U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S

Geneva (Switzerland)

General Service Category - Annual Salaries and Allowances

(in Swiss francs) a/

Effective 1 September 2016

Applicable only to staff recruited on or after 1 June 2016
S T E P S

Level I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII b/

1 (Gross) 68633 71126 73619 76112 78604 81097 83590 86083 88575 91068 93561 96054
(Gross Pens.) 66588 68912 71237 73561 75885 78210 80535 82859 85222 87715 90208 92701
(Total Net) 52097 53817 55537 57257 58977 60697 62417 64137 65857 67577 69297 71017
(Net Pens.) 52097 53817 55537 57257 58977 60697 62417 64137 65857 67577 69297 71017
(NPC) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 (Gross) 75439 78157 80874 83591 86309 89026 91743 94461 97178 99896 102613 105330
(Gross Pens.) 72932 75466 78000 80535 83068 85672 88390 91108 93826 96543 99261 101979
(Total Net) 56793 58668 60543 62418 64293 66168 68043 69918 71793 73668 75543 77418
(Net Pens.) 56793 58668 60543 62418 64293 66168 68043 69918 71793 73668 75543 77418
(NPC) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 (Gross) 82810 85770 88729 91688 94648 97607 100567 103526 106486 109445 112404 115364
(Gross Pens.) 79810 82569 85377 88337 91295 94254 97213 100172 103131 106090 109049 112008
(Total Net) 61879 63921 65963 68005 70047 72089 74131 76173 78215 80257 82299 84341
(Net Pens.) 61879 63921 65963 68005 70047 72089 74131 76173 78215 80257 82299 84341
(NPC) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 (Gross) 90952 94184 97416 100648 103880 107112 110343 113575 116807 120039 123271 126503
(Gross Pens.) 87598 90830 94062 97295 100527 103758 106990 110222 113454 116686 119917 123149
(Total Net) 67497 69727 71957 74187 76417 78647 80877 83107 85337 87567 89797 92027
(Net Pens.) 67497 69727 71957 74187 76417 78647 80877 83107 85337 87567 89797 92027
(NPC) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 (Gross) 100197 103729 107261 110793 114325 117857 121388 124920 128452 131984 135516 139048
(Gross Pens.) 96840 100372 103905 107437 110969 114502 118034 121567 125100 128632 132164 135697
(Total Net) 73876 76313 78750 81187 83624 86061 88498 90935 93372 95809 98246 100683
(Net Pens.) 73876 76313 78750 81187 83624 86061 88498 90935 93372 95809 98246 100683
(NPC) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

6 (Gross) 110394 114259 118125 121990 125855 129720 133586 137451 141316 145181 149046 152912
(Gross Pens.) 107042 110907 114772 118637 122502 126367 130232 134097 137962 141827 145692 149557
(Total Net) 80912 83579 86246 88913 91580 94247 96914 99581 102248 104915 107582 110249
(Net Pens.) 80912 83579 86246 88913 91580 94247 96914 99581 102248 104915 107582 110249
(NPC) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 (Gross) 121510 125748 129986 134223 138461 142699 146936 151174 155412 159649 163887 168125
(Gross Pens.) 118153 122392 126630 130868 135106 139343 143582 147820 152058 156296 160534 164772
(Total Net) 88582 91506 94430 97354 100278 103202 106126 109050 111974 114898 117822 120746
(Net Pens.) 88582 91506 94430 97354 100278 103202 106126 109050 111974 114898 117822 120746
(NPC) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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DEPENDENCY ALLOWANCES: LANGUAGE ALLOWANCES (to be included in pensionable remuneration):

Dependent spouse Swf. 7,939 net per annum First language Swf. 3,192 net per annum
Second language Swf. 1,596 net per annum

Dependent child Swf. 6,398 net per annum.

Except for first dependent child Swf. 13,183 net per annum
of a single, separated, divorced
or widowed staff member

Secondary dependant (where there is Swf. 2,515 net per annum.

no dependent spouse, for one
dependent parent, brother or sister)

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All allowances are payable to eligible staff members effective 1 September 2016.

Note: The scale is based on a common workweek of 40 hours.

a/ Staff assessment is calculated based on the 36-month average exchange rate of Swiss francs 0.948 to US$ 1.00.
The official United Nations exchange rate for a given month will continue to be used for operational and Pension Fund purposes.

b/ Long-service step:

The qualifying criteria for in-grade increases to the long-service step are as follows:

(a) The staff member should have had at least 20 years of service within the United Nations
Common System and five years of service at the top regular step of the current grade.

(b) The staff member's service should have been satisfactory.

Gross: Gross salaries have been derived through the application of staff assessment to Total Net salaries.
Gross salaries are established for purposes of separation payments and as the basis for calculating tax reimbursements whenever UN salaries are taxed.

Gross Pens.: Gross Pensionable salaries have been derived through application of staff assessment to Net Pensionable salaries.
Gross Pensionable is the basis for determining Pension Fund contributions under Article 25 of UNJSPF Regulations and for determining Pension benefits.

Total Net: Total net remuneration is the sum of the non-pensionable component and the net pensionable salary.

Net Pens.: Net Pensionable is that part of net salary which is used to derive to the Gross Pensionable Salary.
Net Pensionable salary is the Total Net salary less the Non-pensionable component, i.e. 100 per cent of total net salaries.

NPC: Non-Pensionable Component is that part of net salary excluded from application of staff assessment in determination of the Gross Pensionable salary.
The Non-Pensionable Component has been established at 0 per cent.

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