The statistical agency Eurostat released data on wages in EU countries for 2022, which showed an increase in the cost of an hour of work for Europeans. It is reported by "

According to the agency, this indicator in the eurozone grew the most in Lithuania (+13.4%), Estonia (+8.8%) and Croatia (+8.7%), and the least - in Italy, Malta and Finland (.

In non-Eurozone countries, the biggest increase in the average price per hour worked was in Hungary (+16.4%), Bulgaria (+15.5%), Romania (+12.3%) and Poland (+11.7%.

The highest salary growth was observed among employees employed in mining (+9.6%), scientific activities (+6.4%), energy and finance (+5.6% each).

In the EU as a whole, the average wage per hour was 22.9 euros, and in the eurozone countries - 25.5 euros.

For comparison: in Ukraine, the average cost of a working hour in 2022 was 1.97 euros.

However, salaries in Ukraine also grew last year.. Recall, according to the State Statistics Service, according to the results of 2022, the average monthly salary in Ukraine was UAH 14,859.. At the same time, this indicator increased by 6.1% compared to the previous year (from UAH 14,016).