Data on the salaries of the board members of the National Energy Company "Ukrenergo" for July 2024 were recently made public. According to the information, salaries range from UAH 251,338 to UAH 717,424, which caused a significant outcry in society.
This was reported by "Ukrenergo" itself. It was noted there: the largest amount was received by a member of the company's board Oleksiy Brecht . His actual salary (including vacation pay) amounted to UAH 717,424.45. cop. The amount of withheld taxes, military duty and other deductions amounted to UAH 180,419 89 kopecks.
Ukrenergo board member Oleg Skrypnyk received (including vacation pay) UAH 581,812 and 40 kopecks for July. actual wages. He paid 142,708 hryvnias and 70 kopecks of military levy taxes and other deductions.
Serhiy Galagan, a member of the company's board, received an actual salary in the amount of UAH 265,650. The amount of withheld taxes, military duty and other deductions amounted to UAH 64,350.
The actual salary received by the member of the board of "Ukrenergo" Andriy Nemyrivsky amounted to UAH 251,338 2 kopecks. He paid 67,226 hryvnias 98 kopecks of taxes, military duty and other deductions.
At the same time, Ukrainian employers are increasing the salaries of their employees. The goal is to maintain staff and attract new highly qualified employees in the conditions of a shortage of labor resources in the country. In particular, the average salary for vacancies on job sites increased in July 2024 to UAH 19,553, from about UAH 17,000 at the beginning of the year.
According to the Ministry of Economy, the level of wages in 2023-2024 continues to be affected by the factors of 2022 - the consequences of active hostilities in a significant territory of Ukraine. In particular:
- temporary loss of a significant territory;
- destruction of infrastructure and enterprises (or their damage, which led to the cessation of activity);
- significant permanent destruction of logistics;
- a significant number of working-age people abroad and in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, "which creates significant structural imbalances in the labor market."
However, it is noted that Ukrainians themselves want to earn even more. Yes, the average salary they indicate in their resume is UAH 20,414.
