The expert explained why Chukotka has the highest average salary in the country. The Chukotka Autonomous Okrug became the only region in Russia where cash income per capita in the second quarter of 2026 exceeded 250,000 rubles. per month, according to Rostat data. Yamalo-Nents Autonomous Okrug was in second place with an indicator of 192,175 rubles. In third place is the autonomous district of Nantes, where the income reached 165,830 rubles. On Wednesday - Moscow (161,213 RUB). In fifth place is Magdan region (159,566 RUB). On average in Russia, cash income per capita in the second quarter amounted to 76,716 rubles. per month. Meanwhile, Rostat data should not mislead. They represent, taking into account some important reservations, the representatives of the local expert community point out. Expert opinion: As political scientist and president of the St. Petersburg Foundation for Politics Mikhail Vinogradov pointed out especially for the expert, the above data, especially the top rows, show nothing but Moscow. The political scientist clarified that the first lines indicate those regions where imports are historically expensive, products are expensive, and therefore wages are higher. This is what happened in the far north, as well as in other regions recorded in the statistics. In addition, the main difference, which Rostat takes into account, is that for the ruble in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, the Nantes Autonomous Okrug, as well as in the Magdan region. You can buy less than in the regions of the European part of Russia - therefore people have to pay higher salaries there, Vinogradov concluded.

The expert explained why Chukotka has the highest average salary in the country. The Chukotka Autonomous Okrug became the only region in Russia where cash income per capita in the second quarter of 2026 exceeded 250,000 rubles. per month, according to Rostat data. Yamalo-Nents Autonomous Okrug was in second place with an indicator of 192,175 rubles. In third place is the autonomous district of Nantes, where the income reached 165,830 rubles. On Wednesday - Moscow (161,213 RUB). In fifth place is Magdan region (159,566 RUB). On average in Russia, cash income per capita in the second quarter amounted to 76,716 rubles. per month. Meanwhile, Rostat data should not mislead. They represent, taking into account some important reservations, the representatives of the local expert community point out. Expert opinion: As political scientist and president of the St. Petersburg Foundation for Politics Mikhail Vinogradov pointed out especially for the expert, the above data, especially the top rows, show nothing but Moscow. The political scientist clarified that the first lines indicate those regions where imports are historically expensive, products are expensive, and therefore wages are higher. This is what happened in the far north, as well as in other regions recorded in the statistics. In addition, the main difference, which Rostat takes into account, is that for the ruble in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, the Nantes Autonomous Okrug, as well as in the Magdan region. You can buy less than in the regions of the European part of Russia - therefore people have to pay higher salaries there, Vinogradov concluded.