The average salary of full-time employees in Ukraine rose by 0.5% in April compared to March 2026, reaching 30,515 UAH, according to the State Statistics Service (SSS).
According to the statistics agency, the highest average salary last month was recorded in Kyiv—48,003 UAH—and Kyiv Oblast—30,584 UAH—while the lowest was in Kirovohrad Oblast—21,199 UAH—and Chernivtsi Oblast—21,687 UAH.
In April 2026, the highest wages were observed in the information and telecommunications sector—77,861 thousand UAH, financial and insurance activities—69,446 thousand UAH, professional, scientific, and technical activities—40,358 thousand UAH, public administration and defense – 35,553 thousand UAH, in the wholesale and retail trade sector – 35,442 thousand UAH, in industry – 33,341 thousand UAH, in transportation, postal, and courier services – 29,262 thousand UAH, in real estate operations – 27,707 thousand UAH, and in construction – 24,094 thousand UAH.
At the same time, the lowest average wages were observed in the arts, sports, entertainment, and recreation sector—19,855 thousand UAH, among educators—20,037 thousand UAH, and among healthcare and social assistance workers—20,868 thousand UAH
According to data from the State Statistics Service, wage arrears as of May 1, 2026, amounted to 3.7 billion UAH (in March – 3.6 million UAH)
The State Statistics Service notes that the data does not include territories temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation or areas where hostilities are (were) taking place.
As reported, consumer price inflation in Ukraine slowed to 1.4% in April 2026 from 1.7% in March, 1% in February, and 0.7% in January of this year. According to the State Statistics Service, on an annualized basis, inflation rose to 8.6% as of the end of April 2026 from 7.9% as of the end of March, 7.6% as of the end of February, and 7.4% as of the end of January.
At the end of April, the NBU revised its inflation forecast for 2026 downward from 7.5% to 9.4%, and for 2027 from 6% to 6.5%.
