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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Russia? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Russia ≈ $1,020/mo; top 10% above $2,208/mo, minimum $208/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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json: "https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=RU"
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Local Salaries · Russia

# What is a good salary in 🇷🇺 Russia (Moscow)?

The median is about **$1,020/month**; top-10% earners clear **$2,208/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $592 | $7,104 | 54,791 RUB/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $208 | $2,496 | 19,251 RUB/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $1,020 | $12,240 | 94,403 RUB/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $1,532 | $18,384 | 141,790 RUB/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $2,208 | $26,496 | 204,355 RUB/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $4,145 | $49,740 | 383,628 RUB/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $15,960 (2025) and Gini 33. Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=RU).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇨🇱 Chile](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/chile/) — median $993/mo
- [🇨🇷 Costa Rica](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/costa-rica/) — median $1,061/mo
- [🇲🇪 Montenegro](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/montenegro/) — median $1,063/mo
- [🇹🇷 Türkiye](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/turkiye/) — median $1,076/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Russia](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/russia/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Russia?**: The median wage is about $1,020/month ($12,240/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $1,532/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $2,208/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Russia?**: Roughly $2,208/month ($26,496/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $4,145/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Russia?**: About $208/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Russia salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($15,960, 2025) and the Gini index (33). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=RU.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/russia/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=RU