UN NO-A Salary — Harare, Zimbabwe

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

Hardship Category C Post Adjustment % 39 Cost of living 47 (US=100) HDI Rank #153

NO-A salary — Harare, 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 37,494
Net · step 1
USD 46,249
Net · mid-step
USD 55,004
Net · top step
USD 11 steps Hardship C 1 Oct 2024 Checked Oct 1, 2026

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

NO-A salary scale — by step

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

StepGrossNetStaff assessmentEst. take-home
Step 1USD 47,965USD 37,494USD 10,471USD 32,841
Step 2USD 50,331USD 39,245USD 11,086USD 34,368
Step 3USD 52,697USD 40,996USD 11,701USD 35,896
Step 4USD 55,064USD 42,747USD 12,317USD 37,424
Step 5USD 57,430USD 44,498USD 12,932USD 38,951
Step 6USD 59,796USD 46,249USD 13,547USD 40,479
Step 7USD 62,222USD 48,000USD 14,222USD 42,007
Step 8USD 64,654USD 49,751USD 14,903USD 43,534
Step 9USD 67,086USD 51,502USD 15,584USD 45,058
Step 10USD 69,518USD 53,253USD 16,265USD 46,578
Step 11USD 71,950USD 55,004USD 16,946USD 48,099

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 — Zimbabwe

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

Other local (GS/NO) grades — Harare

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 NO-E

UN jobs — Harare (5 open)

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Frequently asked

What is the NO-A salary at the UN in Harare?

A National Officer NO-A at the UN in Harare, Zimbabwe earns a net base salary from about USD 37,494 (step 1) to USD 55,004 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Oct 2024. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

How is take-home pay calculated for a NO-A in Harare?

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 Harare, Zimbabwe?

Everyday prices in Zimbabwe are roughly 47% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Harare is 108/100 (New York = 100) — net pay (base + post adjustment) stretches about 8% further here than in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Harare
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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