The legendary and invincible Russian army, which has known the joys of victory, feeds the fighting spirit of more than half of Russian citizens, who are confident that a patriotic mood will strengthen the country’s position at the global level. Recently, capital investments have been made in defense, military salaries are increasing, and the attractiveness of the service has increased significantly. The events in Ukraine that unfolded in 2014 also caused a surge of patriotic excitement.

Our army is armed quite well, considering the fact that Russia has the most weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, in the world. Such maintenance requires a lot of expenses, which grow by 1.2-2% every year. About a third of the total national budget goes to general military needs. So what are the figures for calculating the current level of military salaries?

What does the salary consist of?

The military salary consists of a salary and various types of additional payments, and there are a number of indicators that influence the minimum level of monetary allowance:

• military position held;
• personal achievements and merits;
• length of service;
• duration and conditions of military service;
• place and time of passage (peacetime, “hot spot”);
• qualifications and assigned tasks;
• existing military ranks.

In many post-Soviet countries, it is the list of these main factors that influences the size of military salaries. Additional monetary rewards may be awarded for knowledge of foreign languages, a high level of physical fitness, higher education, absence or competent handling of emergency situations.

By the way, the welfare of people in uniform today is at a decent level. The average salary of Russian military personnel last year was 62,000 rubles, which is 2 times more than a Russian salary.

You can roughly understand the monetary allowance using the table below. Conditionally, because the earnings of each serviceman are influenced by several indicators.

Salary table by military rank and position

Military rank, position	Salary according to military position	Salary according to military rank	Average monthly accrual including all additional payments
Lieutenant (platoon commander)	7000	12 442	50 000
Captain (company commander)	7 900	13 970	52 000
Major (deputy battalion commander)	8 490	14 760	55 600
Lieutenant Colonel (battalion commander)	9 100	15 529	60 281
Colonel (regiment commander)	9670	17 500	70 320
Major General (Brigade Commander)	10 896	18 630	74 000
Lieutenant General (Army Commander)	11 500	29 354	117 000

According to the new law, a lieutenant's salary without additional charges should be 50,000 rubles, with allowances - 80,000 rubles. To many, these figures will seem quite modest for people with such responsibility on their shoulders - to defend their homeland. But if you consider that until 2012 the average salary of a lieutenant was 14,000, then you can notice a significant improvement in the situation.

What does the future hold?

Every state understands the importance of having a well-equipped and motivated army, increasing its combat effectiveness and the level of professionalism of its employees, as well as the importance of creating good conditions for them. All efforts and resources are urgently being invested in the development of the production of defense equipment in order to replace previously carried out supplies from other states that have applied sanctions to Russia.

Due to the current economic situation, there is no talk of prospects for an increase in military salaries, but despite this, indexation is carried out annually for the level of inflation for soldiers, officers and general personnel.

What salary do military personnel receive in Russia and other countries?

In the USA, the average monthly income of a general is 1.3 million rubles. The maximum salary of a Russian colleague is 200,000 rubles. It turns out that Russia spends up to 140 million rubles a month on its generals, which is 8.5 times less than in America. An American private receives 120,000 rubles a month, taking into account all allowances. German soldier - 141,000 rubles, English - 125,000 rubles.

In the CIS countries, things are even sadder than in Russia. So, in Belarus, a lieutenant receives 6,550 rubles per month translated into Russian money, a Ukrainian colleague - 15,000.

Military training. Salary

Participants receive not only a monetary reward, but also full food and clothing support. All income (salary, scholarship, benefits, etc.) that could have been received during the training camp is compensated.

The fees apply to those who are in the reserve and have already completed military service. Participants in the training camp are also adult citizens who have completed training at the military department.

Allowances and additional payments

Initially, it may seem that the salary of a military man in Russia is absolutely nothing, but this does not take into account allowances. And these are quite serious additional payments, which can ultimately amount to 50% of the salary. Financiers monthly “add” bonuses to the pay of people in uniform, which can seriously differ from each other in amount. For example, a private will receive a bonus of 100 rubles for qualifications, and the commander of a submarine missile carrier, by order of the Defense Ministry No. 400, will receive 200,000 rubles.

A serving in the army receives good housing bonuses; in case of conscientious service, the contract soldier is given the right to purchase permanent housing using the savings-mortgage system. If after 7-10 years a situation arises that the state will have to pay the balance of the mortgage in full.

Military contractor. Salary

Contract service in the Russian army is quite a popular phenomenon. Contract soldiers are voluntary participants in the Armed Forces who carry out their activities on the basis of an agreement. The main conditions are age restrictions and conscientious performance of official duties. The first contract is concluded under the conditions that the citizen is at least 18 and not more than 40 years old. It is expected that from 2017 fighters under 30 years of age will be recruited into service.

In 2016, the amount of salary for contract workers was established according to two laws:

1. dated 07.11.2011 N 306-FZ dated 06.04.2015 “On monetary allowances for military personnel and provision of individual payments to them.”
2. Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated December 5, 2011 N 992 (dated August 6, 2015) “On the establishment of salaries for contract military personnel.”

According to these legislative documents, military salaries are made up of salary based on military position and salary based on military rank. Bonuses and additional financial assistance paid annually for good service are added to the total amount.

Average size of DD (monetary allowance)

• Ordinary contract soldier - 30,000 rubles.
• Sergeant and sergeant major - 40,000 rubles.
• lieutenant - 55,000 rubles.

When entering military service under a contract, a soldier’s salary is:

• in the ground forces - from 19,000 rubles;
• in the navy - from 22,000 rubles;
• in military air services - from 20,000 rubles;
• in the navy on submarines - from 40,000 rubles.

In 2016, these data were presented by Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Tatyana Shevtsova. Contract servicemen also receive decent benefits:

• Compensation for the costs of rented housing if a service apartment was not provided. The amount of payments depends on the region and averages 50%.
• When moving to a new duty station, allowances are paid for all family members.
• With more than 20 years of service, a contract soldier receives a cash benefit in the amount of 7 monthly salaries. If the total length of service is less than 20 years, lump sum payments are equal to 2 salaries.

Contract service in the army is a prestigious profession, and the number of contract soldiers increases every year, so the question always remains relevant: what is the salary of the military? For the period 2015-2016, this number is 200,000 people. By 2017, the figure is planned to double.

Regardless of the salary and position held, contract workers receive paid leave every year, taking into account 30 days or more.

Profession: military aviation pilot

The work of a military pilot is very difficult and dangerous. Moreover, as a rule, during military conflicts, pilots are not left in captivity, but destroyed. The profession is considered harmful to health due to emotional overload. Military aviation in Russia pays special attention, including material support and housing. Fast advancement up the career ladder and an equally quick retirement.

The salary of a military pilot is not less than 100,000 rubles, this is in peacetime. In addition, employees are provided with food and are first on the list to receive housing. According to the latest data, the size of the pension of military pilots is on average 1.7 times greater than that of civilians. Pension payments are accrued at the rate of 55%, but not more than 80%.

Salary for medical staff

There is such a profession as the military, where doctors are seriously different from other specialists. A military doctor is one of the most respected professions. This is a person exclusively with a higher medical education. Only a junior officer can become a doctor in the army; warrant officers are paramedics, privates are orderlies, and sergeants are instructors. But, unfortunately, this respect is not evident in the salaries of military doctors.

Colonels, heads of departments, receive from 20,000 rubles. The average allowance for lieutenants is 10,000 rubles per month.

Should we expect a salary increase in 2017?

Will military salaries be increased and will there be indexation? Federal Law No. 306 of 2011 states the need for annual indexation of wages, bonus payments and allowances. In 2017, indexation is expected to occur in February, based on price increases in 2016. But it is too early to talk about increasing wages, even despite the current law, especially in conditions of economic instability.

Indexation and crisis

The crisis in our country today is truly serious, and every resident of Russia has felt it. This could not but affect the income of the population, which decreased by 20%. The increase in military salaries depends, as already mentioned, on the length of service, position held, and military rank.

Not so long ago, everyone who was called up without fail was paid an insignificant amount - 500 rubles, today the figure has increased to 2000. Considering that the soldiers are provided with food and housing, we can say that the amount is quite bearable to begin with. An increase in monetary allowance can only be made through indexation.

Indexation for employees in the Armed Forces is planned for 2017 due to the increased level of inflation. Today, the average military salary is 30,000 rubles, but the government believes that it should rise to at least 50,000 rubles. Indexation was also expected in 2016, but was never carried out.

Military pension

Military personnel, as a rule, retire early. Already at the age of 40, you can count on pension payments, but on the condition that the military man continues to serve further. At the moment, a bill has already been prepared to increase payments to pensioners by 7%. This indicates the state's desire to strengthen its army. It is extremely important for Russia to have a powerful Armed structure.

It is also planned to index pension payments by 3% for employees on vacation.

Summing up your resume

The annual increase in military salaries and improved conditions are due to the fact that Russia has recently needed to strengthen its combat positions. And, as you know, for a long time, service in the ranks of the Russian army was unpromising and completely unprestigious. To attract people, monthly salaries are also increased and issues of improving living conditions are resolved.

The main task of the state in the military sector is to recruit officers to the army ranks.

In general, military salaries in the country today are decent, especially in comparison with civilian incomes. Although it is quite difficult to earn money for your own home. For many conscripts living in the outback, the prospects of working in the Russian Air Force are very tempting, given the conditions of the current crisis and complete unemployment in rural areas. High patriotic feelings are, of course, good, but whether or not to serve under a contract is something everyone decides for themselves.

The work, albeit lucrative, is hard, harmful, sometimes thankless and dangerous, and the risk to life is already included in the salary from the very beginning. Military service allows you to receive a stable income now and confidence in a secure future.

As for the salaries of public sector workers not covered by the May decrees of the president, federal civil servants and parliamentarians, as well as judges, prosecutors and employees of the Investigative Committee - all of them are scheduled to be indexed at 4% per year, which has not been carried out for several years.

The head of the laboratory of military economics at the Gaidar Institute, Vasily Zatsepin, supports increasing the pay of both military and civil servants. “Our standard of living has stopped, and some believe it has fallen. “Perhaps, before the indexation freeze, the salaries of generals increased tenfold, but little has changed among ordinary sergeants, which may be related to the current problems with recruiting so-called contract soldiers,” he noted. The quality of budget planning may improve if the economy manages to switch to an annual automatic wage indexation regime. “To do this, we will have to get used to the factor of reducing inflation, which is still new to us,” he believes.

TsSR expert Ilya Sokolov, on the contrary, considers it inappropriate to index the same content of state employees and military personnel in the conditions of the latter’s transition to a contract payment system. “At one time, military personnel received less than the average salary in the economy, but after the army reform was carried out in 2010-2011 and their pay was significantly increased, additional indexation lost its meaning. The same applies to preferential mortgages, which state employees do not have,” he says.

Indexation is not fixed for 2019 and 2020

The costs of indexing the salaries of the military and everyone else would have been even higher if the government had not decided to shift the indexation deadline in 2019 and 2020 to October 1 (the next salary increase is scheduled for January 1, 2018).

The law on monetary allowances for military personnel stipulates that their salaries are subject to annual indexation taking into account inflation in accordance with the law on the federal budget, but this norm was suspended on January 1, 2014. The suspension expires on January 1, 2018 - accordingly, the government returns to implementing the corresponding norm from the law on military allowances (no separate law is needed).

Since the law on monetary allowances states that indexation is carried out in accordance with the budget law, this means that next year, when the government adopts a new “rolling” budget for three years, the indexation figures in 2019 and 2020 may change depending on current inflation data. And the forecast for price growth may well change: for example, for 2017, the Ministry of Economic Development now expects the figure to be 2.5-2.8%, although it initially predicted 3.8%.

The military is not enough

Earlier, RBC's source in the State Duma and a source in the Ministry of Defense said that the possibility of indexing military salaries to a higher level was being discussed. The State Duma Defense Committee in its conclusion on the draft budget addressed the insufficient increase in allowances. Committee deputies emphasized that during the time until salaries were indexed, prices in the country increased by 46%, the cost of the minimum set of food products rose by almost 60%.

In order to ensure that the salaries of military personnel do not fall below the average salaries in leading sectors of the economy, the Ministry of Defense, during the preparation of the draft federal budget, developed and sent to the Ministry of Finance two options for calculations for indexing the pay of military personnel, the defense committee reported in its conclusion, but these proposals “were not reflected "in the final draft budget. The document does not say how much the Ministry of Defense proposed to index military salaries.

“The relevant State Duma Committee on Defense will consider amendments to the second reading at a meeting on November 9, after which it will be possible to comment on the proposals of the Ministry of Finance,” committee head Vladimir Shamanov told RBC. According to him, the processes of agreeing on a common position are very difficult within the committee. “The process is complicated. We have all four factions represented, and there is no common understanding yet,” added Shamanov.

In total, indexation will affect at least 2.7 million people: currently the maximum number of Armed Forces in Russia is 1.9 million people (of which 1.03 million are military personnel), employees of internal affairs bodies are set at 904 thousand people, employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service - 225 thousand, fire service - 251 thousand. The number of the Russian Guard, as its commander-in-chief Viktor Zolotov told Interfax, exceeds 340 thousand people. Taking into account the civilian personnel of the Armed Forces, whose wages will also be indexed by 4%, the number of people covered will exceed 3.5 million.

The Ministry of Finance did not explain what the average amount of allowance for military personnel and equivalent categories is, forwarding the request to the relevant departments. In January 2016, in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda publication, Deputy Defense Minister Tatyana Shevtsova reported that in 2015 the average level of allowance for military personnel was 62.2 thousand rubles.

What will the money be used for?

Military personnel will receive the most of the additional expenses in the next three years - 73.3 billion rubles, as follows from the amendments to the open part of expenses under the “National Defense” section.

About 6 billion rubles. It is proposed to increase the salaries of investigators of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Investigative Committee conducting the preliminary investigation (the FSB also has such powers), and the same amount - to those who are engaged in operational activities in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Federal Penitentiary Service. 27 billion rubles are provided to increase the salaries of employees of the Russian Guard. for three years, and for employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service - 20.4 billion rubles. The amendments include 11.4 billion rubles for indexation in the departments of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, and almost 8 billion rubles in the Investigative Committee. About 59 billion rubles related to the indexation of cash benefits are covered by closed expense items, which are not possible to track. An increase in spending on military personnel by 300 billion rubles, or 0.3% of GDP, creates risks of an incorrect structure of government spending, says Ilya Sokolov.

Thus, the Government has adjusted plans to increase pay and military pensions in comparison with the previous year 2017. As we wrote earlier, the bill “On the federal budget for 2018 and for the planning period of 2019 and 2020” provided for an increase in the pay of military personnel and persons equivalent to them from October 1, 2019 and from October 1, 2020.

accordingly by 4 percent.

In addition, the majority of military pensioners, excluding former military judges, military prosecutors, military investigators, due to the use of a reduction factor when calculating military pensions, currently do not receive a full pension (read more about the reduction factor in pensions here =>) .

See the current online salary calculator for military personnel here =>

See the current online military pension calculator here =>

Recently, the Russian army has been seriously reformed, becoming more effective both in terms of technical weapons and numerical strength and its quality level.

An important role in the further development of human potential in the army is played by material motivation and the answer to the question of whether there will be an increase in military salaries in 2018.

When is a promotion planned?

In connection with the initiative of the Ministry of Defense, the President of the Russian Federation decided to index the salaries of military personnel in 2018 in Russia (as well as over the next 3 years) and annually increase the pay of security forces by at least 4%. Previously, in 2012-2017, due to the crisis and lack of money in the budget, indexation had to be abandoned. That is why the question of whether the salaries of military personnel have been raised is especially relevant in 2018.

Indexations for subsequent years - 2019 and 2020 - will take place in October. The figure of 4% is expected; it has not yet been reflected in administrative documents. The specific size of subsequent indexations will become clear when the percentage of inflation in the country in 2018 is clarified.

What is provided

Federal Law No. 306-FZ dated November 7, 2011 established a system of payment for activities in the army and the structure of monetary allowances.

Military salaries in 2018 consist of the following elements:

• monthly salary according to military rank;
• monthly salary for military position;
• monthly payments;
• other additional payments.

The same legislative act determines the procedure for increasing both salaries by position and salaries by rank on an annual basis. The procedure is implemented when the budget law is adopted for the corresponding period, taking into account the level of inflation.

The government has decided on the indexation of pay and military pensions in 2019

The decision on how much military salaries will be increased in 2018, as in previous periods, is made by the Government of the Russian Federation.

As for forecasts for the next period, the government plans to bring the employee’s salary closer to the minimum subsistence level established in the Russian Federation.

Who should get a raise and how much?

Finally, let’s figure out what the military’s salary is in 2018. Approximate salaries of officers and enlisted personnel according to statistics (taking into account salary by position and rank) on average are:

• sergeants and warrant officers - 30,000 rubles;
• junior officers - up to 60,000 rubles;
• senior officers - up to 80,000 rubles;
• commanding staff - about 100,000 rubles.

A comparison of the income of a military man and a specialist from another field is in favor of the former.

This is understandable, because the prestige of a profession that is associated with the defense of the Motherland and the danger to life should be raised to a high level.

On September 29, 2018, Saturday, the Government of the Russian Federation introduced bill 556362-7 “On the federal budget for 2019 and for the planning period of 2020 and 2021” to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, which, as follows from the explanatory note to the bill, provides for an increase in budget allocations for the annual increase in wages and allowances for military personnel and persons equivalent to them to the forecast inflation levelfrom October 1 in 2019 by 4.3%, in 2020 by 3.8% and in 2021 by 4.0 percent.

Thus, the Government has adjusted plans to increase pay and military pensions in comparison with the previous year 2017.

State Duma: In 2019, military pensions in Russia will increase by 6.3%...

As we wrote earlier, the bill “On the federal budget for 2018 and for the planning period of 2019 and 2020” provided for an increase in the pay of military personnel and persons equivalent to them from October 1, 2019 and from October 1, 2020, respectively, by 4 percent .

Since military pensions are calculated based on the pay of military personnel, an increase in pay from October 1, 2019 by 4.3% will lead to an increase in the pensions of military pensioners from October 1, 2019, also by 4.3%.

As can be seen from the bill, it is proposed to index military pensions from October 1, 2019 only to the forecast level of inflation.

At the same time, the published report on the activities of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation for 2017 notes: “Often in appeals, citizens raise the issue of violations of the legislation regulating the increase in military pensions, in particular, non-compliance with the provisions of the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of May 7, 2012 No. 604 “On further improvement of military service in the Russian Federation” in terms of increasing the size of military pensions Indeed, subparagraph “d” of paragraph 1 of the said Decree contains a requirement for an annual increase in military pensions by at least 2% above the inflation rate, but in practice. this requirement is not fulfilled.

The Commissioner considers the infringement of the pension rights of veterans of military and law enforcement service unacceptable and supports the proposal of the State Duma to the Government of the Russian Federation to ensure that during 2018 the requirements of subparagraph "d" of paragraph 1 of the mentioned Decree of the President of the Russian Federation are fully implemented."

Thus, if this bill is adopted, military pensions will again remain under-indexed by 2 percent due to failure to comply with Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of May 7, 2012 No. 604.

In addition, the majority of military pensioners, excluding former military judges, military prosecutors, military investigators, due to the use of a reduction factor when calculating military pensions, currently do not receive a full pension (read more about the reduction factor in pensions here =>) .

At the same time, the Government of the Russian Federation introduced bill No. 556372-7 into the State Duma of the Russian Federation, which intends to leave the specified reduction coefficient in pensions in 2019 and 2020 at the same level - 72.23%

See the current online salary calculator for military personnel here =>

See the current online military pension calculator here =>

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev believes that in 2011 the military's allowance could be increased by 6.5%. This information is given in the Budget Message of the Head of State, published by the Kremlin press service.

“Taking into account the dynamics of wages in the economy and the decline in inflation, I consider it possible to increase by 6.5% from April 1, 2011 the monetary allowance of military personnel and persons equivalent to them, from June 1, 2011 - the wage funds of employees of federal government institutions (or the volume of subsidies budgetary and autonomous institutions in the appropriate amount) and the salary of judges and prosecutors, and from September 1, 2011 - a scholarship fund,” the message says.

Earlier, Medvedev said that it was necessary to establish salaries for military personnel by a special law. He noted that the share of salaries in the overall structure of salary over the past 20 years has decreased from 70-80% to 20%.

In August last year, military pay increased by 8.5%. Thus, the salary of a platoon commander - lieutenant was 17 thousand rubles, and together with the regional coefficient - 23.5 thousand rubles. The battalion commander, a lieutenant colonel, began to receive 22.3 thousand rubles without the regional coefficient, and over 30.7 thousand rubles with the coefficient.

Reforms may also affect internal affairs bodies. The Budget Message states that from 2012, funding for the public security police will come from the federal budget.

Dmitry Medvedev also instructed the Russian government to consider ways to improve the efficiency of federal civil servants. Including in order to reduce their number by 20% in the next three years. It is assumed that 50% of the savings generated by staff reductions can be left at the disposal of federal government agencies.

Also, earlier the president introduced a bill to the State Duma, according to which the age limit for being in the state civil service was limited to 60 years.

On February 23, 2011, at a meeting in Kaliningrad, Vladimir Putin announced that from January 1, 2012, the pensions of military pensioners will increase by 1.5 times.

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of March 31, 2011

The State Duma proposed increasing military salaries and pensions

N 225 Moscow "On increasing pay for military personnel and employees of certain federal executive authorities"

The Government of the Russian Federation decides:

the size of salaries for military positions and salaries for military ranks of military personnel performing military service under a contract (hereinafter referred to as military personnel);

salaries for regular positions and salaries for special ranks of employees of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation, institutions and bodies of the penal system, the federal fire service, authorities for control of the circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, customs authorities of the Russian Federation and senior officials of the federal courier communications (hereinafter referred to as employees).

2. Establish that when the salaries of military personnel and employees are increased, their amounts are subject to rounding up to the nearest whole ruble.

3. Expenses associated with the payment of monetary allowances to military personnel and employees in accordance with this resolution are made within the budgetary allocations of the federal budget provided for these purposes to the relevant federal executive authorities, and to employees of departments of internal affairs bodies, which are supported from the budgets of the constituent entities Russian Federation and local budgets - within the limits of the corresponding budgets and interbudgetary transfers provided for these purposes from the federal budget to the budgets of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation

Increase in military salaries in 2018

The issue regarding military salaries is planned to be reviewed in 2018. The question remains whether the salaries of military personnel will be raised.

Criteria for the formation of military pay

The prospect of employment in the army on a contract basis allows you to have a stable, high monthly income. Naturally, at the initial stages the salary will be minimal, however, with the acquisition of experience and length of service, the salary will increase significantly. The calculation of salaries for employees directly depends on several circumstances, which include:

• the salary is determined by the rank of the serviceman, as well as the position held in the army;
• location of a military unit on the ground;
• features of the official position in a designated place or a number of troops associated with secrecy add about 65% to the entire salary;
• successful completion of qualification exams (possibility of an increase of up to 30%);
• increase in case of unsafe service conditions (up to 100%);
• bonuses for special merits (100% of salary);
• accruals in the form of bonuses for good performance (about 25%);
• accrual of increases for extremely difficult working conditions (applies to regions of the northern part of the country);
• compensation for housing costs;
• one-time minor allowances to prepare living conditions in a new place.

Important! The last paragraph provides for an amount equivalent to 100% of the salary; family members of military personnel also fall into the category: also 25% of the same amount.

In any case, the salary of employees in law enforcement agencies primarily depends on rank and service conditions.

Salary of military personnel at the present time

Military salary

The material side of the military structure was limited in December last year. At that time, the state administration adopted a law that abolished the indexation of wages for the military, which significantly affected their financial situation. External economic factors also contribute to this, since a significant increase in inflation and prices is noticeable.

These circumstances made it possible to devalue the work of law enforcement agencies by up to 48%, which is almost half of the salary. The deferment noted in the 2016 law is extended until January 2018. This can negatively affect employee morale and lead to grievances on their part.

In connection with the current situation, the question arises about returning to the use of indexation of wages for military personnel. This will not be marked by too intense indicators, however, there is a chance to resolve the issue in favor of the employees. A possible increase in military salaries in 2018 is planned, however, its exact figures have not yet been announced. The only forecast in this case is the possibility of a rise in line with inflation.

What is the situation with the salaries of civilian employees?

Salary of civilian employees

The circumstances of the civilian staff of law enforcement agencies largely correspond to the situation of law enforcement officials. Even before the abolition of indexations, the financial situation was not at a high level.

The aforementioned 2016 law also contained information regarding this category of employees. The new three-year budget for 2017-2019 confirmed the lack of government intentions to index or increase military salaries, including in 2018.

Should we expect an increase in salary?

Experts predict progress in solving the issue of military salaries in 2018. This is supported by several factors, the first of which indicates the possibility of wages depreciating to a critical level.

Shoigu announced an increase in pay for military personnel in 2018, 2019 and 2020

The second is the formation of a high rate of dissatisfaction in a social group; this factor in the case of employees in law enforcement agencies acquires dangerous tendencies. Similar cases have already been noted in history, which the state government took into account. However, even based on this circumstance, the answer to the question of whether military salaries will be raised in 2018 is not known with certainty.

Should I expect a raise?

Experts have no doubt that an increase should be expected, but what limits this rise will affect still remains open. According to experts in the field of economics, sociology and political science, consideration of the issue of abolishing indexation is necessary. Otherwise, the government risks encountering indignation on the part of the military, and this threatens mass unrest.

Government agencies have already raised the issue of increasing military salaries for 2018. The result was the adopted bill, which provides for the return of indexation and an increase in salaries for employees. This bill also addresses issues regarding pay for law enforcement and federal employees. We also considered the possibility of returning the indexation of judges' salaries.

At the beginning of 2018, based on the specified points in the bill, the resumption of wage indexation for the military is predicted. At the same time, the mechanism and percentage of indexation will most likely be subject to changes. It is reliably known that the indexing position will now directly depend on the balancing and approval of the budget, and not on the percentage of inflation, as was previously accepted.

Due to the fact that discontent is already beginning to grow, officials allow themselves to make encouraging forecasts regarding the growth of military salaries in 2018. At the same time, today the situation remains within the same boundaries, and the economic part is in greater decline.

Salary forecasts for law enforcement agencies for 2018

Both independent experts and government representatives expressed their opinions regarding the expected increase. In this case, opinions agreed, the minimum salary should be 50 thousand rubles. This applies only to the salary itself, not counting the different plans for increases and bonuses.

For the period from 2017 to 2018, the government intends to allocate about 400 billion rubles for material compensation for the work of military personnel. This number takes into account the possibility of curbing inflation, however, even with this taken into account, it cannot cover the needs of the largest army. The Department of Military Affairs is already focusing government attention on considering the suspension of indexing. The indexing moratorium is scheduled to be lifted in January next year. The state leadership predicts that the depreciation of military salaries will stop in 2018, and an increase of 5.5% is expected. The data is based on the arguments of government experts. Such measures are planned to be taken in order to prevent outbreaks of discontent.

There is another possible way out of the situation, as experts note. If a financial opportunity arises to increase, such measures will be immediately applied. However, this will be marked by a completely insignificant increase, amounting to 3-4% of the current salary, which is now called compensation. So the question of whether there will be an increase in military salaries in 2018 remains open.

The Government of the Russian Federation decides:

the size of salaries for military positions and salaries for military ranks of military personnel performing military service under a contract;

salary amounts for military positions of military personnel undergoing military service upon conscription;

the amounts of official salaries and salaries for special ranks of persons serving in the troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation and having special ranks of police, employees of internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation, institutions and bodies of the penal system, the federal fire service of the State Fire Service, customs authorities of the Russian Federation and members of the commanding staff of the federal courier communications.

2. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, when reviewing the size of pensions for citizens dismissed from service in the federal agencies for control of the circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, and members of their families, determines the size of monthly salaries in accordance with the previously filled position and the assigned special rank, taking into account paragraph 1 of this resolution.

3. Establish that when the salaries of military personnel and employees are increased in accordance with paragraph 1 of this resolution, their amounts are subject to rounding up to the nearest whole ruble.

4. Expenses associated with the payment of monetary allowances to military personnel and employees in accordance with this resolution are made within the budgetary allocations of the federal budget provided for these purposes by the relevant federal executive authorities.

Document overview

From January 1, 2018, the pay of contract military personnel and the salaries for military positions of conscripts will increase by 4%.

From the specified date, the monetary allowance of persons serving in the National Guard troops and having special ranks of the police, employees of the internal affairs department, institutions and bodies of the penal system, the Federal Border Guard Service, customs authorities and commanding officers of the federal courier communications will be indexed in a similar amount from the specified date.

This indexation is taken into account when revising the size of pensions for citizens dismissed from service in federal drug control agencies and members of their families.

DD indexation in 2017 Since 2013, the monetary allowance of Russian military personnel has depreciated by almost half. This conclusion was reached by the State Duma Defense Committee during the discussion of the draft federal budget.

At the beginning of November, the Defense Committee prepared an opinion on draft federal law No. 15455-7 “On the federal budget for 2017 and for the planning period of 2018 and 2019,” submitted to the State Duma by the government of the Russian Federation.

As the deputies note, budget allocations for the “National Defense” section in the next three years will amount to:
in 2017 – 2,835,792.1 million rubles;
in 2018 – 2,728,307.5 million rubles;
in 2019 – 2,816,027.5 million rubles.

In relation to the volume of GDP, the share of expenditures on national defense in 2016 was 4.7%, in 2017 it was planned to be within 3.3%, in 2018 - 3%, in 2019 - 2.8%. The share in the total volume of federal budget expenditures is also decreasing – from 23.7% in 2016 to 17.6% in 2019.

For the payment of monetary allowances to military personnel and employees with special ranks in 2017, 2018 and 2019, 448.7 billion rubles are provided annually.

In accordance with Part 9 of Article 2 of the Federal Law of November 7, 2011 No. 306-FZ “On monetary allowances for military personnel and providing them with individual payments,” salaries for military positions and salaries for military ranks are annually increased (indexed) taking into account the level of inflation. However, this norm was previously suspended at the initiative of the Russian government. In the draft federal budget, the Cabinet of Ministers again proposes to extend the suspension of indexation of military pay until January 1, 2018.

“Thus, as a result of the suspension of the said norm of the Federal Law “On the monetary allowance of military personnel and the provision of separate payments to them” in 2017, taking into account its inaction in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, this guarantee of protection of the monetary allowance of military personnel from depreciation will not be completed for five years now, says the Defense Committee in its conclusion. “Thus, based on the consumer price growth index for the entire period of validity of the Federal Law “On the Allowance of Military Personnel and the Provision of Separate Payments to Them,” which amounted to an average of 43%, the monetary allowance of military personnel has depreciated by almost half, by at least 43%.”

According to the Defense Committee, taking into account the importance of the tasks performed by military personnel and the role of this social category of citizens in the life of society and the state, reducing the level of social protection of military personnel is unacceptable.

One-time payment to military pensioners

The deputies also drew attention to the fact that the draft law on the federal budget did not provide for a one-time payment in January 2017 for military pensioners. This provision applied only to those receiving a “civilian” pension. True, by now the situation has changed. As the “My Years” website has already reported, President Vladimir Putin forced the government to give military pensioners a one-time payment of 5,000 rubles.

On November 8, at a meeting of the Security Council, the president politely asked the government to issue a one-time payment not only to civilians, but also to military pensioners. On the morning of November 9, the government promptly, apparently paying tribute to the politeness known throughout the world, prepared appropriate amendments to the law “On a one-time cash payment to citizens receiving a pension.” They prepared documents at night - they broke their heels, running up the stairs of the White House, in order to have time to collect the darkness of the procedurally necessary approvals for the amendments by morning.

On the evening of the same day, November 9, the State Duma adopted the law on a one-time payment in the second reading, taking into account the government’s overnight amendments, and on November 11, the law was adopted in the third and final reading.

It is unlikely that the president tirelessly thinks about who and how much his ministers underpaid, and after he finds a “shortage”, he forces them to return the loot. This is only from the great Filatov: “And the compote doesn’t pour into your mouth - immediately the thought: what about the people?”

Still, a one-time payment of five thousand rubles is not the scale of the head of state’s thoughts. Someone reported to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief about bureaucratic injustice towards military pensioners.

Again, it’s unlikely that these were employees of the Ministry of Defense: they had already allowed the military personnel’s allowance to depreciate by half and underpay five thousand rubles - not even a small thing. So it was someone else. Just as strong, but more intelligent.