Salaries in Ukraine: officials of which departments receive the most money (infographic)
2 January 20:44
The average salary in state institutions increased by 24 thousand hryvnias over 11 months of last year. This is stated in an infographic published by the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.
Compared to January, the average salary of 21.7 thousand officials increased by 61%. At the beginning of the year, it amounted to 38.6 thousand UAH.
Now the salary of officials is 3.4 times higher than the average salary in Ukraine, which in September, according to the Pension Fund, amounted to UAH 18 thousand.
In addition, the published data revealed where officials are paid the highest salaries.
The first place was taken by the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine. The average salary of an employee there is UAH 118.7 thousand. The Ministry of Justice is in second place, with officials receiving UAH 100.5 thousand. The Central Election Commission took the third place with an average salary of UAH 97.2 thousand.
However, working at the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries, you can receive an average of UAH 93.1 thousand per month.
Meanwhile, Oleksandr Savchenko, Doctor of Economics, Rector of the International Institute of Business, said on January 2 on Kyiv24 that there should be a ceiling of UAH 65,000 for officials’ salaries.
The expert also noted that Ukraine has a unique situation with pensions.
“Minimum pensions are not half the minimum wage. There should be a common European rule that the minimum pension is half the minimum wage. Currently, the minimum pension should be about UAH 3,500,” Savchenko said.
