UN NO-A Salary — Damascus, Syria

What a locally recruited National Officer (NO-A) earns at the UN in Damascus — 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 % 30.5 Cost of living 22 (US=100) HDI Rank #162

NO-A salary — Damascus, 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 22,983
Net · step 1
USD 27,835
Net · mid-step
USD 32,687
Net · top step
USD 11 steps Hardship E 1 Dec 2024 Checked Sep 1, 2026 Danger-pay station

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions and any danger pay.

NO-A salary scale — by step

Published National Officer scale for Damascus (effective 1 Dec 2024). Per year, in USD.

StepGrossNetStaff assessmentEst. take-home
Step 1USD 28,868USD 22,983USD 5,885USD 26,357
Step 2USD 30,128USD 23,953USD 6,175USD 27,224
Step 3USD 31,389USD 24,924USD 6,465USD 28,093
Step 4USD 32,649USD 25,894USD 6,755USD 28,960
Step 5USD 33,909USD 26,865USD 7,044USD 29,828
Step 6USD 35,169USD 27,835USD 7,334USD 30,696
Step 7USD 36,430USD 28,805USD 7,625USD 31,563
Step 8USD 37,690USD 29,776USD 7,914USD 32,432
Step 9USD 39,000USD 30,746USD 8,254USD 33,299
Step 10USD 40,311USD 31,717USD 8,594USD 34,167
Step 11USD 41,623USD 32,687USD 8,936USD 35,035

Est. take-home deducts a 7.9% UNJSPF pension and an indicative 2.5% medical premium, and adds danger pay. Indicative — the estimator below computes single/dependency rates and your exact deductions.

Your Take-Home Pay — Syria

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

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Damascus

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 Damascus?

A National Officer NO-A at the UN in Damascus, Syria earns a net base salary from about USD 22,983 (step 1) to USD 32,687 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Dec 2024. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

Does Damascus qualify for UN danger pay?

Yes. Damascus is a designated danger-pay duty station. Locally recruited (National Officer) staff receive danger pay of about USD 484 per month (30% of the local scale midpoint).

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

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 Damascus, Syria?

Everyday prices in Syria are roughly 22% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Damascus is 122/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 22% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Damascus
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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