The average nominal salary of a full-time employee in November 2019 was almost 2.6 times up from the minimum wage set at UAH 4,173 (US$179).
The average nominal salary of a full-time employee fell by 4.0% in Ukraine in November 2019 against October 2019, while rising by 16.6% year-over-year (y-o-y), to UAH 10,679, or US$459.
Real wages in Ukraine in November 2019 shrank by 0.5% from October 2019, whereas they rose by 10.8% y-o-y, the State Statistics Service reported.
The average nominal salary of a full-time employee in Ukraine in November 2019 was almost 2.6 times up from the minimum wage set at UAH 4,173 (US$179).
The average salary in Kyiv in October 2019 was UAH 15,974 (US$686), the report said.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the average nominal wage of a full-time employee in Ukraine in October 2019 was UAH 10,727 (US$461).
On December 27, Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers passed a bill on labor, which is designed to preserve and expand the social rights of employees, increase the number of legal jobs, provide equal opportunities for men and women, raise employees' incomes, and harmonize Ukrainian legislation with European one.