Average salary of Russian federal officials increased by 2 percent last year amid economic crisis
According to Rosstat, the average monthly salary of civil servants in federal government agencies in Russia had increased by 2% in 2015. The average is now almost 111,300 rubles.
The salaries of civil servants within the legislature division rose by 35.2%, which equates to approximately 150,000 rubles. This amount does not take into account any social payments. The salaries of employees of the Federation Council increased by 42%, and the salaries of the State Duma employees increased by 30%.
According to the Chairman of the Federation Council, Valentina Matviyenko, the salaries on offer to highly qualified employees are still not high enough.
“Nowadays, it is hard to find qualified experts for the Federation Council as the salary offered is too low for these highly qualified specialists,” Interfax reported her saying.
Members of the Russian government have the highest salaries. Its employees receive a monthly total of 231,800 rubles, which is 7% less than in 2014. The total monthly salary amount for members of the presidential administration decreased by 6.5% to 217,200 rubles.