Highest Salaries at the Odesa City Council: Who Received the Most

The director of the legal department of the Odesa City Council, Inna Popovska, received the highest salary for the first eight months of 2026 – 706,9 thousand hryvnias. This is according to an analysis by the Center for Public Investigations (CPI), which investigated the salaries of the heads of 28 executive bodies of the Odesa City Council for January-August 2026.

In second place in terms of salary was Galyna Savchenko, who was acting as the director of the finance department, earning 644,8 thousand hryvnias. Third place was shared by Mykola Makohonuk, director of the analytics and control department, and Serhiy Shcherban, director of the transport department, who each earned 615,6 thousand hryvnias. The latter held the position until September 17 2026 year. Andriy Rozov, director of the economic development department, rounded out the top five, earning 597,5 thousand hryvnias.

The ranking only included officials who had held their positions for the entire eight months. The former head of the physical culture and sports department, Oleksiy Murin, was not included, as he received 344 thousand hryvnias in April as a "final payment." Also excluded from the ranking was Oleksandr Poloha, the temporary head of the municipal security department, who received a total of 297,1 thousand hryvnias for June-August.

All amounts are subject to tax.