UN NO-B Salary — Dar es Salam, Tanzania: National Officer Scale (2024)

NO-B salary — Dar es Salam, at a glance

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

TZS 123,698,000

Net · step 1

TZS 160,123,000

Net · mid-step

TZS 196,548,000

Net · top step

TZS 11 steps Hardship B 1 Aug 2024 Checked Oct 1, 2026

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-B salary scale — by step

Published National Officer scale for Dar es Salam (effective 1 Aug 2024). Per year, in TZS.

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	TZS 161,109,000	TZS 123,698,000	TZS 37,411,000	TZS 108,668,413
Step 2	TZS 171,228,000	TZS 130,983,000	TZS 40,245,000	TZS 115,039,274
Step 3	TZS 181,346,000	TZS 138,268,000	TZS 43,078,000	TZS 121,390,859
Step 4	TZS 191,464,000	TZS 145,553,000	TZS 45,911,000	TZS 127,742,523
Step 5	TZS 201,710,000	TZS 152,838,000	TZS 48,872,000	TZS 134,094,108
Step 6	TZS 211,970,000	TZS 160,123,000	TZS 51,847,000	TZS 140,445,693
Step 7	TZS 222,231,000	TZS 167,408,000	TZS 54,823,000	TZS 146,797,199
Step 8	TZS 232,492,000	TZS 174,693,000	TZS 57,799,000	TZS 153,148,863
Step 9	TZS 242,752,000	TZS 181,978,000	TZS 60,774,000	TZS 159,500,448
Step 10	TZS 253,013,000	TZS 189,263,000	TZS 63,750,000	TZS 165,850,532
Step 11	TZS 263,273,000	TZS 196,548,000	TZS 66,725,000	TZS 172,181,182

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 — Tanzania

An estimate for a UN post at Dar es Salam, Tanzania — 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 — Dar es Salam: cost of living, dependency & language allowances & more

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Dar es Salam

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-A NO-C NO-D

Frequently asked

What is the NO-B salary at the UN in Dar es Salam?

A National Officer NO-B at the UN in Dar es Salam, Tanzania earns a net base salary from about TZS 123,698,000 (step 1) to TZS 196,548,000 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Aug 2024. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

How is take-home pay calculated for a NO-B in Dar es Salam?

Take-home starts from the NO-B 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 Dar es Salam, Tanzania?

Everyday prices in Tanzania are roughly 30% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Dar es Salam 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 — Dar es Salam

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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