In July, the average wage in Ukraine fell by 1.6% compared to the previous month, amounting to 32,243 hryvnias before taxes. After deductions for personal income tax (18%) and the military levy (5%), Ukrainian citizens received an average of 24,827 hryvnias “take-home pay.”
According to data from the State Statistics Service, the highest wages in July were observed in the capital, Kyiv, where the average wage was 49,463 UAH, which amounts to about 38,087 UAH “take-home pay” after taxes. The Luhansk region ranks second with an average wage of 35,367 UAH (27,233 UAH “take-home pay”), while the Kyiv region rounds out the top three with an average wage of 33,268 UAH (25,616 UAH after taxes).
At the same time, the regions with the lowest wages include Chernivtsi Oblast, with 23,354 UAH (17,983 UAH “take-home pay”) and the Kirovohrad Oblast with 23,532 UAH (18,120 UAH “take-home pay”).
In addition, in July, the highest earnings were recorded among workers in the information and telecommunications sector—78,716 UAH (60,611 UAH after taxes)—while the lowest were among healthcare and social assistance workers: 20,237 UAH (15,582 UAH “take-home pay”).
The State Statistics Service also reported that as of August 1, wage arrears totaled 3.8 billion hryvnia.
Against this backdrop, on August 13, it was reported that the average salary in Poland was 9,966 zlotys, which is equivalent to approximately 119,000 hryvnias. After taxes, a Polish worker earns an average of about 7,100 zlotys, or 85,000 hryvnias. Meanwhile, the average after-tax wage in Ukraine was 21,807 hryvnias.
It was also reported earlier that in June, the average salary of employees of Ukraine’s central executive bodies reached 66,840 hryvnias, which is 7,000 more than in the same period last year.
It is important for citizens to understand the latest information on average wages in different regions, as this can help with career planning and relocation. Source: АнтиКредит.