Local Salaries · Ukraine
What is a good salary in 🇺🇦 Ukraine (Kiev)?
The median is about $429/month; top-10% earners clear $920/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $523 | $6,276 | 21,803 UAH/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2025 (USD). | $192 | $2,304 | 8,004 UAH/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $429 | $5,148 | 17,885 UAH/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $641 | $7,692 | 26,723 UAH/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $920 | $11,040 | 38,354 UAH/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $1,713 | $20,556 | 71,413 UAH/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $5,510 (2025) and Gini 25.6 (consumption-based, widened to 32.6). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇲🇩 Moldova — median $428/mo
- 🇧🇿 Belize — median $432/mo
- 🇵🇪 Peru — median $424/mo
- 🇼🇸 Samoa — median $442/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Ukraine
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Ukraine?
- The median wage is about $429/month ($5,148/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $641/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $920/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Ukraine?
- Roughly $920/month ($11,040/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $1,713/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Ukraine?
- About $192/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2025 (USD).
- How are these Ukraine salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($5,510, 2025) and the Gini index (25.6, consumption-based — widened to 32.6 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.