Mrs. Zinaida Alexandrovna Rijikova,

Data are disseminated on the average monthly nominal accrued wages in roubles.

Average monthly nominal wages are defined as the total gross accrued wages divided by the average number of employees. Data include accrued remunerations (in cash and in kind) for the time worked and work done, for the time not worked (i.e. holidays, sick leaves), compensation payments related to working conditions and work schedule, supplemental and additional payments, bonuses, and one-time incentive payments, as well as regular payments for meals and housing. The amounts used in the calculations reflect gross compensations. Data do not include social benefits from public and nonpublic extrabudgetary funds.

The data are obtained from the monthly surveys of all large and medium-size organizations and from the quarterly sample surveys of small organizations.

Data from current statistical observations of employee wages are collected at large and medium-sized organizations on a monthly basis, and at small organizations on a quarterly basis. An estimate of average monthly employee wages for the full range of organizations, including small ones, is performed monthly following a special methodology. Data on wages (monthly, hourly) by occupation (job level) are collected for October.

The classification by economic activity is performed in accordance with the OKVED All-Russian Classification of Economic Activities, while the classification of occupations (job levels) is based on the All-Russian Classification of Occupations (OKZ).

The compilation and dissemination of the data are governed by the terms and conditions of the Положение о Федеральной службе государственной статистики (Statute on the Federal State Statistics Service, Russia), adopted by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation on July 30, 2004 №399.

Article 1 of the Statute stipulates that the Federal State Statistics Service (the Rosstat) shall provide official statistical information that constitutes part of government information resources on the country's social, economic, demographic and ecologic standing.   

Article 5.4 of the Statute stipulates that the Federal State Statistics Service shall develop the official statistical methodology for realization of statistical observations and formation of statistical indicators, provide conformity of the specified methodology to the international standards.

Article 5.15 of the Statute stipulates that the Rosstat shall provide in appropriate way the storage and protection of official, banking, tax, commercial secrets and other confidential information, received by the Rosstat during its activities.

The data are provisional when first released.

When first published, wages/earnings data are noted in publications as being preliminary and subject to revision.

The final data are published in the monthly Rosstat's bulletin Социально-экономическое положение России (Socio-Economic Situation in Russia) 7 weeks after the reporting month.

The methodology for compiling specific indicators of the wages/earnings is published in the publication Методологические положения по статистике (Methodological Principles in Statistics).

A copy may be ordered from the Information and Publishing Center "Statistics of Russia" (see the Dissemination Formats Page).

Data on wages/earnings can be cross-checked by the public against detailed data broken down by economic sectors, by average accrued wages of employees for selected occupations and positions, and by regions of Russia.

Data are published in the following annual publications:

• Российский статистический ежегодник (Statistical Yearbook of Russia) (in Russian only); 
• Социальное положение и уровень жизни населения России (Social Status and Living Standard in Russia) (in Russian only);
• Труд и занятость в России (Labour and Employment in Russia) (in Russian only);
• Регионы России. Cоциально-экономические показатели (Regions of Russia. Social and Economic Indicators) (in Russian only);
• Russia in Figures (Россия в цифрах) (in Russian and in English).