UN NO-A Salary — Stockholm, Sweden: National Officer Scale (2024)

NO-A salary — Stockholm, at a glance

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

SEK 506,073

Net · step 1

SEK 566,805

Net · mid-step

SEK 642,720

Net · top step

SEK 10 steps Hardship H 1 Jun 2024 Checked Oct 1, 2026

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-A salary scale — by step

Published National Officer scale for Stockholm (effective 1 Jun 2024). Per year, in SEK.

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	SEK 658,035	SEK 506,073	SEK 151,962	SEK 442,622
Step 2	SEK 679,122	SEK 521,256	SEK 157,866	SEK 455,804
Step 3	SEK 700,210	SEK 536,439	SEK 163,771	SEK 468,987
Step 4	SEK 721,297	SEK 551,622	SEK 169,675	SEK 482,170
Step 5	SEK 742,385	SEK 566,805	SEK 175,580	SEK 495,352
Step 6	SEK 763,472	SEK 581,988	SEK 181,484	SEK 508,535
Step 7	SEK 784,560	SEK 597,171	SEK 187,389	SEK 521,717
Step 8	SEK 805,647	SEK 612,354	SEK 193,293	SEK 534,900
Step 9	SEK 827,010	SEK 627,537	SEK 199,473	SEK 548,083
Step 10	SEK 848,394	SEK 642,720	SEK 205,674	SEK 561,265

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 — Sweden

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

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* Health insurance is indicative only — real premiums vary by organization, plan (medical and dental are billed separately) and coverage option. The ~2.5% shown is a placeholder, not a quote.

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

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Stockholm

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

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Frequently asked

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

A National Officer NO-A at the UN in Stockholm, Sweden earns a net base salary from about SEK 506,073 (step 1) to SEK 642,720 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Jun 2024. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

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

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 Stockholm, Sweden?

Everyday prices in Sweden are roughly 87% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Stockholm is 86/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) goes about 14% less far here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Stockholm

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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