UN G-5 Salary in Singapore, Singapore — General Service Scale (2025)

G-5 salary in Singapore — at a glance

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

SGD 49,987

Net · step 1

SGD 68,312

Net · mid-step

SGD 86,637

Net · top step

SGD 11 steps Hardship A 1 Sep 2025

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

G-5 salary scale — by step

Published General Service scale for Singapore (effective 1 Sep 2025). Per year, in SGD.

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	SGD 63,901	SGD 49,987	SGD 13,914	SGD 43,795
Step 2	SGD 68,854	SGD 53,652	SGD 15,202	SGD 46,992
Step 3	SGD 73,807	SGD 57,317	SGD 16,490	SGD 50,190
Step 4	SGD 78,759	SGD 60,982	SGD 17,777	SGD 53,387
Step 5	SGD 83,788	SGD 64,647	SGD 19,141	SGD 56,584
Step 6	SGD 88,878	SGD 68,312	SGD 20,566	SGD 59,782
Step 7	SGD 93,968	SGD 71,977	SGD 21,991	SGD 62,978
Step 8	SGD 99,058	SGD 75,642	SGD 23,416	SGD 66,160
Step 9	SGD 104,149	SGD 79,307	SGD 24,842	SGD 69,342
Step 10	SGD 109,256	SGD 82,972	SGD 26,284	SGD 72,524
Step 11	SGD 114,418	SGD 86,637	SGD 27,781	SGD 75,706

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 Singapore

An estimate for a UN post at Singapore, Singapore — 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.

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

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Frequently asked

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

A General Service G-5 at the UN in Singapore, Singapore earns a net base salary from about SGD 49,987 (step 1) to SGD 86,637 (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 G-5 in Singapore?

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 Singapore, Singapore?

Everyday prices in Singapore are roughly 61% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Singapore is 118/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 18% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power for Singapore

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

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