UN G-5 Salary in Bucharest, Romania — General Service Scale (2024)

G-5 salary in Bucharest — at a glance

Locally recruited General Service (GS), paid on the local scale in RON — no post adjustment or hardship allowance. Internationally recruited? See the P/D estimate.

RON 96,260

Net · step 1

RON 122,135

Net · mid-step

RON 148,010

Net · top step

RON 11 steps Hardship H 1 Aug 2024

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

G-5 salary scale — by step

Published General Service scale for Bucharest (effective 1 Aug 2024). Per year, in RON.

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	RON 120,442	RON 96,260	RON 24,182	RON 84,465
Step 2	RON 127,162	RON 101,435	RON 25,727	RON 89,006
Step 3	RON 133,883	RON 106,610	RON 27,273	RON 93,547
Step 4	RON 140,604	RON 111,785	RON 28,819	RON 98,088
Step 5	RON 147,325	RON 116,960	RON 30,365	RON 102,629
Step 6	RON 154,045	RON 122,135	RON 31,910	RON 107,170
Step 7	RON 160,766	RON 127,310	RON 33,456	RON 111,706
Step 8	RON 167,487	RON 132,485	RON 35,002	RON 116,221
Step 9	RON 174,208	RON 137,660	RON 36,548	RON 120,735
Step 10	RON 181,128	RON 142,835	RON 38,293	RON 125,250
Step 11	RON 188,122	RON 148,010	RON 40,112	RON 129,765

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 Romania

An estimate for a UN post at Bucharest, Romania — for internationally recruited staff (Professional P / D, in US dollars) or locally recruited staff (General Service / National Officer, local scale).

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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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Other local (GS/NO) grades in Bucharest

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

G-1 G-2 G-3 G-4 G-6 G-7 NO-A NO-B NO-C NO-D

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Frequently asked

What is the G-5 salary at the UN in Bucharest?

A General Service G-5 at the UN in Bucharest, Romania earns a net base salary from about RON 96,260 (step 1) to RON 148,010 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Aug 2024. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

How is take-home pay calculated for a G-5 in Bucharest?

Take-home starts from the G-5 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 Bucharest, Romania?

Everyday prices in Romania are roughly 44% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Bucharest is 104/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 4% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power for Bucharest

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

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