Salaries: Health care and social work
In the “Health care and social work” industry, the average salary of a full-time employee in August 2026 was UAH 22,280. That is 30.1% less than the average for the whole economy (UAH 31,892). Over the year, the average salary rose by 19.3%. The industry ranks 17th by pay among 19 industries. The industry has 639,900 full-time employees, 11.7% of all those covered by the survey.
- Average salary, August 2026
- 22,280 UAH+19.3% year on year
- Compared with the whole economy
- −30.1%average UAH 31,892
- Rank among industries
- 17of 19
- Full-time employees
- 639,90011.7% 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 the city of Kyiv (UAH 31,337) and lowest in Ternopil Oblast (UAH 17,609): a 1.8-fold difference. Over the last 12 months, the highest average salary was in July 2026 (UAH 23,758) and the lowest was in September 2025 (UAH 18,373).
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 6,148 vacancies in this industry and 5,595 unemployed people who previously worked in it: 0.9 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
- Arts, sport, entertainment — UAH 21,619
- Hotels, restaurants, cafés — UAH 23,746
- Water supply, sewerage, waste — UAH 24,760
- Education — UAH 19,109