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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Ukraine? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Ukraine ≈ $429/mo; top 10% above $920/mo, minimum $192/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=UA).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇲🇩 Moldova](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/moldova/) — median $428/mo
- [🇧🇿 Belize](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/belize/) — median $432/mo
- [🇵🇪 Peru](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/peru/) — median $424/mo
- [🇼🇸 Samoa](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/samoa/) — median $442/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Ukraine](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/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.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=UA.

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