In September 2026 the average salary of employees on the payroll of enterprises, institutions and organisations in Ukraine amounted to 33 153 UAH (the mean value of earnings of employees on the payroll), which is 24.5% higher than in September 2025 and 4% higher than in August 2026, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
Regions with the highest salaries in September
The highest pay in September was recorded in Kyiv: the average salary in the capital amounted to almost 49 000 UAH. Regions with the next highest figures included Luhansk and Lviv oblasts.
The source’s brief overview does not list details on the regions with the lowest indicators. The State Statistics Service of Ukraine publishes information on regional disparities in its monthly reports.
Salaries by economic activity: leaders and laggards
By type of economic activity the highest average salary in September was paid to workers in the information and telecommunications sector — 77 924 UAH. The lowest figure was recorded in health care and social assistance — 21 848 UAH.
Month-on-month increases in the average salary were observed in most types of economic activity: from 0.3% in agriculture, forestry and fishing to 28.0% in education. At the same time, average wages fell in a number of sectors: reductions of 1.6–8.2% were recorded in certain areas.
Wage arrears and the date for the minimum wage increase
Wage arrears by type of economic activity as of 1 October 2026 amounted to 3.9 billion UAH. This figure is given in the State Statistics Service of Ukraine’s monthly labour indicators review.
Timing: from 1 January 2027 the minimum wage will increase to 9 546 UAH; the current minimum wage is 8 647 UAH.
