The March salary landscape in Russia shows a wide spread. On average, workers received about 60 thousand rubles monthly, while a subset of vacancies offered more than 260 thousand rubles. In other words, some high paying roles topped four times the median figure. This snapshot comes from hh.ru after being requested by socialbites.ca and reflects the state of the job market for that period.
When looking at the distribution of very high wages, construction companies stand out as the most generous sector. About one in five such salary offers come from construction firms. Following closely are information technology companies and several service providers that cater to other businesses with solid margins. Together they account for roughly 10 percent of the market’s top paying vacancies. Beyond these leaders, eight more industries are consistently posting more than a thousand high value roles each month, including retail, transportation, logistics, warehouse operations, automotive, consumer goods manufacturing, and financial services.
Among the top salary offers in March were roles like a senior engineer in charge of cybersecurity operations, with reported salaries around 603 thousand rubles or 6 thousand euros at the prevailing exchange rate, plus a potential relocation to Vienna. Another notable opening was a business development manager focused on investment products with compensation starting at 400 thousand rubles. The IT sector also featured multiple positions with salaries ranging from 500 thousand to 700 thousand rubles, illustrating strong demand in technology specialties.
Nearly one third of all vacancies carried a salary around 260 thousand rubles, frequently in sales roles such as sales managers or heads of sales departments. It is common for employers to indicate the maximum possible salary or a range that depends on performance against targets. As a result, the stated figure may differ from the actual earnings that a candidate could realize in practice.
The concentration of high salary postings tends to cluster in capital municipalities, with Moscow accounting for about 40 percent of the total 260 thousand ruble vacancies. Saint Petersburg follows at a smaller share, around 8 percent. The Krasnodar Territory and Sverdlovsk Region also show meaningful activity, each contributing roughly 1.5 thousand high salary postings in the period under review. This geographic pattern highlights how urban centers drive the upper end of the pay scale, while regional markets vary in scale and composition.
In the broader pattern, most vacancies case the compensation near the median of about 60 thousand rubles. Roughly 24 percent of listings offer double that amount, around 120 thousand rubles. About one in ten opportunities present salaries near 195 thousand rubles or higher. At the same time, a notable share of postings, roughly 17 percent, do not state an explicit salary. This lack of declared pay can be a sign of flexible compensation plans or negotiations that follow the initial application stage, rather than a guaranteed figure from the outset.
In March, the overall activity on hh.ru reached 1.2 million fresh vacancies, underscoring a dynamic and competitive labor market. For workers with clear salary expectations, the data from this period demonstrates where higher remuneration clusters and how different sectors contribute to the overall picture. It also sheds light on the expectations and practices that employers use when presenting compensation, especially in sales and high demand technology roles.
These observations reflect trends that persist as companies balance wage levels with margins, demand, and the geography of opportunities. The March snapshot provides a useful reference point for analysts, recruiters, and job seekers evaluating where better compensation is likely to be found and how pay scales are evolving across industries and regions in Russia. Data from hh.ru, when interpreted alongside market conditions, helps explain why certain professions command premium salaries and how the field of work shapes the experience of earnings in the modern labor market.