Average monthly salary 2.5 times higher minimum wage - Economic Development Ministry

"The average nominal wage amounted to UAH 10,239 in May 2019, which is 2.5 times higher than the minimum wage. The salary grew by almost 17.4% from May 2018," the ministry wrote on its Facebook page.

The ministry also noted that the highest average monthly salaries were recorded in the financial and insurance sector – UAH 18,888, in the pharmaceutical manufacturing – UAH 18,888, the information and telecommunications sector – UAH 17,120, and in the extractive industry – UAH 15,408.

In the regional context, the largest salaries were recorded in the city of Kyiv – UAH 15,157, Donetsk region - UAH 11,391, Kyiv region - UAH 10,776 and Dnipropetrovsk region - UAH 10,568.

As Ukrinform reported, since January 1, the minimum wage in Ukraine has grown to UAH 4,173 per month or up to UAH 25.13 per hour.

iy