Russia Poised to Raise Minimum Wage From Jan. 1, 2026, Union Says
FNPR reports a reviewed bill, with pay gains contingent on legislative passage.
Overview
- FNPR chair Sergey Chernegaev told the president that a draft federal law to amend the minimum wage has been reviewed.
- The union estimates the planned increase would boost pay for about 4.6 million workers starting on January 1, 2026.
- Current law requires the minimum wage to grow faster than the subsistence minimum and the consumer price index, FNPR noted.
- Proposed Labor Code changes on platform employment remain under tripartite discussion and could affect roughly 9.5 million workers.
- Earlier in 2025, wages rose for about 4.2 million people and restored indexation reached nearly 8 million working pensioners, according to FNPR.