In Ukraine, in 2024, the real salary (adjusted for inflation) increased by 14.4%, while the main reason is the shortage of personnel. The most real salary has grown in IT, trade and in real estate transactions.

As the head of the Finance Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy Danilo Getmans, with reference to the NBU assessments, wrote on his page. So, the growth of real salaries in economics in 2024 was stimulated by a shortage of personnel, and the growth rate of real salaries in 2024 was higher than the pre -war level. The real salary in most industries exceeded the pre -war level. In particular, in the 3rd quarter of 2024, the real salary on average in the economy was 7.2% higher than the same quarter of 2021. Compared to the 3rd KV 2024 to III KV 2021, the most real salary increased in the field:.

At the same time, in a similar comparison, the real salary in the fields decreased:.

In 2025, the NBU predicts a significant slowdown in the growth of real salaries up to +3.8% under the influence of greater average inflation (12.4% in 2025 versus 6.5% in 2024) and subsequent normalization of the labor market (decrease in unemployment and structural imbalances on it.