According to statistics, salaries and wages in Ukraine have been gradually increasing in the first half of 2017. The average wage across the country increased in May by 14% as compared to January data and reached 6840 hryvnia (USD $264). The latest reports on earnings of local citizens were released by Ukrstat in July 2017.
Salaries by region
- Figures by Ukrstat show that the City of Kyiv is the highest paying place in Ukraine, with the average salary reaching 10558 hryvnia (about $408). However, as compared to March, there’s been a decrease by 4%.
- Donetsk is the second best-paid region in Ukraine in May 2017 with the common paycheck reaching 7742 hryvnia ($299).
- Since March, average wages haven’t dropped below 5000 hrvnia ($193).
- In May, the lowest level of wages was recorded in Chernivtsi at 5284 hryvnia ($204), which is, however, the absolute maximum for this region in 2017.
Wages in UAH (USD)
- City of Kyiv – 10558 ($407.5)
- Donetsk – 7742 ($299)
- Kyiv – 6885 ($266)
- Dnipropetrovsk – 6727 ($260)
- Mykolayiv – 6586 ($254)
- Zaporizhzhya – 6553 ($253)
- Poltava – 6374 ($246)
- Odessa – 6322 ($244)
- Lviv – 6194 ($239)
- Zakarpattya – 6171 ($238)
- Cherkasy – 6003 ($232)
- Kharkiv – 5945 ($229)
- Ivano-Frankivsk – 5907 ($228)
- Vinnytsya – 5860 ($226)
- Sumy – 5734 ($221)
- Rivne – 5724 ($221)
- Zhytomyr – 5693 ($220)
- Kherson – 5654 ($218)
- Kirovohrad – 5651 ($218)
- Khmelnytskiy – 5623 ($217)
- Luhansk – 5601 ($216)
- Volyn – 5580 ($215)
- Chernihiv – 5439 ($210)
- Ternopil – 5349 ($206)
- Chernivtsi – 5284 ($204)
Wages and salaries by the type of economic activity
- The aviation industry is by far the highest paid sphere in Ukraine. In May, the average salary increased by 15% as compared to April and reached 29,428 hryvnia ($1136).
- Finance and insurance sphere experienced a decrease by 8% in the average monthly paycheck as compared to March data, but it is still the second highest paid industry in Ukraine.
- Some of the lowest paying jobs are in the human health and social work spheres, with the average remuneration recorded at 4,895 hryvnia ($189).
Salaries by industry in UAH (USD)
- Air transport – 29,428 ($1136)
- Financial and insurance – 12,528 ($483.5)
- Information and communication – 11,440 ($441.5)
- Professional, scientific and technical – 9,655 ($373)
- Warehousing and support activities for transportation – 8,325 ($321)
- Public administration and defense; compulsory social security – 8,229 ($318)
- Scientific research and development – 7,831 ($302)
- Arts, sport, entertainment and recreation – 7,679 ($296)
- Transportation and warehousing – 7,357 ($284)
- Water transport – 7,315 ($282)
- Manufacturing – 7,289 ($281)
- Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles – 7,269 UAH ($280.5)
- Land transport and transport via pipelines – 6,694 ($258)
- Other service activities – 6,258 ($241.5)
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing – 6,063 ($234)
- Construction – 5,954 ($230)
- Real estate – 5,881 ($227)
- Agriculture – 5,867 ($226)
- Education – 5,732 ($221)
- Arts, entertainment and recreation – 5,499 ($212)
- Administrative and support service – 5,436 ($210)
- Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural – 5,397 ($208)
- Human health – 4,949 ($191)
- Accommodation and food service – 4,946 ($191)
- Human health and social work – 4,895 ($189)
- Postal and courier – 3,764 ($145)
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What is the current situation in Donetsk and Luhansk? I noticed that there are salary figures for these cities. Are they in Russian controlled areas? I was under the impression that much of the population had moved out?
James,
Officially, Russia denies involvement in Donetsk and Luhansk. But there are coal mines in Donetsk region, this is why average wages there are higher. You can check English-speaking sources what parts of these regions are under Ukraine’s control and which are governed by separatist groups.
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My question involves Ukraine locals leaving their country. Is it difficult for them to leave? My understanding is that they just require a tourist visa and passport. Are they required to show a “tourist cheque”, or proof that they have sufficient funds to visit abroad? Any other financial costs to leave country. Other documents? I hope to soon meet a lady and bring her to visit Canada.
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Rudy,
Thanks for the kind words.
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