UN NO-A Salary in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago — National Officer Scale (2020)

NO-A salary in Port of Spain — at a glance

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

TTD 386,626

Net · step 1

TTD 454,286

Net · mid-step

TTD 538,861

Net · top step

TTD 10 steps Hardship A 1 Oct 2020

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-A salary scale — by step

Published National Officer scale for Port of Spain (effective 1 Oct 2020). Per year, in TTD.

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	TTD 506,981	TTD 386,626	TTD 120,355	TTD 338,845
Step 2	TTD 530,474	TTD 403,541	TTD 126,933	TTD 353,569
Step 3	TTD 554,163	TTD 420,456	TTD 133,707	TTD 368,294
Step 4	TTD 577,987	TTD 437,371	TTD 140,616	TTD 383,018
Step 5	TTD 601,811	TTD 454,286	TTD 147,525	TTD 397,742
Step 6	TTD 625,635	TTD 471,201	TTD 154,434	TTD 412,466
Step 7	TTD 649,459	TTD 488,116	TTD 161,343	TTD 427,190
Step 8	TTD 673,283	TTD 505,031	TTD 168,252	TTD 441,915
Step 9	TTD 697,107	TTD 521,946	TTD 175,161	TTD 456,601
Step 10	TTD 720,931	TTD 538,861	TTD 182,070	TTD 471,276

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 in Trinidad and Tobago

An estimate for a UN post at Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago — 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 for Port of Spain — cost of living, dependency & language allowances & more

Other local (GS/NO) grades in Port of Spain

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

Frequently asked

What is the NO-A salary at the UN in Port of Spain?

A National Officer NO-A at the UN in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago earns a net base salary from about TTD 386,626 (step 1) to TTD 538,861 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Oct 2020. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

How is take-home pay calculated for a NO-A in Port of Spain?

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 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago?

Everyday prices in Trinidad and Tobago are roughly 51% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Port of Spain is 102/100 (New York = 100) — net pay buys about the same here as in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power for Port of Spain

These are UN common-system pay figures. The World Bank, IMF and NGOs and other non-UN employers posting in Port of Spain set their own pay — a role here does not guarantee these figures.

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