Wages in Russia decreased to 92866 RUB/Month in August from 99305 RUB/Month in July of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Russia Average Monthly Wages - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Wages in Russia increased 3.80 percent in August of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - Russia Wage Growth- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The average nominal salary in Russia was measured at ****** Russian rubles per month in 2024, marking an increase of roughly ****** Russian rubles compared to the previous year. After the currency redenomination and the financial default in 1998, the average wage levels in the country have grown exponentially. Who gets paid more in Russia? The Russian oil and gas industry paid the highest average wage to their employees, at ******* Russian rubles between January and September 2021. Salaries in management and management consulting were the second-highest, followed by air transportation and software development. On average, men earned more than women across all industries in the country. For example, in the information and communications sector, the average wage of a male worker amounted to nearly ******* Russian rubles, compared to under ****** Russian rubles for a female worker. Economic inequality in Russia The national income distribution of Russian households shows a high concentration of income and wealth in the hands of few individuals. In 2021, the mean income of the top one percent exceeded ******* euros before income tax, compared to ***** euros earned by the bottom 50 percent of the population. Furthermore, the richest one percent in Russia held an average wealth of over *** billion euros, whereas the personal wealth of the bottom 50 percent was measured at ***** euros in the same year. However, the income gap was forecast to decrease in Russia, with the Gini index expected to decline to **** by 2029.

Key information about Russia Monthly Earnings

• Russia Monthly Earnings stood at 1,159 USD in Aug 2025, compared with the previous figure of 1,261 USD in Jul 2025
• Russia Monthly Earnings data is updated monthly, available from Jun 1992 to Aug 2025, with an average number of 544 USD
• The data reached the an all-time high of 1,354 USD in Dec 2022 and a record low of 25 USD in Nov 1992

• In the latest reports, Russia Population reached 146 million people in Dec 2024
• Unemployment Rate of Russia increased to 2 % in Sep 2025
• The country's Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 69 % in Sep 2025

Russians aged 30 to 34 years had the highest average monthly salary among adults in Russia, which exceeded ** thousand Russian rubles in 2021. To compare, 18-to-19-year-olds earned the least, at approximately ** thousand Russian rubles per month.

Minimum Wages in Russia increased to 22440 RUB/Month in 2025 from 19242 RUB/Month in 2024. This dataset provides - Russia Minimum Wages- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Russia Real Wages Index data was reported at 106.800 Prev Year=100 in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 102.900 Prev Year=100 for 2017. Russia Real Wages Index data is updated yearly, averaging 104.750 Prev Year=100 from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2018, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 120.900 Prev Year=100 in 2000 and a record low of 67.300 Prev Year=100 in 1992. Russia Real Wages Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GC021: Real Wages Index: Previous Year=100: by Region.

Russia Median Monthly Wage data was reported at 55,845.000 RUB in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 57,823.000 RUB for Jan 2025. Russia Median Monthly Wage data is updated monthly, averaging 33,466.500 RUB from Jan 2017 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 98 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 64,792.000 RUB in Dec 2024 and a record low of 23,142.000 RUB in Feb 2017. Russia Median Monthly Wage data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Sberbank. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GC021: Median Monthly Wages. Median monthly wage values, RUB, non-seasonally adjusted.

The monthly minimum wage in Russia was set at 22,440 Russian rubles, or around 287 U.S. dollars (based on the exchange rate on July 8, 2025), as of January 1, 2025. Thus, the minimum salary increased by 16.6 percent compared to the previous year.

Monthly and long-term Russia Wages data: historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.

In January 2024, real wages in Russia increased by almost * percent year-over-year, having recovered from the strong decline in the corresponding period of the previous year. This fall was due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which led to a devaluation of the currency and a rising inflation in the country.

Average Monthly Nominal Wages: VR: Republic of Bashkortostan data was reported at 67,575.700 RUB in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 56,974.300 RUB for 2023. Average Monthly Nominal Wages: VR: Republic of Bashkortostan data is updated yearly, averaging 14,084.100 RUB from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2024, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 67,575.700 RUB in 2024 and a record low of 5.600 RUB in 1992. Average Monthly Nominal Wages: VR: Republic of Bashkortostan data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GC008: Average Monthly Wages: by Region.

Wages in Manufacturing in Russia decreased to 97136.80 RUB/Month in August from 103122.50 RUB/Month in July of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Russia Average Monthly Nominal Wages in Manufacturing - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The monthly minimum wage in Russia as of January 1, 2025, amounted to ****** Russian rubles, or approximately *** U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of February 28, 2025. In the capital Moscow, it was set at ****** Russian rubles, or around *** U.S. dollars. In the country's second-largest city, Saint Petersburg, it was lower, at ****** Russian rubles. Since 2021, the minimum wage in Russia has been calculated as 42 percent of the median wage. Between 2018 and 2020, it equaled to the minimum cost of living that was set in the country. The poor and the rich in Russia Around ** million residents lived under the poverty line in Russia. Those earning the highest 20 percent of income accounted for approximately ** percent of the total composite monetary income in 2023, while the group with the lowest income had a ***-percent share. Regional disparities The economic disparity was also observed across Russian federal subjects. The median monthly wage ranged from ****** Russian rubles in the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic to ****** Russian rubles in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug between September 2018 and August 2019. Minimum wage thresholds can be regulated by regional authorities, as long as they are not lower than the federal minimum wage.

Average Monthly Nominal Wages: CF: City of Moscow data was reported at 162,124.100 RUB in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 138,881.800 RUB for 2023. Average Monthly Nominal Wages: CF: City of Moscow data is updated yearly, averaging 30,552.100 RUB from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2024, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 162,124.100 RUB in 2024 and a record low of 5.900 RUB in 1992. Average Monthly Nominal Wages: CF: City of Moscow data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GC008: Average Monthly Wages: by Region.

There was not a single industry where women earned more than men on average in Russia in 2021. For example, in the mineral resources extraction sector, the average wage of men was nearly **** thousand Russian rubles per month, compared to **** thousand Russian rubles of women. The lowest difference between male and female average monthly wages was recorded in the education sector, at *** Russian rubles. In the information and communication industry, men earned roughly **** thousand Russian rubles per month more than women.

Average Monthly Nominal Wages: SB: Republic of Buryatia data was reported at 72,831.800 RUB in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 61,564.600 RUB for 2023. Average Monthly Nominal Wages: SB: Republic of Buryatia data is updated yearly, averaging 14,417.000 RUB from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2024, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 72,831.800 RUB in 2024 and a record low of 6.200 RUB in 1992. Average Monthly Nominal Wages: SB: Republic of Buryatia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GC008: Average Monthly Wages: by Region.

Average Monthly Nominal Wages: FE: Kamchatka Territory data was reported at 132,306.200 RUB in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 119,562.500 RUB for 2023. Average Monthly Nominal Wages: FE: Kamchatka Territory data is updated yearly, averaging 27,254.200 RUB from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2024, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 132,306.200 RUB in 2024 and a record low of 10.600 RUB in 1992. Average Monthly Nominal Wages: FE: Kamchatka Territory data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GC008: Average Monthly Wages: by Region.

Russia Average Monthly Wages: Year to Date: OKVED2: Education data was reported at 34,313.130 RUB in Dec 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 33,204.590 RUB for Sep 2018. Russia Average Monthly Wages: Year to Date: OKVED2: Education data is updated quarterly, averaging 31,684.980 RUB from Mar 2017 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35,824.230 RUB in Jun 2018 and a record low of 27,535.880 RUB in Mar 2017. Russia Average Monthly Wages: Year to Date: OKVED2: Education data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.GC007: Average Monthly Wages: by Activity: Quarterly and Annual.

Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Russia was reported at 92.66 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Russia - Wage and salary workers; male (% of males employed) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.