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title: "How much Ukrainian civil servants earn: Ministry of Finance discloses data for September 2026"
description: "According to the Ministry of Finance, 165.4 thousand people worked in Ukrainian government agencies in September 2026, and the average salary in central executive authorities was 63.88 thousand hryvnias."
date: 2026-11-02T16:30:01.309Z
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url: https://xab.info/en/posts/ukrainian-civil-servants-salaries-2026
tags: [ukraine, state-salaries, ministry-of-finance, public-sector, wages]
author: "Darya Fomina"
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# How much Ukrainian civil servants earn: Ministry of Finance discloses data for September 2026

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## Key Points

- In September 2026, 165.4 thousand people worked in Ukrainian government agencies, 1.2 thousand less than a year earlier
- The average accrued salary in central executive authorities was 63.88 thousand hryvnias (+4.8 thousand compared to 2025)
- The country's average salary in September 2026 according to the State Statistics Service was 33,153 hryvnias
- Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky announced a large-scale reduction of the state apparatus

The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine has published data on the number and remuneration levels of government authority employees for September 2026. According to information provided to RBC-Ukraine, the total actual number of government agency employees in September stood at 165.4 thousand people. Compared to the same period in 2025, this figure decreased by 1.2 thousand people.

### Average remuneration level in central bodies

The average accrued salary of employees in central executive authorities in September 2026 was 63.88 thousand hryvnias. This is 4.8 thousand hryvnias more than a year earlier. The Ministry of Finance explained that the seasonal increase in the indicator is associated, in particular, with the vacation period and the payment of health allowances. The agency also disclosed the structure of accruals, which includes one-time payments, and published data on the average accrued judicial remuneration of judges in higher judicial bodies and the ranking of central-level government agencies by average salary indicators.

### Context: how this relates to the labor market

For comparison, according to the State Statistics Service, the average salary in Ukraine in September 2026 was 33,153 hryvnias. Thus, the average level of accruals in central executive authorities is almost twice the nationwide figure. Separately, RBC-Ukraine noted that in the fall of 2026, the highest market salaries are offered not only in traditionally high-paying fields: construction, technical, and blue-collar professions entered the leaders. The highest median salary among the analyzed sectors was recorded in real estate at 40,358 hryvnias in September.

### Plans to reduce the state apparatus

The publication of data on the number and compensation of civil servants comes at a time when the government is announcing its intention to make a large-scale reduction in the state apparatus. Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky promised to reduce the number of deputy ministers and other top managers. Thus, the Ministry of Finance's figures for September 2026 become a baseline for assessing how changes in the power structure will affect the number and remuneration levels in the public sector in the future.

## Fact-Check & Sources

- [Кто из госслужащих получает самые высокие зарплаты: данные Минфина за сентябрь](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/hto-derzhsluzhbovtsiv-otrimue-nayvishchi-1793635859.html) - Primary source: headcount 165.4k, average salary 63.88k UAH, dynamics compared to 2025, country average salary 33,153 UAH, prime minister's statement on apparatus reduction.
- [Стало известно, кто из россиян сейчас получает самые высокие зарплаты](https://www.gazeta.ru/business/news/2026/08/31/29217055.shtml) - Подтверждено по источнику gazeta.ru
- [Форум по теме: Исследование показало, кто получает самые высокие зарплаты в России](https://www.km.ru/forum/economics/2024/08/03/912206-issledovanie-pokazalo-kto-poluchaet-samye-vysokie-zarplaty-v-rossii) - Подтверждено по источнику km.ru
- [Стало известно, в какой сфере в РФ самые высокие зарплаты](https://news.mail.ru/economics/72236235/) - Подтверждено по источнику news.mail.ru

## FAQ

### How many people worked in Ukrainian government agencies in September 2026?

According to the Ministry of Finance, the total actual number of government authority employees in September 2026 was 165.4 thousand people, which is 1.2 thousand less than in September 2025.

### What was the average salary in central executive authorities?

The average level of accrued wages in September 2026 was 63.88 thousand hryvnias, which is 4.8 thousand hryvnias more than a year earlier.

### Why did the salary figure increase compared to last year?

The Ministry of Finance explained the seasonal increase, in particular, by the vacation period and the payment of health allowances.

### How does the average civil servant salary relate to the national average?

According to the State Statistics Service, the average salary in Ukraine in September 2026 was 33,153 hryvnias, while in central executive authorities, accruals averaged 63.88 thousand hryvnias.