One in four people is dissatisfied with income
Most often satisfied with their income representatives of the IT sector, advertising industry and construction
According to a study by hh.ru published on October 19, 71% of working residents of the Voronezh region believe that the funds received are sufficient to cover basic needs, in whole or in part. Among the regions of the Central Federal District, this figure is higher only in the Moscow region (77%) and Moscow (74%).
Most often, representatives of the IT sector, the advertising industry and construction are satisfied with their income.
The survey also showed what Voronezh residents spend their earnings on. The first place is expected for food – 90% of respondents named them. Next are housing and communal services (78%), the purchase of clothes and shoes (71%), communication and Internet (69%). More than half of respondents spend on travel (57%), medicines and medical services (54%), and children (52%). One in four (40%) directs part of the income to repay loans. About a third of respondents spend on leisure, rental housing or mortgage (37%), self-care (30%) and training (28%).
At the same time, employers in the region are reviewing the terms of payment: since the beginning of 2026, the median salary in the automotive business has increased by 48%, in the mining industry - by 37%, in agriculture - by 24%.
In the whole country, the greatest satisfaction with earnings was recorded in the North-West (76%), in the Volga region (74%) and Siberia (72%). In Central Russia and the Far East, the figure is 69%, in the Urals – 66%, and in the South and North Caucasus – 65%.
