In Ukraine in the beginning of this year, the minimum wage has doubled. Innovations have affected only those earning less 3200 USD. According to the State statistics service, traditionally the highest salaries in the capital, and less earn in the Ternopil region. The website “Today” figured out how Ukrainians earn and what to expect this year.
Who earns more money
The lowest salary of couriers and postmen. According to state statistics, on average, they receive 3369 hryvnia. It is worth noting that the income of the courier depends on many factors – car ownership, the employer and the city. For example, in the capital couriers earning 5-8 thousand hryvnia, and in Kherson – from 3,2 thousand. Still lagging behind the average level of salaries of medical workers, on average, they earn 4542 hryvnia, even librarians get more – 4816 hryvnia.
Just earn less than couriers and postmen. Photo: archive
Traditionally, the biggest salary of the workers in the field of air transport – 26 121 UAH. For example, a flight attendant in MAU, according to information on sites in search of work, gets 15 000 UAH. The truth and the requirements for such professionals is quite high: the English language, no scars, braces and a piercing, higher education, passport, swimming skills, attractive appearance. Pilots earn a few thousand dollars. At the moment in Ukraine have a vacancy for a co-pilot of one of the airlines. Requirement – knowledge of English, higher education, transport and commercial licenses, tolerances for flight and radio communications in English, experience as a pilot (500 hours of total plaque).
Most workers earn air transport. Photo: pixabay
The average salary more than 10 000 get the it specialists, financiers and insurers.
By the way, by the end of February, the average wage in Ukraine reached UAH 6109. Traditionally, the “richer” lives of all the people of Kiev – in the capital average salary – 9563 hryvnia. And wages less than 5 000 UAH in Ternopil, Chernihiv and Chernivtsi regions.
The average salary for regions of the country:
- Kyiv – the hryvnia 9563
- Kyiv region – 6263 hryvnia
- Donetsk oblast – 6644 UAH
- Dnipropetrovsk region – UAH 5995
- Zaporozhye region – 5893 hryvnia
- Mykolaiv oblast – 5809 hryvnia
- Odessa oblast – 5682 hryvnia
- Poltavs’ka oblast – UAH 5648
- Lviv region – UAH 5421
- Luhansk oblast – UAH 5405
- Kharkiv region – 5384 hryvnia
- Transcarpathian region – 5306 hryvnia
- Rivne region – UAH 5246
- Ivano-Frankivsk oblast – 5256 hryvnia
- Vinnytsia region – 5162 hryvnia
- Sums’ka oblast – 5101 hryvnia
- Cherkasy region – 5086 hryvnia
- Volyn oblast – 5073 hryvnia
- Khmelnytsky oblast – 5040 hryvnia
- Kherson region – UAH 4986
- Kirovohrad oblast – 4961 hryvnia
- Zhytomyrs’ka oblast – 4929 hryvnia
- Chernihiv oblast – 4807 hryvnia
- Chernivtsi oblast – 4755 hryvnia
- Ternopil region – UAH 4716
Senior analyst “Alpari” Vadim Iosub notes: statistics take into account only the official income of Ukrainians, while according to tax specialists, 60% of employers a portion of wages paid “in envelopes”.
“Of course, statistics on the average nominal and real wages takes into account only “white” incomes. And taking into account the wages “in envelopes” income of Ukrainians is higher than the official statistics. However, the “gray” income is distributed among workers is very uneven, therefore, to assess the income from them is almost impossible,” explains the analyst.
“Of course, statistics on the average nominal and real wages takes into account only “white” incomes. And taking into account the wages “in envelopes” income of Ukrainians is higher than the official statistics. However, the “gray” income is distributed among workers is very uneven, therefore, to assess the income from them is almost impossible,” explains the analyst.
What happened in 2017 and what else will change
Raising the minimum wage has not touched those whose official income is above 3200 hryvnia. “In General, a negative factor for them may be only possible inflationary pressures. It may be noted that this step is highly controversial in the current economic environment”,” – commented on the increase of the minimal salary expert Anton Kozyura.
A large number of employers noted that in the first quarter of 2017 were forced to reduce staff, however, were affected by the “cleansing”, according to the companies, only “ineffective training”. As noted by the HR portal hh.ua in average in Ukraine in the beginning of the year one vacancy claimed by three people.
Photo: pixabay
The biggest competition in the field of raw materials extraction – one vacancy 12-13 applicants. Traditionally hard to find a job Ukrainians without work experience. “The high levels of competition observed in Kyiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia and Chernihiv regions. An average of 4-5 specialists for the job. Low competition, as before, in Western regions of the country: Lviv, Transcarpathian, Ternopil, Volyn region”, – experts say.
Half of employers surveyed increased the salaries of its employees by 5-10%, a third to 15-20%. More than one-third, raised the salaries of every tenth employer.
Only 1% of respondents indicated that they planned to reduce payments in their companies. At the same time, 75% of Ukrainians have not felt the improving the quality of life. One in five employers said that the company had a change in the recruitment process. So, they began actively to recruit young professionals or students who are willing to work with small salaries.
This year the prospect of development have the hospitality, especially in the capital, Odessa and Lviv, I’m sure an hr expert rabota.ua Tatyana Pashkina. Also among the most promising professions of cooks and waiters.
“IT will grow, but not so fast, especially if there are ongoing searches in the companies. If there are preferences, then the speed of the development of vacancies in the IT sector to grow. Very much like (although it is likely it will not) that our large companies that due to unfavorable conjectures were forced to cut staff, was able to shift to other markets” – says Tatyana Pashkina.
“IT will grow, but not so fast, especially if there are ongoing searches in the companies. If there are preferences, then the speed of the development of vacancies in the IT sector to grow. Very much like (although it is likely it will not) that our large companies that due to unfavorable conjectures were forced to cut staff, was able to shift to other markets” – says Tatyana Pashkina.
Salaries in the private sector on average for the year could increase by 10-30%. “As for business, he adds wages in the corridor from 10% to 30% for miscellaneous employees per year. But that is the average temperature in the hospital. In fact, with a good “weather”, 30% – the maximum for which wages go up. If the company in 2016, worked well, and they have ambitious plans for 2017, the salary can grow maximally. If there are any limiting factors – 10-20% is as much as can be added to the salary”, – says HR expert rabota.ua.
The last time, Ukrainian companies do not tend to put high official salaries, they do so, the employee worked on results. Very often the salary is formed on the principle of “save himself”. There will be a nominal part of salary and the rest bonuses, interest, premiums, which allow to increase the salary.
