In February, the average wage increased by 4% compared to January to 666.76 hryvnias per month. This was reported by the State Statistics Committee. \n \nThe highest level of wages was registered in Kyiv, where the average wage was 1,099.85 hryvnias, having increased by 7.3% compared to January. The lowest level was recorded in Ternopil region, where the average wage was 447.72 hryvnias per month, having increased by 7.9% compared to January. \n \nCompared to February 2004, the average wage in February 2005 increased by 30.7%, or by 156.7 hryvnias from 510.06 hryvnias. \n \nBased on materials from "Ukrainian News"