Leningrad region entered the top 25 regions of the Russian Federation in the share of employees with high salaries

The Leningrad region is located on the 22nd line of the rating of Russian regions by the share of high-paid workers. According to a study conducted by RIA Novosti, in the 47th region, 5.3% of employees earn more than 200 thousand rubles a month.

In the region, 20.4% of employees receive an income of less than 45 thousand rubles per month. Average salaries range from 50 to 111 thousand rubles.

The leader of the rating was Chukotka JSC with 42% of employees receiving more than 200 thousand rubles. This is followed by Magadan Region (28.4%), Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region (25.2%), Moscow (24.4%) and Nenets Autonomous Region (17.6%). St. Petersburg is in 11th place – 10.8% of employees earn more than 200 thousand rubles a month.

The smallest share of high-paid workers in Kalmykia, Ingushetia, Chechnya - 0.7%, in Kabardino-Balkaria - 0.8%, in North Ossetia - 0.9%.

On average in Russia income over 200 thousand rubles had 7.5% of workers. In the first eight months of 2026, the average annual salary in the country increased to 108.6 thousand rubles, which is 12% higher than in the same period of time last year. In September, the unemployment rate was 2.2%.

According to the latest data of Rosstat, in August 2026, the average monthly accrued wages in the Leningrad region reached 97,901 rubles. This is 6.9% higher than in the same month last year. It is important to note that statistics reflect accrued income before personal income tax. Earlier, “MK in the Leningrad region” wrote that the revenues of the 47th region in 2027 will amount to 289 billion rubles, and expenses – 300.9 billion.