UN NO-C Salary — Warsaw, Poland

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

NO-C salary — Warsaw, at a glance

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

PLN 316,524
Net · step 1
PLN 399,174
Net · mid-step
PLN 481,824
Net · top step
PLN 11 steps Hardship H 1 Sep 2025 Checked Oct 1, 2026

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-C salary scale — by step

Published National Officer scale for Warsaw (effective 1 Sep 2025). Per year, in PLN.

StepGrossNetStaff assessmentEst. take-home
Step 1PLN 422,090PLN 316,524PLN 105,566PLN 276,325
Step 2PLN 445,372PLN 333,054PLN 112,318PLN 290,660
Step 3PLN 468,654PLN 349,584PLN 119,070PLN 304,963
Step 4PLN 491,935PLN 366,114PLN 125,821PLN 319,266
Step 5PLN 515,217PLN 382,644PLN 132,573PLN 333,569
Step 6PLN 538,499PLN 399,174PLN 139,325PLN 347,873
Step 7PLN 561,780PLN 415,704PLN 146,076PLN 362,176
Step 8PLN 585,062PLN 432,234PLN 152,828PLN 376,473
Step 9PLN 608,344PLN 448,764PLN 159,580PLN 390,751
Step 10PLN 631,625PLN 465,294PLN 166,331PLN 405,029
Step 11PLN 654,907PLN 481,824PLN 173,083PLN 419,306

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 — Poland

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

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Warsaw

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

Frequently asked

What is the NO-C salary at the UN in Warsaw?

A National Officer NO-C at the UN in Warsaw, Poland earns a net base salary from about PLN 316,524 (step 1) to PLN 481,824 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Sep 2025. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

How is take-home pay calculated for a NO-C in Warsaw?

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 Warsaw, Poland?

Everyday prices in Poland are roughly 52% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Warsaw is 103/100 (New York = 100) — net pay buys about the same here as in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Warsaw
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.