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2023
6 million Russians have salaries below the minimum wage
12 million citizens Russia do not have employment contracts, another 6 million do not receive the minimum wage (minimum wage). The Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova cited such figures on June 16, 2023.
From January 1, 2023, the minimum wage is 16,242. ruble On June 16, 2023, the Russian president Vladimir Putin proposed from the beginning of 2024 to index the minimum wage by an additional 18.5%, which, according to the head, " states which will be much higher than both inflation and salary growth rates in the country as a whole." Putin said that the increase in the minimum wage will have a positive effect on the income of almost 5 million people. At the same time, by 2030, the minimum wage should at least double in nominal terms.
At the end of May 2023, the Minister of Labor and Social Protection Anton Kotyakov said that by 2030 the minimum wage would exceed the subsistence minimum by 30% (at the time of his statement it was 14,375 rubles).
By the beginning of 2023, the median salary, calculated on the basis of data from the Social Fund, amounted to 40,368 rubles. Compared to the previous year, the indicator increased by 14.13%. In addition, the average nominal wage increased by 14.14% to 65,338 rubles.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at a meeting with the President of Russia noted that the salaries of Russians at the end of 2022 in nominal terms increased by an average of 3%, and in real terms - by 13%.
As the experts interviewed by RBC explained, the main problem associated with the current size of the minimum wage (16,242 rubles) is that its size, minus 13% of personal income tax, does not provide a living wage. As a result, citizens receiving such salaries find themselves below the poverty line and are forced to use state assistance in the form of social benefits, said Alexander Safonov, professor at the Financial University under the government.[1]
Minimum wage - $224
2020
Superjob: the minimum wage should be 2 times the actual minimum
On November 19, 2020, the company Superjob announced the results of the next survey, according to which the minimum wage should be 2 times higher than the actual minimum. The highest requests to the minimum wage level in, and To Moscow, Khabarovsk Vladivostok the lowest - in and Ulyanovsk Kirov
Residents of megacities believe that the minimum wage should be 2-3 times more than the actual one. SuperJob, a highly paid job search service, found out from residents of cities with a population of 500 thousand or more how much the minimum wage should be in their region. The respondents were asked to choose the desired minimum wage within the boundaries from the federal minimum wage (12,130 rubles) to the maximum value of the average monthly nominal accrued salary RUSSIAN FEDERATION in 2020 (52,123 rubles in June) and calculated the average value. The surveys were attended by representatives of the economically active population: 1,500 respondents from Moscow and, St. Petersburg 1,000 respondents from million-plus cities, 700 respondents from half-million cities.
The value of the minimum wage determines the minimum level of salary in the regions, affects the amount of state payments and benefits. Muscovites have the highest requests for the minimum wage: an average of 40100 rubles. per month, which is almost 2 times more than the actual minimum wage (20361 rubles for 01.11.2020). Residents of Khabarovsk consider an adequate minimum wage of 37,600 rubles. per month. Vo Vladivostok believes that the minimum wage in the region should be 37,400 rubles. B - Krasnoyarsk 35800 rubles. St. Petersburg is in fifth place: the average desired minimum wage in the northern capital is 35,500 rubles.
The lowest average expectations for the minimum wage in Orenburg (28,600 rubles), Ulyanovsk (28,300 rubles) and Kirov (27,300 rubles).
Place of survey: cities of Russia with a population of 500 thousand people Settlements: 37 Time: November 1 - 13, 2020 The studied population: the economically active population of Russian cities with a population of 500 thousand people over 18 years old. Sample size: 1,500 respondents from Moscow and St. Petersburg, 1,000 respondents from million-plus cities, 700 respondents from half-million cities
Russia loses to Gabon, Iraq and Ukraine in terms of minimum wage
The minimum wage in Russia from January 1, 2020 has been increased to 12,130 rubles ($196). The Ukrainian minimum wage for 2020 is set at $199. Russia lost to Ukraine for the first time since 1991.
Also, the minimum salary in Russia is noticeably lower than in some African and eastern countries - Iraq ($214), Gabon ($270), Equatorial Guinea ($224), Morocco ($265). With developed European countries, the difference with Russia can be a whole order - €1200 in Austria, and in Denmark the Russian minimum wage is earned in a day and a half.
2019: Russian spending on basic food accounts for 46.2% of the minimum wage
Picodi.com analysts conducted a comparative analysis of the minimum wage level in 52 countries of the world, and also correlated the prices of eight main food groups with the minimum income of the working population in these countries, publishing the results of the study on January 14, 2019.
In order to conduct this study, Picodi.com analysts created a conditional basket in which 8 universal categories of food products were placed: bread, milk, eggs, rice, meat, vegetables and fruits. Despite the fact that this is a very small and frankly economical list, the products contained in it meet the needs of an adult in carbohydrates, proteins, fiber and minerals. Prices for these goods are constantly monitored, including by the international community.
According to Picodi.com estimates, in Russia the minimum basket of food from this list will cost an average of 4,529 rubles:
- Milk (10 liters) - 562 rubles.
- Bread (10 loaves of 500 grams) - 319 rubles.
- Rice (1.5 kg) - 92 rubles.
- Eggs (20 pcs.) - 114 rubles.
- Cheese (1 kg) - 462 rubles.
- Poultry and beef meat (6 kg) - 2109 rubles.
- Fruits (6 kg) - 454 rubles.
- Vegetables (8 kg) - 417 rubles.
From January 1, 2019, the minimum wage in Russia is 11,280 rubles (or 9813 rubles 60 kopecks after taxes). Taking into account the average prices of products in a conditional consumer basket, the cost of them will amount to 46.2% of the minimum wage received "in hand." Thus, Russia is located in 42nd place out of 52 analyzed Picodi.com countries.
The least troublesome ratio of the minimum wage and food costs was recorded in Australia, Ireland and the UK, where the employee receiving the smallest salary spends about 7% on basic food.
Below Russia in this rating were Belarus Moldova,,,. Mexico Ukraine Statistics look the worst in Nigeria, where the most modest costs are almost twice the minimum wage, which is $45.
Methodology
According to Picodi.com, the study used the most recent minimum wage data published on the official websites of the relevant institutions, institutes or ministries of 52 countries in Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa, as well as Australia. Some countries introduce rate changes in terms that differ from the beginning of the calendar year. In Greece, the minimum wage has remained unchanged since 2013. The product prices used in this study are from the numbeo.com website, where thousands of users from around the world gather. The average exchange rate for December 2018 was used for currency conversion.[2]
2017: They want to equate the minimum wage with the cost of living
According to the TASS Information Agency of Russia in September 2017, Vladimir Putin appealed to the government of the country with a proposal to bring the minimum wage to 85% of the subsistence minimum of the working-age population by the beginning of next year, and to equate these two indicators by the beginning of 2019. The President considers this task a priority. At the same time, he stressed that he understands the burden this will impose on the state and business. However, the situation when a working person cannot even provide himself with the necessary goods needs to be corrected.
According to the head of the Ministry of Labor Maxim Topilin, over the past two years, the minimum wage has been increased three times. This made it possible to change the ratio of the minimum wage and the subsistence minimum from 50% to 71%. But he also agrees with Vladimir Putin that this figure is fundamentally brought to 100%.
2013: Minimum wage - 97 cents per hour
As of August 2013, the minimum wage in Russia was one of the lowest among all major economies in the world. Such results are contained in a study conducted by the consulting group ConvergEx, reports Business Insider. The "minimum" in Russia was 97 cents per hour.
For comparison, in Australia, which is the top of the list, a worker receives at least 16.88 dollar per hour. In second place (France $12.09 per hour). On the third is New Zealand ($11.18 per hour).
In Japan, the "minimum wage" is $8.17 per hour, in the United States $7.25, and in Hong Kong - $3.87. In terms of the minimum wage, Russia from the BRIC countries is inferior to Brazil ($1.98), but surpasses China (80 cents) and more than three times India (28 cents). All calculations were made without adjusting for the purchasing power of different currencies.
At the same time, the ratio between the minimum and average salaries in Russia is one of the lowest in the world. The average monthly accrued salary in the Russian Federation is now about 30 thousand, rubles or a little more than 900. dollars For comparison, in a place France where the "minimum wage" is 12 times more than the Russian one, the average salary ($2,300) exceeds the Russian Federation by only 2.5 times. The ratio between the average salaries in Australia and Russia is about 3:1, and the minimum - more than 17:1[3]
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