UN NO-A Salary in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea — National Officer Scale (2023)

NO-A salary in Port Moresby — at a glance

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

PGK 93,465

Net · step 1

PGK 111,640

Net · mid-step

PGK 129,815

Net · top step

PGK 11 steps Hardship D 1 Feb 2023

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-A salary scale — by step

Published National Officer scale for Port Moresby (effective 1 Feb 2023). Per year, in PGK.

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	PGK 117,819	PGK 93,465	PGK 24,354	PGK 81,964
Step 2	PGK 122,540	PGK 97,100	PGK 25,440	PGK 85,135
Step 3	PGK 127,261	PGK 100,735	PGK 26,526	PGK 88,306
Step 4	PGK 131,982	PGK 104,370	PGK 27,612	PGK 91,478
Step 5	PGK 136,703	PGK 108,005	PGK 28,698	PGK 94,649
Step 6	PGK 141,595	PGK 111,640	PGK 29,955	PGK 97,820
Step 7	PGK 146,507	PGK 115,275	PGK 31,232	PGK 100,991
Step 8	PGK 151,419	PGK 118,910	PGK 32,509	PGK 104,162
Step 9	PGK 156,331	PGK 122,545	PGK 33,786	PGK 107,334
Step 10	PGK 161,243	PGK 126,180	PGK 35,063	PGK 110,505
Step 11	PGK 166,155	PGK 129,815	PGK 36,340	PGK 113,676

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 Papua New Guinea

An estimate for a UN post at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea — 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 Port Moresby — cost of living, dependency & language allowances & more

Other local (GS/NO) grades in Port Moresby

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

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Frequently asked

What is the NO-A salary at the UN in Port Moresby?

A National Officer NO-A at the UN in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea earns a net base salary from about PGK 93,465 (step 1) to PGK 129,815 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Feb 2023. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

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

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 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea?

Everyday prices in Papua New Guinea are roughly 58% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Port Moresby is 105/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 5% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power for Port Moresby

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

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