An average regular employee in Ukraine earned over **** thousand Ukrainian hryvnia per month on average in 2022. The figures marked a continuous increase over the past decade. Information, finance, and air transportation were the leading economic sectors by average monthly wage in Ukraine.

Key information about Ukraine Monthly Earnings

• Ukraine Monthly Earnings stood at 521 USD in Jan 2022, compared with the previous figure of 641 USD in Dec 2021
• Ukraine Monthly Earnings data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2002 to Jan 2022, with an average number of 278 USD
• The data reached the an all-time high of 641 USD in Dec 2021 and a record low of 60 USD in Jan 2002

CEIC converts Monthly Earnings into USD. The State Statistics Service of Ukraine provides Average Monthly Earnings in local currency. The National Bank of Ukraine average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Further information about Ukraine Monthly Earnings

• In the latest reports, Ukraine Population reached 41 million people in Dec 2021
• Unemployment Rate of Ukraine increased to 11 % in Dec 2021
• The country's Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 62 % in Dec 2021

Key information about Ukraine Household Income per Capita

• Ukraine Annual Household Income per Capita reached 2,470.046 USD in Dec 2021, compared with the previous value of 2,145.028 USD in Dec 2020.
• Ukraine Annual Household Income per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1999 to Dec 2021, with an averaged value of 1,693.557 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 2,601.404 USD in Dec 2013 and a record low of 337.981 USD in Dec 2000.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of Ukraine grew 67.113 % YoY in Mar 2023.

CEIC calculates Annual Household Income per Capita from annual Monthly Average Household Income multiplied by 12 and annual Average Household Size and converts it into USD. The State Statistics Service of Ukraine provides Average Household Income in local currency and Average Household Size. The National Bank of Ukraine average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

The average disposable income per capita in Ukraine reached around 74.7 thousand Ukrainian hryvnia in 2020, up from around 69.1 thousand Ukrainian hryvnia in the previous year. Over the observed period, the disposable income per person marked a continuous increase.

Information and communication employees received the highest average monthly wage in Ukraine in 2022, at approximately 30.8 thousand Ukrainian hryvnia. The second-leading sector by earnings of regular employees was finance and insurance, at almost 28 thousand Ukrainian hryvnia per month on average.

Ukraine Avg Monthly Wages: Region: Donetsk data was reported at 9,997.730 UAH in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 9,849.710 UAH for Sep 2018. Ukraine Avg Monthly Wages: Region: Donetsk data is updated monthly, averaging 2,554.500 UAH from Jan 2002 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 202 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10,166.340 UAH in May 2018 and a record low of 400.470 UAH in Jan 2002. Ukraine Avg Monthly Wages: Region: Donetsk data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.G018: Average Monthly Wages: by Region.

Approximately every third worker from Ukraine in Poland earned between 4,000 and 5,000 zloty net in 2025. Almost 20 percent of Ukrainians earned more than 5,000 zloty net. The minimum salary in Ukraine is currently 8,000 hryvnias, which is about 740 zloty.

In 2022, the highest average net earnings of refugees from Ukraine in Poland occurred in the trade sector, reaching 636 euros per month.

Ukraine Avg Monthly Wages: Manufacturing data was reported at 15,441.370 UAH in Jan 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 18,114.770 UAH for Dec 2021. Ukraine Avg Monthly Wages: Manufacturing data is updated monthly, averaging 3,292.000 UAH from Jan 2002 (Median) to Jan 2022, with 241 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18,114.770 UAH in Dec 2021 and a record low of 423.840 UAH in Jan 2002. Ukraine Avg Monthly Wages: Manufacturing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.G016: Average Monthly Wages: by Economic and Industrial Activities. Data release delayed due to the Ukraine-Russia conflict. No estimation on next release date can be made.

Ukraine Avg Monthly Wages: Region: Ivano-Frankivsk data was reported at 7,740.000 UAH in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7,760.280 UAH for Sep 2018. Ukraine Avg Monthly Wages: Region: Ivano-Frankivsk data is updated monthly, averaging 1,927.000 UAH from Jan 2002 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 202 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,221.640 UAH in Jun 2018 and a record low of 258.810 UAH in Jan 2002. Ukraine Avg Monthly Wages: Region: Ivano-Frankivsk data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.G018: Average Monthly Wages: by Region.

In 2021, approximately 16 percent of Ukrainians had an average monthly income between 4,001 and 5,000 Ukrainian hryvnia. Residents with a monthly income below three thousand Ukrainian hryvnia represented nearly 4.5 percent of the population, which was 3.8 percent lower than in the previous year. Furthermore, more than six percent of the population earned more than 12 thousand Ukrainian hryvnia on average per month.

Ukraine Avg Monthly Wages: Industry: Mfg: Furniture, Other Manufacturing, Repair & Installation of Machinery & Equipment data was reported at 8,767.210 UAH in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8,791.110 UAH for May 2018. Ukraine Avg Monthly Wages: Industry: Mfg: Furniture, Other Manufacturing, Repair & Installation of Machinery & Equipment data is updated monthly, averaging 4,384.000 UAH from Jan 2013 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 66 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,791.110 UAH in May 2018 and a record low of 2,745.000 UAH in Feb 2013. Ukraine Avg Monthly Wages: Industry: Mfg: Furniture, Other Manufacturing, Repair & Installation of Machinery & Equipment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.G016: Average Monthly Wages: by Economic and Industrial Activities.

Real wages in Ukraine increased by 10.5 percent in 2021 compared to the previous year. Over the observed period, the real wage growth rate peaked at approximately 19 percent in 2017, while the lowest figure was recorded in 2015, when real wages across the country dropped by over 20 percent.

Data on the average nominal salary by economic activity

This graph shows average wages around the world in 2012 as calculated by purchasing power parity. In 2012 the highest average wage was earned in Luxembourg at 4,089 purchasing power parity dollars. Wages and salaries Wages and salaries in the United States have increased during the last decades. The median weekly earnings of a full-time wage and salary worker were about 241 U.S. dollars in 1979 and shifted up to 768 U.S. dollars in 2012.

The median earnings of U.S. full-time wage and salary workers vary across their educational attainment. The highest paid workers are those who hold a bachelor’s degree, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The U.S. federal government specified minimum wage laws for workers in the United States, which say that workers must be paid no less than the current federal minimum wage. The minimum wage was set at 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour by federal law. The actual minimum wage varies from state to state, as some states have additional minimum wage laws.

For instance, the minimum wage in Washington was around 9.04 U.S. dollars per hour, while the worst minimum wage can be found in Georgia, where workers earn at least 5.15 U.S. dollars per hour. No minimum wages can be found in Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina and Mississippi, as of January 1, 2012.

The number of workers paid hourly rates with earnings at or below the minimum wage in the U.S. was at its highest in the industry type of leisure and hospitality in 2013.

Recent statistics show that the share of female workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States decreased since 1979. In that year, 20.2 percent of the female wage and salary workers were paid below the federal minimum wage, while only 2.9 percent of the female workers were paid below the federal minimum wage in 2006.

Ukraine UA: Wage And Salary Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data was reported at 81.049 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 81.004 % for 2016. Ukraine UA: Wage And Salary Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 81.004 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 84.800 % in 1994 and a record low of 71.213 % in 2007. Ukraine UA: Wage And Salary Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as 'paid employment jobs,' where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2018.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

Among presented CIS countries, Ukraine had the highest median salary in game development, measured at 1.7 thousand U.S. dollars per month in 2021. To compare, game developers working in Russia earned 300 U.S. dollars less.

Ukraine UA: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Compensation of Employees: Debit data was reported at 27.000 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 37.000 USD mn for 2016. Ukraine UA: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Compensation of Employees: Debit data is updated yearly, averaging 10.500 USD mn from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2017, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 37.000 USD mn in 2016 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 2001. Ukraine UA: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Compensation of Employees: Debit data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.IMF.BOP: BPM6: Balance of Payments: Detailed Presentation: Annual.

Ukraine UA: Current Account: Personal Transfers and Compensation of Employees: Received data was reported at 16.783 USD bn in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 18.060 USD bn for 2021. Ukraine UA: Current Account: Personal Transfers and Compensation of Employees: Received data is updated yearly, averaging 6.535 USD bn from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2022, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.060 USD bn in 2021 and a record low of 6.000 USD mn in 1996. Ukraine UA: Current Account: Personal Transfers and Compensation of Employees: Received data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.World Bank.IDS: Balance of Payments: Current Account: Annual. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual(BPM6): personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

In Central and Eastern Europe, Python and C++ software developer salaries were the highest, reaching nearly 28 thousand U.S. dollars a year in Ukraine as of 2023. At the same time, in Poland, Node.js developers had the highest annual salaries, reaching nearly 27 thousand U.S. dollars. In comparison, Polish Unity software developers earned only 15.7 thousand U.S. dollars.