Salaries: Hotels, restaurants, cafés
In the “Hotels, restaurants, cafés” industry, the average salary of a full-time employee in August 2026 was UAH 23,746. That is 25.5% less than the average for the whole economy (UAH 31,892). Over the year, the average salary rose by 25.0%. The industry ranks 16th by pay among 19 industries. The industry has 39,600 full-time employees, 0.7% of all those covered by the survey.
- Average salary, August 2026
- 23,746 UAH+25.0% year on year
- Compared with the whole economy
- −25.5%average UAH 31,892
- Rank among industries
- 16of 19
- Full-time employees
- 39,6000.7% 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 Zakarpattia Oblast (UAH 28,923) and lowest in Zaporizhzhia Oblast (UAH 12,973): a 2.2-fold difference. Over the last 12 months, the highest average salary was in July 2026 (UAH 24,210) and the lowest was in September 2025 (UAH 18,807).
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 2,089 vacancies in this industry and 2,998 unemployed people who previously worked in it: 1.4 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.
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