Defense Minister Rustem Umerov became the highest-paid government official in 2024: last year he earned UAH 1.6 million. At the same time, the head of the newly created Ministry of National Unity, Oleksii Chernyshov, who returned to the government in December 2024, received the lowest salary among all ministers: UAH 90,500. An analysis of the salaries of Cabinet officials in 2024 was conducted by the Slovo i Dilo (Word and Deed) publication.
Ministers' salaries in 2024. Infographics: Slovo i Dilo
So, the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Rustem Umerov, received a salary of UAH 1,623,300 in 2024.
In second place is the Minister of Energy Herman Halushchenko, who earned UAH 1,594,500.
Lower in the ranking were the Minister of Interior Affairs Ihor Klymenko, who received UAH 1,560,900, the Head of the Ministry of Health Viktor Liashko – UAH 1,536,000, the Head of the Ministry of Sports Matvii Bidnyi – UAH 1,443,200 (he became the Minister in September 2024, before that he was acting).
Also, the salary of the Minister of Finance Serhii Marchenko in 2024 was UAH 1,436,900, the Minister of Education and Science Oksen Lisovyi – UAH 1,402,500, the Minister of Social Policy Oksana Zholnovych – UAH 1,389,900, and the Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers Oleh Nemchinov – UAH 1,237,000.
At the same time, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (he was appointed to the position in September, before that he was a deputy) earned UAH 1,223,800 last year.
Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economy Yuliia Svyrydenko received UAH 1,205,800 in salary.
Mykola Tochytskyi, who became Minister of Culture in September (before that he worked at the Foreign Ministry and the President's Office), received UAH 1,162,200 for 2024.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal earned UAH 1,160,300 last year.
In turn, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Justice Olha Stefanishyna declared a salary of UAH 1,155,400, and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov – UAH 1,126,600.
Minister of Ecology Svitlana Hrynchuk received a salary of UAH 466,500, Minister of Veterans Affairs Nataliia Kalmykova – UAH 458,400, Minister of Strategic Industries Herman Smetanin – UAH 449,600, Minister of Agrarian Policy Vitalii Koval – UAH 391,100, Minister of Communities Development Oleksii Kuleba – UAH 390,500. All of them received their positions in September.
Oleksii Chernyshov, who headed the Ministry of National Unity only in December, received a salary of UAH 90,500.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, the income of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his family members for 2024 amounted to UAH 15,286,193.
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