Average wage in Ukraine grows to US$320 in Sept

Real wages in Ukraine in September 2018 rose by 12.9% y-o-y.

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The average nominal salary of a full-time employee grew by 0.7% in Ukraine in September 2018 against August 2018, while rising by 23% year-over-year (y-o-y), to UAH 9,042, or US$320.

Real wages in Ukraine in September 2018 decreased by 1.2% against August 2018, but they rose by 12.9% y-o-y, the State Statistics Service reported.

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As UNIAN reported earlier, the minimum wage in Ukraine grew on January 1, 2018, to UAH 3,723 ($132) from UAH 3,200 (US$113).

Ukraine's government forecasts an increase in the average wage in 2018 to UAH 10,000.

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