The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in the first reading a bill, which provides for raising salaries for Ukrainian police. This was reported by the first deputy head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Tax and Customs Policy Yaroslav Zheleznyak.
The document secures the minimum, guaranteed level of salary of a police officer as the main component of his financial support. According to the bill, salaries should take into account the position, special title, service life, intensity and conditions of service, qualification, as well as the existence of a scientific degree or academic title.
The components of the cash provision of police officers are defined:
- Official salary.
- Monthly service allowance.
- Supplements for special rank.
- Supplements for work related to access to state secrets.
- Surcharges for a degree or academic title.
- Prizes.
The salaries of cadets of higher educational establishments with specific conditions of training that carry out training of police officers are not subject to this bill.
The salary of a police officer may not be less than the 10 subsistence level for able -bodied persons. As of 2025, this minimum is 3028 UAH, which means a minimum salary of 30 280 UAH.
