Budget 2026 proposes to increase salaries for educators

Salaries for educators will increase: up to 30 thousand for teachers and up to 40 thousand for professors - proposal for the budget 2026

The draft state budget for 2026 a significant Increasing salaries for educators, The MP said. Daniil Getmantsev.
According to him, the proposals have already been submitted to the Budget Committee, and the model fully calculated and ready for implementation.

New estimated payment amounts

According to the document, the basic salaries for educators will be:

• Assistant / teacher - 30 000 UAH

• Senior lecturer - 33 000 UAH

• Associate Professor - 36 300 UAH

• Professor - UAH 39 930

These amounts will be added to legal allowances for academic degrees, titles, length of service and other bonuses.

Context.

Increasing salaries for teachers is part of the state programme for the restoration of human capital, which aims to retain qualified teachers in the education system.
According to Hetmantsev, the government views this decision as investment in the country's future, and not just a social payment.