Kharkiv region: wage debt has reached 449.4 million UAH, with 7,600 employees not receiving their salaries.
As of September 1, 2026, businesses, institutions, and organizations in the Kharkiv region owed employees a total of 449.4 million UAH in salaries. The debt increased by 10.7 million UAH in August, or approximately 2.4%. 7,600 employees did not receive their payments on time, with the majority of the debt owed to companies in the industrial sector and in the Kharkiv region.
As of September 1, 2026, businesses, institutions, and organizations in the Kharkiv region owed employees a total of 449.4 million Ukrainian hryvnias in salaries. This was reported by the regional statistics office. In August, the debt increased by another 10.7 million hryvnias – approximately 2.4%, from 438.7 million to 449.4 million.
At the beginning of September, 7,600 employees did not receive their salaries on time. The majority of the debt is owed by industrial enterprises — 376.7 million UAH, or 83.8% of the total debt.
In terms of regions, the Kharkiv region is in the lead: its enterprises account for 420.2 million UAH, or 93.5% of the total debt. Debts related to salaries were also recorded in the Lozivskyi region — 22.7 million UAH, Chuguyivskyi — 3.2 million UAH, Bohoduhivskyi — 3 million UAH, and Izюмskyi — 307.3 thousand UAH.