Working remotely for US and European companies from Lviv
The hours you would work, what remote roles pay against local wages, taxes and how you get paid.
Pay here and pay remote
Average monthly wage, Lviv oblast (no city-level figure is published): 30,842 UAH (August 2026)[1], about $687 at the official rate[2]. The national figure for Ukraine was 31,892 UAH (August 2026)[3], so local pay here is -3% against the country average.
Our open remote roles pay $700–$1,100 a month, 1.0–1.6 times that average. The low end is about the local average and the high end is well above it.
| Role | USD per month | UAH per month |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Assistant | $800–$1,100 | 35,910–49,376 |
| Customer Support Specialist | $700–$1,000 | 31,421–44,887 |
| E-commerce Order Specialist | $700–$1,000 | 31,421–44,887 |
Lviv in numbers
| Indicator | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Population[4] | 717,273 | 1 January 2022 (latest official estimate; none published under martial law) |
| Average monthly wage, Lvivskyi rayon (the district that includes Lviv city)[5] | 31,321 UAH | Q2 2026 |
| Average monthly wage in Information and telecommunications, Lviv oblast[1] | 82,101 UAH | August 2026 |
Your hours for US and European clients
Hours in Lviv, January
Hours in Lviv, July
Berlin / Paris (CET) gives the most overlap with a normal local day (8 hours in January). A US East Coast day starts at 16:00 your time in winter, so most US roles mean afternoon-to-night shifts.
Taxes and getting paid
- Individual entrepreneur (FOP) group 3: single tax of 5% of income for non-VAT payers[6].
- Clients pay contractors through platforms such as Deel[7] or by bank transfer, for example via Wise[8]; the platform fees are the client's.
- Recruitment through Stafka is free for candidates; nothing is deducted from your pay.
English
Ukraine: #45 in the EF English Proficiency Index 2025, score 526[9]. Roles with US clients need C1: we check it with a short written task and a voice message.
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Sources
- Main Department of Statistics in Lviv Oblast (Derzhstat), August 2026: https://www.lv.ukrstat.gov.ua/ukr/si/oper/2026/t150126_15.xlsx
- National Bank of Ukraine, official exchange rate 2026-10-16: https://bank.gov.ua/NBUStatService/v1/statdirectory/exchange?valcode=USD&json
- State Statistics Service of Ukraine, average monthly wage of staff employees, August 2026: https://www.lv.ukrstat.gov.ua/ukr/si/press/2026/r12_67.pdf
- State Statistics Service of Ukraine (Derzhstat), population 1 January 2022: https://stat.gov.ua/sites/default/files/2023-10/%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9%20%D0%B7%D0%B1%D1%96%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%20%27%D0%A7%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C%20%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%20%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F%20%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%97%D0%BD%D0%B8%27.pdf
- Main Department of Statistics in Lviv Oblast (Derzhstat), Q2 2026: https://www.lv.ukrstat.gov.ua/ukr/si/oper/2026/t150126_14.xlsx
- Tax Code of Ukraine, art. 293.3: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/2755-17
- Deel pricing, contractor management: https://www.deel.com/pricing/
- Wise Business pricing (US): https://wise.com/us/pricing/business
- EF English Proficiency Index 2025: Ukraine: https://www.ef.com/wwen/epi/regions/europe/ukraine/
How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Data checked 2026-10-16.