Is Palestinian Territory a hardship duty station for UN staff?

Palestinian Territory is classified by the UN ICSC as hardship category B — a moderate-hardship duty station. Staff in categories B–E receive a monthly hardship allowance that rises with the category.

Is Palestinian Territory a family or non-family UN duty station?

Palestinian Territory is a family duty station: eligible dependants may accompany UN staff.

What is the cost of living in Palestinian Territory for UN staff?

Everyday prices in Palestinian Territory are roughly 63% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). UN salaries are adjusted for this through post adjustment.

East Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory: UN Salary & Benefits by Grade — Post Adjustment, Hardship & Danger Pay

Your Take-Home in Palestinian Territory

An estimate in US dollars (USD) for a Professional (P / D) post at East Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory.

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You must already have 5 years' continuous UN service to qualify, and it applies from your 2nd duty station onward. Paid for up to 5 years at any one station.

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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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Allowances & Benefits in East Jerusalem

On top of net base salary, ICSC common-system entitlements adjust pay for cost of living and the difficulty of the posting. Not every allowance applies to every posting or every staff category — each is tagged below. Amounts are 2025 rates in US dollars.

Who gets it: IP internationally recruited P/D · GS / NO locally recruited · All staff all staff

Hardship Classification IP

Category B

B is a moderate-hardship location — some limitations in healthcare, schooling, housing, climate or amenities.

Annual hardship allowance (internationally recruited) differs by grade:

$6,110

P-1 – P-3

$7,330

P-4 – P-5

$8,560

P-6+ / D

How hardship & mobility work Is this the right posting for you? Family & relocation read

Post Adjustment IP

Not applicable here

Post adjustment is a cost-of-living multiplier on the Professional (P/D) net base salary. We don't have a published multiplier for this duty station. It never applies to locally recruited GS/NO staff, who are paid on the local scale instead.

Understand post adjustment

Danger Pay All staff

Not applicable here

East Jerusalem is not a designated danger-pay duty station. Danger pay is granted only where staff face serious danger such as armed conflict.

About danger pay

Non-Family Duty Station IP

Not applicable here

East Jerusalem is a family duty station — eligible dependants may accompany staff, so no non-family allowance applies.

About non-family duty stations

Rest & Recuperation All staff

Not applicable here

This duty station is not typically R&R-designated. Rest & Recuperation applies to the more difficult hardship and security postings.

About Rest & Recuperation

Mobility Incentive IP

East Jerusalem is a hardship duty station (category B), so internationally recruited staff do earn a mobility incentive here — from their second assignment onward, once they have five years' continuous UN service. The annual amount depends on your grade and how many duty stations you've served (it's the same at any hardship location; only category H stations are excluded).

Annual incentive from your 2nd duty station (2nd–3rd), by grade:

$6,900/yr

P-1 – P-3

$8,625/yr

P-4 – P-5

$10,350/yr

P-6+ / D

It rises with each move: a P-4 / P-5, for example, earns $8,625 from the 2nd–3rd duty station, $10,781 from the 4th–6th, then $12,938 from the 7th onward. Set your prior assignments in the calculator ↑

About the mobility incentive

Indicative figures based on UN ICSC common-system rates (2025) & World Bank data — not official entitlement advice. See UN contracts & grade levels.

Pay by Grade in East Jerusalem

Open the full salary scale, allowances and estimated take-home for a specific grade at this duty station.

Professional & Director (internationally recruited)

P-1 P-2 P-3 P-4 P-5 D-1 D-2

World Bank Group pay in Palestinian Territory

The Bank is not on the UN common system: there is no post adjustment, each country office is set against its own local market, and figures are quoted net of tax — so they do not compare like for like with the UN figures above. Annual, in local currency.

Grade	Minimum	Midpoint	Maximum
G1	ILS 73,900	105,600	137,200
GA	ILS 113,100	161,500	209,900
GB	ILS 137,300	196,200	255,100
GC	ILS 167,600	239,400	311,200
GD	ILS 204,000	291,400	378,900
GE	ILS 258,800	369,600	480,500
GF	ILS 319,900	457,100	594,200
GG	ILS 404,400	577,700	751,100
GH	ILS 561,700	802,400	1,043,100

Based on the World Bank Group's FY27 salary structure (7 July 2026), shown here for ease of reference. Figures are reviewed annually and can change without notice — the official World Bank Group salary scales should always be consulted and prevail over anything shown here. What the GA–GK grades pay → How the World Bank Group pays →

These are UN common-system pay figures (Secretariat, funds, agencies and programmes). The IMF and other Bretton Woods institutions use their own scales (the World Bank's is above), and NGOs and other non-UN employers that also post jobs in East Jerusalem set their own salaries and benefits — a role here does not guarantee these figures.

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