UN NO-A Salary — Mogadishu, Somalia

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

Hardship Category E Non-Family Duty Station Danger-Pay Location Post Adjustment % 42.2 Cost of living 40 (US=100) HDI Rank #192

NO-A salary — Mogadishu, at a glance

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

USD 41,704
Net · step 1
USD 49,814
Net · mid-step
USD 57,924
Net · top step
USD 11 steps Hardship E 1 Jan 2025 Checked Oct 1, 2026

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-A salary scale — by step

Published National Officer scale for Mogadishu (effective 1 Jan 2025). Per year, in USD.

StepGrossNetStaff assessmentEst. take-home
Step 1USD 53,654USD 41,704USD 11,950USD 36,507
Step 2USD 55,846USD 43,326USD 12,520USD 37,922
Step 3USD 58,038USD 44,948USD 13,090USD 39,337
Step 4USD 60,236USD 46,570USD 13,666USD 40,752
Step 5USD 62,489USD 48,192USD 14,297USD 42,165
Step 6USD 64,742USD 49,814USD 14,928USD 43,573
Step 7USD 66,994USD 51,436USD 15,558USD 44,981
Step 8USD 69,247USD 53,058USD 16,189USD 46,390
Step 9USD 71,500USD 54,680USD 16,820USD 47,798
Step 10USD 73,753USD 56,302USD 17,451USD 49,206
Step 11USD 76,006USD 57,924USD 18,082USD 50,614

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 — Somalia

An estimate for a UN post at Mogadishu, Somalia — 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 — Mogadishu: cost of living, dependency & language allowances & more

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Mogadishu

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-B NO-C NO-D

UN jobs — Mogadishu (8 open)

WHO Health Cluster CoordinatorWHO · P5 UN Women National Consultant DriverUN Women · Consultant Action contre la Faim Finance Manager (National Position)Action contre la Faim · Unspecified IOM Programme Manager (Community Stabilisation) (P)IOM · P-3 WFP Programme Policy Officer - Human Capital Development (Consultant Level II)WFP · Consultant View all UN jobs — Mogadishu

Frequently asked

What is the NO-A salary at the UN in Mogadishu?

A National Officer NO-A at the UN in Mogadishu, Somalia earns a net base salary from about USD 41,704 (step 1) to USD 57,924 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Jan 2025. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

How is take-home pay calculated for a NO-A in Mogadishu?

Take-home starts from the NO-A 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 Mogadishu, Somalia?

Everyday prices in Somalia are roughly 40% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Mogadishu is 116/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 16% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Mogadishu
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.

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