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The monthly minimum wage in Russia as of January 1, 2026, amounted to over * Russian rubles. In the capital Moscow, it was set at around * Russian rubles, and in the country's second-largest city, Saint Petersburg, it was * Russian rubles. Since 2021, the minimum wage in Russia has been calculated as ** 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

Around ** million residents lived under the poverty line in Russia. Those earning the highest 20 percent of income accounted for approximately ** percent of the total composite monetary income in 2023, while the group with the lowest income had a ***-percent share. 

Regional disparities

The economic disparity was also observed across Russian federal subjects. The median monthly wage ranged from * Russian rubles in the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic to * 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.