Ukraine's statistics agency estimates Ukrainians' monthly earnings

The number of full-time employees in Ukraine receiving wages from UAH 6,000 to UAH 10,000 in December 2017 was 49.6%, which is 2.7 percentage points higher than in March 2017.

According to the State Statistics Service, in December 2017, 6.6% of full-time employees had accruals within the minimum wage, which is 3.7 percentage points less than in March 2017.

It is noted that the share of workers with wages from UAH 3,200 to UAH 6,000 in December 2017 was 43.8%, while 23.5% of full-time employees received wages over UAH 10,000.

Read alsoCabinet pledges increase in average wage to UAH 10,000As UNIAN reported earlier with reference to Ukraine's State Statistics Service, the average nominal salary in Ukraine was estimated at UAH 7,479 in November 2017, having increased by 38.3% year-over-year.

The minimum wage in Ukraine had grown from UAH 3,200 to UAH 3,723 since January 1, 2017. The government plans to consider the possibility of raising it to UAH 4,200 in the second quarter of this year if the necessary economic growth is achieved.