Almost a quarter of Russians (22%) do not consider vacancies with incomes less than 100 thousand rubles per month. 48% of respondents said that they were not ready to work for a salary of less than 50 thousand rubles. RBC writes about this with reference to a study by Renaissance Insurance and Zarplaty.ru.
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According to him, only 3% of Russians consider an income of 150 thousand rubles acceptable. Twice as many respondents are willing to work for a salary of less than 50,000 rubles. Also, 8% believe that their work costs at least 200 thousand rubles a month.
The average salary in Russia in August 2024 was 59.2 thousand rubles, according to data from SberIndex.
The majority of respondents (67%) indicated that their salary is somewhat (44%) or not at all (23%) consistent with their own assessment of their skills. Half of the study participants indicated that they were willing to reject vacant positions with low salaries, even if they offered a social package and other bonuses.
The survey was conducted online and 2.2 thousand Russians living in cities with a population of more than one million took part.
Wages in Russia in 2024 grew the fastest in the areas of manufacturing, water supply, mining and construction, according to a study by Raboty.ru and SberAnalytics.
In 2024, 38% of Russian companies decided to abandon the indexation of salaries of IT specialists. Companies said that salary expectations for specialists in various positions have become too high and it is impossible to fully satisfy them.
Author:
Nikolai Tikhonov
Source: RB
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