UN NO-D Salary — Warsaw, Poland

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

NO-D 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 370,340
Net · step 1
PLN 467,035
Net · mid-step
PLN 563,730
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-D salary scale — by step

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

StepGrossNetStaff assessmentEst. take-home
Step 1PLN 497,887PLN 370,340PLN 127,547PLN 322,923
Step 2PLN 525,125PLN 389,679PLN 135,446PLN 339,657
Step 3PLN 552,363PLN 409,018PLN 143,345PLN 356,390
Step 4PLN 579,601PLN 428,357PLN 151,244PLN 373,124
Step 5PLN 606,839PLN 447,696PLN 159,143PLN 389,828
Step 6PLN 634,077PLN 467,035PLN 167,042PLN 406,532
Step 7PLN 661,315PLN 486,374PLN 174,941PLN 423,236
Step 8PLN 688,554PLN 505,713PLN 182,841PLN 439,939
Step 9PLN 715,792PLN 525,052PLN 190,740PLN 456,643
Step 10PLN 743,030PLN 544,391PLN 198,639PLN 473,347
Step 11PLN 770,268PLN 563,730PLN 206,538PLN 490,050

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-D salary at the UN in Warsaw?

A National Officer NO-D at the UN in Warsaw, Poland earns a net base salary from about PLN 370,340 (step 1) to PLN 563,730 (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-D in Warsaw?

Take-home starts from the NO-D 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.