IT salaries in Russia 2026 🇷🇺
Developer salaries in Russia: median $2000/month across 2235 open jobs with a stated salary, broken down by role, seniority and tech stack. Live data, USD-normalised.
$2,000
median $/mo
$1,087–$3,176
p25–p75 range
2,235
jobs with a stated salary
Salary by role in Russia (USD/mo)
| Role | P25 | Median | P75 | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backend | $1,087 | $2,391 | $3,370 | 241 |
| QA | $1,304 | $1,848 | $2,609 | 164 |
| DevOps | $1,739 | $2,717 | $3,750 | 162 |
| Fullstack | $1,630 | $2,500 | $3,397 | 156 |
| Frontend | $1,457 | $2,000 | $2,717 | 91 |
| Data | $1,630 | $2,609 | $3,696 | 81 |
| Analyst | $2,174 | $2,826 | $3,500 | 69 |
| Product | $1,967 | $3,043 | $4,429 | 46 |
| Mobile | $2,079 | $2,717 | $3,804 | 42 |
| PM | $1,154 | $2,120 | $3,505 | 34 |
| ML/AI | $2,174 | $3,261 | $4,087 | 32 |
| Design | $929 | $1,413 | $2,000 | 31 |
| AI Engineer | $1,630 | $2,717 | $2,800 | 15 |
| Architect | $1,867 | $3,859 | $4,620 | 8 |
| Security | $1,701 | $2,548 | $3,940 | 8 |
Salary by seniority (USD/mo)
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | $870 | $1,196 | $1,630 | 199 |
| Middle | $1,522 | $2,065 | $2,717 | 399 |
| Senior | $2,174 | $3,043 | $4,000 | 476 |
| Lead | $1,278 | $2,940 | $3,853 | 160 |
| Principal / Expert | $1,141 | $1,835 | $3,967 | 49 |
Salary by stack in Russia (median, USD/mo)
| Technology | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| sql | $2,609 | 303 |
| python | $2,717 | 303 |
| docker | $2,609 | 213 |
| postgresql | $2,717 | 210 |
| react | $2,000 | 150 |
| typescript | $2,391 | 144 |
| kubernetes | $3,000 | 140 |
| java | $2,700 | 135 |
| kafka | $3,000 | 132 |
| 1с | $2,717 | 126 |
| linux | $2,717 | 125 |
Salary distribution
Median trend in Russia
Weekly median salary (USD/month) across jobs with a stated salary.
Compare with other countries
🇺🇸 USA $10,833🇪🇸 Spain $9,058🇦🇹 Austria $8,152🇦🇺 Australia $7,823🇬🇧 UK $6,759🇨🇦 Canada $6,465🇩🇪 Germany $6,340🇳🇱 Netherlands $6,292🇵🇱 Poland $5,754🇳🇿 New Zealand $5,224🇧🇷 Brazil $5,000🇮🇹 Italy $4,528🇸🇬 Singapore $4,500🇫🇷 France $3,985🇲🇽 Mexico $3,815🇧🇪 Belgium $3,333🇪🇪 Estonia $3,261🇱🇻 Latvia $3,048🇿🇦 South Africa $2,460🇱🇹 Lithuania $2,446🇺🇦 Ukraine $2,000🇺🇿 Uzbekistan $2,000🇮🇳 India $1,993🇰🇿 Kazakhstan $1,457
Recent jobs with a salary
Ищем сотрудника в монтажную бригаду.$1,630Middle Python разработчик$3,000SysOps engineer$4,500Разработчик уходит, инженер остаётся$500Senior Data Analyst в банк в Ереване$4,347ТРЕБУЮТСЯ ВОДИТЕЛИ$521Оператор приёма заказов$1,304Писать в личку.$2,717Middle+ Data Engineer/Data Analyst в SmartShell$1,956Professional Objective$2,000Рабочий в цех металлообработки$2,391Сотрудник на сортировку товара$1,413
FAQ
What is the median IT salary in Russia?
$2000/month across 2235 open vacancies in Russia with a disclosed salary (USD-normalised).
Which IT role pays most in Russia?
By volume, Backend leads the sample; see the by-role table for the full p25/median/p75 spread.
Are these Russia salaries gross or net?
Figures are the salary stated in the job posting, normalised to USD/month at parse time. Most postings quote gross.
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