As of the current year, the proportion of working Russians whose average monthly salary exceeds 100,000 rubles has reached 31.9% of the total workforce. This figure marks a substantial increase, almost doubling compared to two years prior, according to an analysis of data provided by Rosstat, Russia`s Federal State Statistics Service.
The comprehensive survey, which assesses the distribution of employee wages, is conducted biannually, with findings typically based on April`s figures. The latest study encompassed 95,400 organizations across the country, explicitly excluding small businesses, and gathered data from a sample of 28.4 million employees.
Rosstat`s detailed data for April indicates that 31.9% of workers nationwide received a gross average salary of 100,000 rubles or more. This is a significant jump from 17.4% recorded just two years earlier, highlighting a notable shift in income distribution.
Further breakdown of the current year`s earnings shows that 17.2% of employees earned between 100,000 and 150,000 rubles. A smaller segment, 6.9%, reported salaries ranging from 150,000 to 200,000 rubles, while 6.3% earned between 200,000 and 400,000 rubles. The highest income bracket, exceeding 400,000 rubles, was achieved by 1.5% of the surveyed workforce.
The survey also shed light on other income tiers: 13.1% of Russians earned an average of 80,000 to 100,000 rubles, and 17% fell into the 60,000 to 80,000 ruble category. Additionally, 20.2% of workers received monthly wages between 40,000 and 60,000 rubles, while 15.2% earned from 22,400 to 40,000 rubles.
Conversely, a small portion of the workforce, 2.6% of employed Russians, currently earns less than the established minimum wage (MROT), which stands at 22,400 rubles. In comparison, this figure was slightly lower in 2023 at 2.4%, when the minimum wage was set at 16,200 rubles.
