Salaries of Ukrainians in the Czech Republic in Czechia
This is a rare case where there is a direct official answer to the question "how much do Ukrainians earn", not an estimate. Salary statistics in the Czech Republic publish the median by citizenship – separately for citizens of the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia, and Poland.
There is no such breakdown for Slovakia: the salary statistics system there does not publish citizenship. The Czech figure cannot be transferred to Slovakia – they are different countries, different markets, and different employment structures.
Median by citizenship
21% lower than the median for employees with Czech citizenship (43,632 Kč) — a gap of 9,195 Kč per month. Over a year, the median for Ukrainians grew by 6.8%.
ISPV data for the private sector (salary sphere) for 2025; in the public sector, the median for Ukrainians is 37,186 Kč with 5.1 thousand employees. No system publishes a breakdown by 'citizenship × specific profession', so we do not compile 'top professions for Ukrainians with salaries'.
Frequently asked questions
Why do Ukrainians earn less?+
Statistics show a gap, but do not explain its causes — this is important to understand. The number itself does not mean that people are paid less for the same work.
The employment structure contributes to the gap: among employees with Ukrainian citizenship, a larger share is employed in manufacturing, logistics, warehouses, cleaning, and public catering — that is, in industries where the median is lower in principle. Qualification recognition, language barriers, and tenure with a specific employer also have an impact.
What to do about it practically: look at the median for your profession and compare offers to it, not to the overall figure for the country.
Is there data for specific professions for Ukrainians?+
No. No statistical system — neither Czech nor Slovak — publishes a breakdown of 'citizenship × specific profession'. There is citizenship × median and citizenship × industry, but not profession.
Therefore, any 'top professions for Ukrainians with salaries' that appear online is either the author's assessment or data from job postings presented as statistics. We do not compile such a list precisely because it is impossible to verify.