Salaries: Public administration and defence
In the “Public administration and defence” industry, the average salary of a full-time employee in August 2026 was UAH 41,089. That is 28.8% more than the average for the whole economy (UAH 31,892). Over the year, the average salary rose by 17.0%. The industry ranks 4th by pay among 19 industries. The industry has 316,300 full-time employees, 5.8% of all those covered by the survey.
- Average salary, August 2026
- 41,089 UAH+17.0% year on year
- Compared with the whole economy
- +28.8%average UAH 31,892
- Rank among industries
- 4of 19
- Full-time employees
- 316,3005.8% of all in the survey
Hryvnias per month. The grey line is the average for the economy.
Source: Derzhstat. Period: January 2021 — August 2026. Updated 5 October 2026.
Where this industry pays more
Pay in this industry is highest in the city of Kyiv (UAH 58,979) and lowest in Zhytomyr Oblast (UAH 31,874): a 1.9-fold difference. Over the last 12 months, the highest average salary was in December 2025 (UAH 49,134) and the lowest was in January 2026 (UAH 31,372).
Source: Derzhstat. Period: August 2026. Derzhstat does not show regions where the industry has too few enterprises.
Vacancies and unemployed at the Employment Service
At the end of June 2026, the State Employment Service had 4,775 vacancies in this industry and 17,676 unemployed people who previously worked in it: 3.7 unemployed per vacancy.
Source: State Employment Service. Period: end of June 2026. The Employment Service classifies the unemployed by the industry of their last job.
Industries with a similar salary
- Professional, scientific and technical activities — UAH 41,281
- Energy: electricity, gas, steam — UAH 38,630
- Mining and quarrying — UAH 38,378
- Other services — UAH 37,199