UN Salary Scale in Kathmandu Nepal

The UN salary scale for the Professional and higher categories is based on five Professional grades (P-1 to P-5), two Director levels (D-1 and D-2) as well as the levels of Assistant Secretary-General and Under Secretary-General. The salary scale is expressed as gross and net base salaries and applied uniformly, worldwide, by all organizations in the United Nations common system. The net base salary is obtained by deducting staff assessment from gross base salary. The staff assessment is a form of internal tax administered by the organizations. The salary scale for the Professional and higher categories is updated annually by the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC).

The UN salary scale for the General Service and related categories is based on the best prevailing conditions found locally for similar work1. The salary scale is established in accordance with the Flemming Principle which provides that the conditions of service for locally recruited staff should reflect the best prevailing conditions found locally for similar work. The salary scale for the General Service and related categories is revised periodically by conducting local salary surveys.

The UN salary scale for the National Officer category is one of the three grades for National Officers (NO), along with NO-B and NO-D. NO-D has the highest salary among the NO grades2. NO-A is the lowest grade for National Officers. The salary of a NO-C depends on the duty station and the post adjustment. The salary of a NO-A also varies by location and post adjustment.

The post adjustment is a cost-of-living adjustment that reflects the difference in living costs between the duty station and New York, which is the base of the UN salary scale1. The post adjustment is expressed as a percentage of the net base salary. The post adjustment for Kathmandu is 32.8% as of January 2023.

The salary for a P-4 contract in Kathmandu is 90,970 USD as the international rate, with an additional 32.8% (post adjustment) at this location, which amounts to 120,767.76 USD per year.

The salary for a NO-C contract in Kathmandu is 1,713,000 NPR as the gross annual salary, with a staff assessment of 13.9%, which amounts to 1,474,673 NPR as the net annual salary.

The salary for a NO-A contract in Kathmandu is 1,020,000 NPR as the gross annual salary, with a staff assessment of 13.9%, which amounts to 878,220 NPR as the net annual salary.

Information about UN Salary Scale in Nepal is taken from here, here and here..