A person working as a Laboratory Technician in Ukraine typically earns around 18,000 UAH per month. Salaries range from 9,160 UAH (lowest) to 27,700 UAH (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Laboratory Technician salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Laboratory Technician salaries in Ukraine range from 9,160 UAH per month (minimum salary) to 27,700 UAH per month (maximum salary).
The median salary is 17,600 UAH per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Laboratory Technician(s) are earning less than 17,600 UAH while the other half are earning more than 17,600 UAH. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of Laboratory Technician(s) are earning less than 12,000 UAH while 75% of them are earning more than 12,000 UAH. Also from the diagram, 75% of Laboratory Technician(s) are earning less than 22,200 UAH while 25% are earning more than 22,200 UAH.
Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both of the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people are earning more than you and there is plenty of room for improvement. If your wage is between the average and the median, then things can be a bit complicated. We wrote a guide to explain all about the different scenarios. How to compare your salary
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher your wage. We broke down Laboratory Technician salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
A Laboratory Technician with less than two years of experience makes approximately 10,300 UAH per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 13,400 UAH per month, 31% more than someone with less than two year's experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 18,800 UAH per month, 40% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Laboratory Technician(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 22,600 UAH per month, 20% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 24,500 UAH per month, 9% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 26,400 UAH per month, 8% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
0 - 2 Years | 10,300 UAH | |
2 - 5 Years | +31% | 13,400 UAH |
5 - 10 Years | +40% | 18,800 UAH |
10 - 15 Years | +20% | 22,600 UAH |
15 - 20 Years | +9% | 24,500 UAH |
20+ Years | +8% | 26,400 UAH |
We all know that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We broke down Laboratory Technician salaries by education level in order to make a comparison.
When the education level is Bachelor's Degree, the average salary of a Laboratory Technician is 12,700 UAH per month.
While someone with a Master's Degree gets a salary of 22,500 UAH per month, 77% more than someone having a Bachelor's Degree degree.
Bachelor's Degree | 12,700 UAH | |
Master's Degree | +77% | 22,500 UAH |
A Master's degree program or any post-graduate program in Ukraine costs anywhere from 115,000 Hryvnia(s) to 344,000 Hryvnia(s) and lasts approximately two years. That is quite an investment.
You can't really expect any salary increases during the study period, assuming you already have a job. In most cases, a salary review is conducted once education is completed and the degree has been attained.
Many people pursue higher education as a tactic to switch into a higher paying job. The numbers seem to support the thoery. The average increase in compensation while changing jobs is approximately 10% more than the customary salary increment.
If you can afford the costs of higher education, the return on investment is definitely worth it. You should be able to recover the costs in roughly a year or so.
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male Laboratory Technician employees in Ukraine earn 14% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 19,200 UAH | |
Female | -13% | 16,800 UAH |
Laboratory Technician(s) in Ukraine are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 9% every 18 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 8% granted to employees every 18 months.
The term 'Annual Salary Increase' usually refers to the increase in 12 calendar month period, but because it is rarely that people get their salaries reviewed exactly on the one year mark, it is more meaningful to know the frequency and the rate at the time of the increase.
The annual salary Increase in a calendar year (12 months) can be easily calculated as follows: Annual Salary Increase = Increase Rate x 12 ÷ Increase Frequency
Banking | 1% | |
Energy | 2% | |
Information Technology | 3% | |
Healthcare | 4% | |
Travel | 5% | |
Construction | 6% | |
Education | 7% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Ukraine for the year 2020. Companies within thriving industries tend to provide higher and more frequent raises. Exceptions do exist, but generally speaking, the situation of any company is closely related to the economic situation in the country or region. These figures tend to change frequently.
A Laboratory Technician is considered to be a low bonus-based job due to the generally limited involvement in direct revenue generation, with exceptions of course. The people who get the highest bonuses are usually somehow involved in the revenue generation cycle.
74% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 26% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 1% to 3% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 26% | |
No Bonus | 74% |
The most standard form of bonus where the employee is awarded based on their exceptional performance.
Company Performance BonusesOccasionally, some companies like to celebrate excess earnings and profits with their staff collectively in the form of bonuses that are granted to everyone. The amount of the bonus will probably be different from person to person depending on their role within the organization.
Goal-Based BonusesGranted upon achieving an important goal or milestone.
Holiday / End of Year BonusesThese types of bonuses are given without a reason and usually resemble an appreciation token.
People tend to confuse bonuses with commissions. A commission is a prefixed rate at which someone gets paid for items sold or deals completed while a bonus is in most cases arbitrary and unplanned.
The main two types of jobs | |
Revenue Generators | Supporting Cast |
Employees that are directly involved in generating revenue or profit for the organization. Their field of expertise usually matches the type of business. | Employees that support and facilitate the work of revenue generators. Their expertise is usually different from that of the core business operations. |
Example: | Example: |
Revenue generators usually get more and higher bonuses, higher salaries, and more frequent salary increments. The reason is quite simple: it is easier to quantify your value to the company in monetary terms when you participate in revenue generation.
Top management personnel and senior employees naturally exhibit higher bonus rates and frequencies than juniors. This is very predictable due to the inherent responsibilities of being higher in the hierarchy. People in top positions can easily get double or triple bonus rates than employees down the pyramid.
The hourly wage is the salary paid in one worked hour. Usually jobs are classified into two categories: salaried jobs and hourly jobs. Salaried jobs pay a fix amount regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs pay per worked hour. To convert salary into hourly wage the above formula is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may differ slightly depending on the worked hours per week and the annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximations and are considered to be the standard. One major difference between salaried employees and hourly paid employees is overtime eligibility. Salaried employees are usually exempt from overtime as opposed to hourly paid staff.
The average salary for Laboratory Technician is 37% less than that of Healthcare Technical. Also, Healthcare Technical salaries are 17% less than those of Health and Medical.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Academic Clinician | 46,500 UAH | ![]() |
Admitting Officer | 17,900 UAH | ![]() |
Ambulance Dispatcher | 18,300 UAH | ![]() |
Ambulance Driver | 15,600 UAH | ![]() |
Ambulance Officer and Paramedic | 19,200 UAH | ![]() |
Ambulatory Services Director | 36,400 UAH | ![]() |
Anatomic Pathology Supervisor | 40,600 UAH | ![]() |
Anesthesia Technician | 24,300 UAH | ![]() |
Anesthesiologist | 75,100 UAH | ![]() |
Anesthesiology Assistant | 25,400 UAH | ![]() |
Assistant Optometrist | 19,600 UAH | ![]() |
Audiologist | 43,900 UAH | ![]() |
Biomedical Engineering Director | 31,900 UAH | ![]() |
Biomedical Engineering Technician | 17,200 UAH | ![]() |
Cardiac Technician | 17,100 UAH | ![]() |
Cardiovascular Specialist | 91,700 UAH | ![]() |
Cardiovascular Technologist | 35,700 UAH | ![]() |
Central Sterile Processing Technician | 20,200 UAH | ![]() |
Charge Entry Specialist | 22,400 UAH | ![]() |
Clinical Application Specialist | 21,600 UAH | ![]() |
Clinical Biochemist | 40,600 UAH | ![]() |
Clinical Cytogeneticist | 35,500 UAH | ![]() |
Clinical Data Reviewer | 22,200 UAH | ![]() |
Clinical Development Specialist | 25,700 UAH | ![]() |
Clinical Field Associate | 21,200 UAH | ![]() |
Clinical Genetic Technologist | 34,300 UAH | ![]() |
Clinical Microbiologist | 43,300 UAH | ![]() |
Clinical Molecular Geneticist | 37,100 UAH | ![]() |
Clinical Neuropsychologist | 48,100 UAH | ![]() |
Clinical Research Coordinator | 24,300 UAH | ![]() |
Clinical Scientist | 46,800 UAH | ![]() |
CME Specialist | 38,200 UAH | ![]() |
CT Technologist | 22,500 UAH | ![]() |
Cytogenetic Technologist | 31,200 UAH | ![]() |
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer | 25,100 UAH | ![]() |
Dispensing Optician | 20,700 UAH | ![]() |
Dosimetrist | 32,000 UAH | ![]() |
EKG Technician | 21,200 UAH | ![]() |
Endoscopic Assistant | 18,900 UAH | ![]() |
Endoscopy Technician | 18,100 UAH | ![]() |
Enterostomal Therapist | 30,000 UAH | ![]() |
Epidemiologist | 37,200 UAH | ![]() |
FGP Ultrasound Techncian | 18,800 UAH | ![]() |
Health Systems Specialist | 27,000 UAH | ![]() |
Health Technologist | 31,100 UAH | ![]() |
Healthcare Data Analyst | 21,900 UAH | ![]() |
Hearing Aid Specialist | 24,200 UAH | ![]() |
Histotechnologist | 28,200 UAH | ![]() |
Immunologist | 43,600 UAH | ![]() |
Industrial Hygienist | 31,200 UAH | ![]() |
Infection Control Coordinator | 21,100 UAH | ![]() |
Infection Control Practitioner | 46,100 UAH | ![]() |
Infection Preventionist | 34,000 UAH | ![]() |
Informatics Practice Specialist | 25,100 UAH | ![]() |
Interventional Radiographer | 38,300 UAH | ![]() |
Lab Assistant | 17,700 UAH | ![]() |
Laboratory Manager | 33,300 UAH | ![]() |
Laboratory Technician | 18,000 UAH | ![]() |
Low Vision Therapist | 40,800 UAH | ![]() |
Mammography Technician | 17,400 UAH | ![]() |
Medical Coder | 15,500 UAH | ![]() |
Medical Courier | 12,400 UAH | ![]() |
Medical Equipment Preparer | 17,800 UAH | ![]() |
Medical Forms Designer | 14,500 UAH | ![]() |
Medical Technologist | 20,500 UAH | ![]() |
MRI Technologist | 18,400 UAH | ![]() |
Music Therapist | 26,900 UAH | ![]() |
Neonatologist | 50,700 UAH | ![]() |
Neurodiagnostic Techncian | 19,400 UAH | ![]() |
Neuropsychology Testing Assistant | 16,900 UAH | ![]() |
Nuclear Medical Technician | 26,300 UAH | ![]() |
Nuclear Medicine Technolgoist | 26,100 UAH | ![]() |
Nutrition Assistant | 17,800 UAH | ![]() |
Occupaitional Therapy Assistant | 18,900 UAH | ![]() |
Operating Room Scheduler | 16,200 UAH | ![]() |
Operating Room Services Director | 51,600 UAH | ![]() |
Ophthalmic Assistant | 19,800 UAH | ![]() |
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician | 20,300 UAH | ![]() |
Optician | 40,100 UAH | ![]() |
Orthopedic Technician | 19,700 UAH | ![]() |
Orthoptist | 51,100 UAH | ![]() |
Orthotist | 52,500 UAH | ![]() |
Pathology Assistant | 19,000 UAH | ![]() |
Perfusionist | 60,100 UAH | ![]() |
Phlebotomist | 13,900 UAH | ![]() |
Pre Authorization Case Manager | 25,700 UAH | ![]() |
Prosthetist | 45,700 UAH | ![]() |
Radiation Therapist | 61,600 UAH | ![]() |
Radiation Therapy Technologist | 25,300 UAH | ![]() |
Radiographer | 43,700 UAH | ![]() |
Radiography Technologist | 26,000 UAH | ![]() |
Radiologic Technologist | 27,100 UAH | ![]() |
Radiology Technologist | 26,400 UAH | ![]() |
Respiratory Care Practitioner | 50,400 UAH | ![]() |
Respiratory Therapist | 36,500 UAH | ![]() |
Respiratory Therapy Technician | 20,600 UAH | ![]() |
Sonographer | 26,400 UAH | ![]() |
Sonography Technologist | 25,100 UAH | ![]() |
Speech and Language Pathologist | 38,800 UAH | ![]() |
Ultrasonographer | 21,100 UAH | ![]() |
Ultrasound Technologist | 20,400 UAH | ![]() |
Vascular Technologist | 18,300 UAH | ![]() |
X-Ray Technologist | 27,100 UAH | ![]() |
City | Average Salary |
Kyiv | 19,100 UAH |
Lviv | 19,000 UAH |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Ukraine earn 7% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 22,000 UAH | |
Public Sector | +7% | 23,700 UAH |