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

NO-C 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 141,366

Net · step 1

PGK 168,856

Net · mid-step

PGK 196,346

Net · top step

PGK 11 steps Hardship D 1 Feb 2023

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-C 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 181,765	PGK 141,366	PGK 40,399	PGK 123,753
Step 2	PGK 189,195	PGK 146,864	PGK 42,331	PGK 128,550
Step 3	PGK 196,624	PGK 152,362	PGK 44,262	PGK 133,346
Step 4	PGK 204,054	PGK 157,860	PGK 46,194	PGK 138,142
Step 5	PGK 211,642	PGK 163,358	PGK 48,284	PGK 142,939
Step 6	PGK 219,278	PGK 168,856	PGK 50,422	PGK 147,714
Step 7	PGK 226,914	PGK 174,354	PGK 52,560	PGK 152,487
Step 8	PGK 234,550	PGK 179,852	PGK 54,698	PGK 157,261
Step 9	PGK 242,186	PGK 185,350	PGK 56,836	PGK 162,034
Step 10	PGK 249,822	PGK 190,848	PGK 58,974	PGK 166,808
Step 11	PGK 257,458	PGK 196,346	PGK 61,112	PGK 171,581

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-A NO-B NO-D

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DriverWHO · G2

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Frequently asked

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

A National Officer NO-C at the UN in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea earns a net base salary from about PGK 141,366 (step 1) to PGK 196,346 (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-C in Port Moresby?

Take-home starts from the NO-C 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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