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In recent years, wages have been rising in Russia.
In recent years, wages have been rising in Russia. Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Maxim Oreshkin recalled this. He was quoted by the Telegram channel “Yunashev Live”.
According to him, this trend will continue. However, he admitted that not everyone feels this way, and that the task of the authorities is to work more efficiently so that everyone can feel the increase in wages.
At the end of June 2026, the average salary exceeded 150 thousand rubles in nine regions of Russia. The leader among the regions was the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, where the figure reached 255.1 thousand rubles. In the country as a whole, the average monthly accrued salary in June 2026 was almost 115 thousand rubles.

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