The top highest paid professions in Russia have been determined.
A study on this topic was conducted by analysts from the HeadHunter service.
IT specialists are in the lead,RIA Novosti reports. Thus, Russian data scientists earn an average of 240 thousand rubles per month.
Development team leaders are not far behind, with an average salary of over 236 thousand rubles, as well as DevOps engineers, who receive over 234 thousand rubles.
Welders have made it to the top. They are behind IT specialists, but are also considered highly paid specialists in the Russian Federation. Their average salary is more than 215 thousand rubles per month.
Commercial directors receive less than welders – about 200 thousand rubles. These specialists occupy fifth place in the ranking of the highest paid professions according to HeadHunter.
Median salary in Russia
The median salary in the Russian Federation reaches 70-75 thousand rubles. Representatives of professions in short supply can expect higher wages.
This can be seen in the example of programmers and welders. Experts also include surveyors, engineers, machinists, and foremen in this group.
