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Data on the average pension amount are published by the Social Fund of Russia regularly and reflect the level of social protection of working citizens by region.
The average pension benefit among working citizens of more than 35 thousand rubles in August 2026 was recorded in three regions of Russia: the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the Magadan Region.
The average pension for working Russians in August 2026 was 24,017 rubles.
MOSCOW, September 27 - RIA Novosti. The average pension amount of more than 35 thousand rubles among working citizens in August 2026 was recorded in three regions of Russia, according to data from the Social Fund of Russia, which was reviewed by RIA Novosti.
According to the department, the average pension in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in August 2026 was 39,630 rubles. Residents of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug received an average of 36,174 rubles, and residents of the Magadan Region - 35,070 rubles.

According to TASS, in August 2026, the gap between the highest and lowest average pensions of working citizens in Russian regions exceeded 22 thousand rubles. The largest average pension was recorded in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug - 39,630 rubles, the smallest - in Dagestan - 17,601 rubles. The average pension for workers in Russia was 24,017 rubles, and the all-Russian average pension was 25,469 rubles.

Presidential Academy expert Tatyana Podolskaya said that in 2027 all types of pensions will increase: insurance, social and military. From April 1, insurance pensions will increase by 3.3%, social pensions - by 6.8%. From 2027, insurance payments will be assigned automatically. In 12 regions, the average pension in August 2026 exceeded 30 thousand rubles, the maximum in Chukotka (42.2 thousand rubles).

The average pension for working and non-working Russians in August 2026 was more than 25.4 thousand rubles, having increased over the year by about two thousand rubles, according to the Social Fund of Russia.

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The average pension for working and non-working Russians in July 2026 was 25,401 rubles, which is 1,945 rubles more than in July 2025. The highest rates were recorded in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (42,213 rubles), the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (38,810 rubles), the Magadan Region (37,607 rubles), the Kamchatka Territory (37,575 rubles) and the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug (37,098 rubles).

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