UN NO-C Salary — Damascus, Syria

What a locally recruited National Officer (NO-C) 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-C 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 28,828
Net · step 1
USD 34,913
Net · mid-step
USD 40,999
Net · top step
USD 11 steps Hardship E 1 Dec 2024 Checked Oct 1, 2026 Danger-pay station

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

NO-C salary scale — by step

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

StepGrossNetStaff assessmentEst. take-home
Step 1USD 36,458USD 28,828USD 7,630USD 31,584
Step 2USD 38,052USD 30,045USD 8,007USD 32,672
Step 3USD 39,697USD 31,262USD 8,435USD 33,760
Step 4USD 41,342USD 32,479USD 8,863USD 34,849
Step 5USD 42,986USD 33,696USD 9,290USD 35,937
Step 6USD 44,631USD 34,913USD 9,718USD 37,025
Step 7USD 46,276USD 36,131USD 10,145USD 38,114
Step 8USD 47,921USD 37,348USD 10,573USD 39,203
Step 9USD 49,566USD 38,565USD 11,001USD 40,287
Step 10USD 51,211USD 39,782USD 11,429USD 41,370
Step 11USD 52,855USD 40,999USD 11,856USD 42,453

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-C salary at the UN in Damascus?

A National Officer NO-C at the UN in Damascus, Syria earns a net base salary from about USD 28,828 (step 1) to USD 40,999 (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-C in Damascus?

Take-home starts from the NO-C 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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