UN FS-5 Salary — Sfax, Tunisia

What an internationally recruited Field Service (FS-5) earns at the UN in Sfax — the global net base salary plus this duty station’s 25% post adjustment and the hardship, danger and non-family allowances on top.

The UN sets one post adjustment for Tunisia rather than for each duty station, so this 25% multiplier — and the salary below — applies to Sfax exactly as it does to Tunis.

Hardship Category A Post Adjustment % 24.5 Cost of living 31 (US=100) HDI Rank #105

FS-5 salary — Sfax, at a glance

Internationally recruited Field Service (FS) — the UN’s worldwide FS scale plus this station’s post adjustment. Recruited locally? See the GS/NO local scale.

USD 77,532
Net rem · step 1
USD 89,086
Net rem · mid
USD 100,641
Net rem · top step
USD Post adjustment +25% 13 steps Hardship A January 2026 Checked Nov 9, 2026

Net remuneration = net base + 25% post adjustment (net base USD 62,275–USD 80,836), before hardship/danger allowances and pension.

FS-5 salary scale — by step

Worldwide Field Service net base (UN OneHR), effective January 2026, with the 25% post adjustment for Sfax. Per year, USD.

StepNet basePost adj (+25%)Net remunerationEst. take-home
Step 1USD 62,275USD 15,257USD 77,532USD 64,418
Step 2USD 63,817USD 15,635USD 79,452USD 65,992
Step 3USD 65,366USD 16,015USD 81,381USD 67,574
Step 4USD 66,909USD 16,393USD 83,302USD 69,150
Step 5USD 68,459USD 16,772USD 85,231USD 70,733
Step 6USD 70,006USD 17,151USD 87,157USD 72,313
Step 7USD 71,555USD 17,531USD 89,086USD 73,895
Step 8USD 73,100USD 17,910USD 91,010USD 75,472
Step 9USD 74,652USD 18,290USD 92,942USD 77,057
Step 10USD 76,195USD 18,668USD 94,863USD 78,633
Step 11USD 77,743USD 19,047USD 96,790USD 80,214
Step 12USD 79,291USD 19,426USD 98,717USD 81,795
Step 13USD 80,836USD 19,805USD 100,641USD 83,371

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.

On top of base salary — Sfax

Allowances an internationally recruited FS-5 may receive at this duty station. Annual USD unless noted.

Post adjustmentCost-of-living multiplier on net base+25%
Hardship allowanceICSC category A — no hardship elementNot applicable
Mobility incentiveFrom the 2nd assignment onwardUSD 6,900 +
Danger paySecurity-risk designationNot a danger-pay station
Non-family allowanceWhen dependants may not accompany staffFamily duty station
Spouse / single-parent allowanceDependent spouse, or first child if a single parent+6% of net remuneration
Child allowancePer dependent child (flat rate)USD 2,929 / child
See these allowances explained in full — Sfax, plus cost of living & relocation
Your Take-Home Pay — Tunisia

An estimate for a UN post at Sfax, Tunisia — 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) and Field Service (FS) pay is in US dollars; GS/NO on the local scale in local currency. For information only — not official advice.

Other Professional grades — Sfax

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

FS-1 FS-2 FS-3 FS-4 FS-6 FS-7

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Frequently asked

What is the FS-5 salary at the UN in Sfax?

A Field Service FS-5 in Sfax, Tunisia has a net base salary of about USD 62,275 (step 1) to USD 80,836 (top step). With the 25% post adjustment for this duty station, net remuneration is roughly USD 77,844 to USD 101,045 per year, before hardship, danger and other allowances.

How does post adjustment work for a FS-5 in Sfax?

Post adjustment equalises purchasing power across duty stations. In Sfax it is about 25% of net base salary, added on top — so the same FS-5 net base is worth more or less depending on the station’s cost of living.

What is the cost of living in Sfax, Tunisia?

Everyday prices in Tunisia are roughly 31% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). Post adjustment is designed to offset this. For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Sfax is 109/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 9% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Sfax
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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