Salaries: Wholesale and retail trade
In the “Wholesale and retail trade” industry, the average salary of a full-time employee in August 2026 was UAH 36,973. That is 15.9% more than the average for the whole economy (UAH 31,892). Over the year, the average salary rose by 18.8%. The industry ranks 8th by pay among 19 industries. The industry has 709,600 full-time employees, 12.9% of all those covered by the survey.
- Average salary, August 2026
- 36,973 UAH+18.8% year on year
- Compared with the whole economy
- +15.9%average UAH 31,892
- Rank among industries
- 8of 19
- Full-time employees
- 709,60012.9% 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 Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (UAH 48,514) and lowest in Kherson Oblast (UAH 21,953): a 2.2-fold difference. Over the last 12 months, the highest average salary was in June 2026 (UAH 38,816) and the lowest was in September 2025 (UAH 31,266).
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 10,632 vacancies in this industry and 18,630 unemployed people who previously worked in it: 1.8 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
- Other services — UAH 37,199
- Manufacturing — UAH 35,842
- Mining and quarrying — UAH 38,378
- Energy: electricity, gas, steam — UAH 38,630