Monthly minimum wage in Russia and its major cities 2024

The monthly minimum wage in Russia as of January 1, 2024, amounted to 19,242 Russian rubles, or approximately 210 U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of March 14, 2024. In the capital Moscow, it was set at 29,389 Russian rubles, or around 321 U.S. dollars. In the country's second-largest city, Saint Petersburg, it was slightly lower, at 25,000 Russian rubles. Starting from 2021, the minimum wage in Russia was 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 While around 10 million residents lived under the poverty line, Russia ranked sixth worldwide by the number of ultra-high-net-worth-individuals (UHNWIs), or persons whose wealth exceeded 50 million U.S. dollars. Russians earning the highest 20 percent of income accounted for approximately 47 percent of the total composite monetary income in 2021. Regional disparities The economic inequality was also observed across Russian federal subjects. The median monthly wage ranged from 19,000 Russian rubles in the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic to 78,000 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.

截至2024年1月1日，俄罗斯每月最低工资为19,242卢布，根据2024年3月14日的汇率，约合210美元。在首都莫斯科，最低工资定为29,389卢布，约合321美元。在俄罗斯第二大城市圣彼得堡，最低工资略低，为25,000卢布。自2021年起，俄罗斯最低工资的计算标准为中等工资的42%。在2018年至2020年间，最低工资与国家设定的最低生活成本相等。俄罗斯之贫富差距：约1000万居民生活在贫困线以下，俄罗斯在全球超高净值个人（UHNWIs，即财富超过5000万美元的个人）数量上排名第六。2021年，俄罗斯收入最高的20%人群占据了总复合货币收入的约47%。区域差异：经济不平等现象也存在于俄罗斯各联邦主体之间。在2018年9月至2019年8月期间，每月平均工资从卡巴尔达-巴尔卡尔共和国的19,000卢布到楚科奇自治区的78,000卢布不等。最低工资标准可由区域当局制定，前提是不得低于联邦最低工资标准。