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ADB

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Mandaluyong, Philippines International Financial Institutions Founded 1966

Pay system, contracts & programmes

How pay and appointments work at ADB.

Own pay system
This organization sets its own salary structure and benefits.

Salary & benefits at ADB

ADB publishes its salary structure as bands rather than steps: each grade has a minimum, a midpoint and a maximum, and where a hire lands within the band depends on experience. The international staff structure is one scale for the whole world, so it does not vary by duty station. Local staff are paid on a scale set for their office — headquarters in Manila is shown here; each field office publishes its own.

International Staff 7 grades · one scale worldwide · published net, per year · effective 1 Jan 2026 · source
Local Staff (Headquarters) 8 grades · 1 country · published gross, per year · effective 1 Jan 2026 · source
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Local Staff (Headquarters)

International Staff

ADB also publishes a separate local salary structure for each field office, in that country's own currency. Those are not reproduced here yet, so a local post outside headquarters shows no figure rather than the Manila one.

What comes with the salary

A published figure at ADB is neither take-home nor total package. These are the terms that sit around it.

Added on top of salary Paid in addition to the published figure, where the conditions are met.
  • Benchmarked, annually reviewed base conditional Salary is benchmarked against local or global market practice for equivalent roles, depending on where a staff member is recruited from, and reviewed every year against performance and market.
  • Relocation support conditional International staff who move country for the role receive relocation assistance under ADB's own policy.
Taken off the salary Deducted before anything reaches an account — the reason a published figure is not take-home.
  • Post adjustment not provided There is none. International staff are on one worldwide scale; local staff are on a scale set for their office, and each field office publishes its own.
Pension & protection What accrues, and what covers a staff member and their family.
  • Own retirement plan ADB runs its own staff retirement plan, separate from both the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund and the World Bank Group's.
  • Medical cover for staff and family Comprehensive medical coverage for staff and their family, alongside wellbeing support, under ADB's own plans.
  • Financial support programmes conditional ADB describes support towards home purchase, unexpected needs and retirement planning as part of its total rewards package.

Terms are the employer's own and can change; the governing staff regulations prevail over anything summarised here. Amounts quoted are the figures in the published document at the time of writing and are reviewed periodically.

Everything above is drawn from published documents. Is this your organization? Add your own benefits and what you offer — it appears on this page under your name.

About ADB

  • Mandaluyong, Philippines
  • 3,134 employees
  • Founded 1966
  • International Financial Institutions

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