006
Step 2USD 55,455USD 41,724USD 13,731USD 36,473
Step 3USD 57,836USD 43,414USD 14,422USD 37,940
Step 4USD 60,217USD 45,105USD 15,112USD 39,408
Step 5USD 62,597USD 46,795USD 15,802USD 40,876
Step 6USD 64,978USD 48,485USD 16,493USD 42,343
Step 7USD 67,359USD 50,176USD 17,183USD 43,811
Step 8USD 69,740USD 51,866USD 17,874USD 45,279
Step 9USD 72,120USD 53,556USD 18,564USD 46,746
Step 10USD 74,501USD 55,247USD 19,254USD 48,209
Step 11USD 76,882USD 56,937USD 19,945USD 49,671

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 — Nigeria

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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 — Abuja: cost of living, dependency & language allowances & more

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Abuja

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 Abuja?

A National Officer NO-B at the UN in Abuja, Nigeria earns a net base salary from about USD 40,034 (step 1) to USD 56,937 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Sep 2023. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

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

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 Abuja, Nigeria?

Everyday prices in Nigeria are roughly 13% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Abuja is 157/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 57% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Abuja
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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