Public sector salaries in 2021 in Russia

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

When the latest Russian news reports on the increase in salaries for public sector employees, many are sure that the indexation will affect absolutely all citizens employed in this area. But it is not so. Experts told who can count on an increase in salary in 2021, and how much the standard of living of one of the most vulnerable categories of the population will increase.

Will there be an increase in salaries for state employees from January 1, 2021

Last year's experience showed that only certain categories of workers, who were mentioned in the presidential decrees of May 2012, received an increased salary. According to these documents, the salaries of state employees should have increased by 100%, and in some cases - by 200%.

But, according to the previous Minister of Finance, the budget of the Federation does not have funds in the indicated amount due to the instability of the economic situation and the current crisis situation in the country. Therefore, it was decided to increase the salaries of civil servants in part and in stages, which happened in 2020.

As for the employees of a number of law enforcement agencies, judges and other employees of the public sector, who were not affected by the change, the size of their salaries after January 1, 2020 remained at the same level.

According to the latest news, Russian President Vladimir Putin considered this state of affairs unfair and made a proposal to increase earnings for all workers in the designated area.

Who will be changed the salary in the public sector

In 2021, salaries will be indexed by 6, 8%, and this will affect absolutely all categories of state employees. In this case, the amount of additional payment will be determined depending on the field of activity of the employee and the amount of his salary.

The maximum increase awaits:

• educators (teachers of preschool institutions, teaching staff of general education schools, university teachers and employees of other educational institutions);
• cultural workers (actors, directors of art groups and others);
• social workers and health care workers.

The mentioned categories of civil servants appear in the May 2012 decrees of the head of state. As for the rest (economists, lawyers, psychologists and other state employees), indexation is also provided for them, but in a smaller amount - by 3.8%.

But employees of law enforcement agencies, including law enforcement agencies, rescue and search structures, engineers of various services, should not expect a salary increase from January 1, 2021. Their salaries will be indexed as usual in October.

The highest salary in the public sector

The salary is determined by the field of activity of the civil servant and is calculated according to the position held:

1. The employees of the presidential administration can boast of the highest level of well-being, and there are more than 1,700 of them today. One such employee receives about 215 thousand rubles a month.
2. In second place in terms of wages among state employees are employees of Spetsstroy - about 122 thousand rubles. About 150 people work in this area.
3. Not much less - 114 thousand rubles - are received by persons holding high positions, as well as those having a prestigious title in the Ministry of Emergency Situations. There are more than 400 such citizens now.
4. The salary of employees of the prosecutor's office and the court holding important positions ranges from 119 thousand rubles (the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation) to 135 thousand rubles (the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation).

As for the size of earnings in the regions, here the differences can be quite significant, which is due to the different standard of living in a particular constituent entity of the Federation, the ambiguous distribution of labor resources, climatic conditions and other determining factors.

New payroll scheme

Since 2020, the salaries of public sector employees are charged according to a new tariff scheme, which includes a base rate and an 18-bit tariff scale. Now the earnings of state employees consist of the following components:

• salary;
• bonus payments, the amount of which is determined individually for each employee, but not less than 5% of the salary;
• additional payments and allowances, including charges for work related to harmful and hazardous working conditions, compensation for work on weekends and holidays, overtime work, allowances for an academic title / degree, and others;
• additional payments for work experience: up to 5 years - 10% of the base rate, 5-10 years - 15%, 10-15 years - 20%, over 15 years - 30%.

Employees of individual structures are assigned additional payments for work in conditions of increased secrecy, as well as for keeping state secrets. The amount of such an additional payment can reach 60% of the salary. If we are talking about a highly qualified employee holding a prestigious position, the amount of the additional payment increases to 120%.

For state employees, material assistance is provided in the amount of 30% of the average monthly salary, as well as lump-sum payments aimed at health improvement, in the amount of 50% of the salary.

When calculating the base rate, the minimum wage is taken as the basis, therefore, the earnings of an ordinary civil servant cannot be lower than the subsistence minimum. The amount of remuneration is determined by the following criteria:

• the level of qualifications and the category of the specialist;
• the size of the bet (1 or 0, 5);
• position held;
• working conditions (for example, labor activity is carried out in rural areas or regions of the Far North).

In addition, the amount of wages can be increased by bonuses and other incentive payments. This is the latest news on how public sector wages will increase in 2021 in Russia.

Summarize

1. In 2021, all categories of state employees should expect a salary increase.
2. The size of the indexation is determined depending on the field of activity of the employee, as well as on the level of his income and region of residence.
3. Civil servants mentioned in the May 2012 presidential decrees will receive a maximum allowance of 6, 8% of the salary, all others - 3, 8%.