Average nominal wage in Ukraine grows by almost 40% in Oct

REUTERS

Real wages in October 2017 decreased by 0.8% compared to September 2017, but increased by 19.9% compared to October 2016.

Read alsoUkraine's government reports gender pay gap shrinks in H1As UNIAN reported, the minimum wage in Ukraine more than doubled from January 1, 2017, to UAH 3,200 (US$119 at the current forex rate) per capita.

The average nominal wage of a full-time employee in Ukraine in September 2017 increased by 3.3% from August 2017 and grew by 37.2% from September 2016, to UAH 7,351 (US$274.6).

Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman earlier announced that the average wages in Ukraine would be UAH 10,000 (US$372.2) per capita per month in the medium-term outlook.