UN NO-C Salary — Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

What a locally recruited National Officer (NO-C) earns at the UN in Ashgabat — the published local salary scale in USD, with pension and estimated take-home.

Hardship Category C Post Adjustment % 74 Cost of living 29 (US=100) HDI Rank #95

NO-C salary — Ashgabat, 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 39,576
Net · step 1
USD 48,371
Net · mid-step
USD 57,166
Net · top step
USD 11 steps Hardship C 1 Apr 2015 Checked Oct 1, 2026

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-C salary scale — by step

Published National Officer scale for Ashgabat (effective 1 Apr 2015). Per year, in USD.

StepGrossNetStaff assessmentEst. take-home
Step 1USD 50,778USD 39,576USD 11,202USD 34,650
Step 2USD 53,155USD 41,335USD 11,820USD 36,185
Step 3USD 55,532USD 43,094USD 12,438USD 37,719
Step 4USD 57,909USD 44,853USD 13,056USD 39,254
Step 5USD 60,294USD 46,612USD 13,682USD 40,788
Step 6USD 62,738USD 48,371USD 14,367USD 42,320
Step 7USD 65,181USD 50,130USD 15,051USD 43,847
Step 8USD 67,624USD 51,889USD 15,735USD 45,375
Step 9USD 70,067USD 53,648USD 16,419USD 46,902
Step 10USD 72,510USD 55,407USD 17,103USD 48,429
Step 11USD 74,953USD 57,166USD 17,787USD 49,956

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 — Turkmenistan

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

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Ashgabat

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

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UN jobs — Ashgabat (1 open)

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Frequently asked

What is the NO-C salary at the UN in Ashgabat?

A National Officer NO-C at the UN in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan earns a net base salary from about USD 39,576 (step 1) to USD 57,166 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Apr 2015. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

How is take-home pay calculated for a NO-C in Ashgabat?

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 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan?

Everyday prices in Turkmenistan are roughly 29% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Ashgabat is 154/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 54% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Ashgabat
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