In 2023, there were 24.4 thousand workers in Russia with a monthly salary of 1 million rubles. This is 43% more than in 2021. The newspaper reports this “News” With reference to FinExpertiza research.
The majority of “millionaires” work in Moscow (14.7 thousand people), St. St. Petersburg is in second place (1.95 thousand people), and the Moscow region is in third place (1.44 thousand people).
“The majority of experts hired for extremely high wages belong to the top management of the largest companies; A significant portion of their earnings comes from annual bonuses in the form of large sums of money or dividends from shares. Such payments are not taken into account in the analyzed statistics,” explained FinExpertiza President Elena Trubnikova.
According to the study, 17.5 thousand Russians receive from 1 to 2 million rubles per month, 3.25 thousand – from 2 to 3 million rubles, 3.7 thousand – over 3 million rubles.
However, due to inflation, the real purchasing power of these salaries has decreased. For example, if earlier you could buy a Chinese crossover for 1 million rubles, now its price has increased to 2 million rubles.
The Ministry of Economic Development believes that wages in Russia will rise by 10% or more in nominal terms in the coming years. This situation will affect many parts of the country.
Before that Russians saidWhether the salary will decrease due to the New Year holiday.
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