Wage arrears in Russia have reached record levels

10:19; 02 July 2025 year

By the end of March 2025, wage arrears in Russia reached a record 1.5 billion rubles according to Rosstat and 2.4 billion according to trade union calculations. In 2025, this indicator continued to grow, increasing 3.4 times compared to May 2024. The main reasons are lack of working capital and high bank rates, according to "News".

The largest amount of debt was recorded in new regions. In March, it amounted to more than 1.3 billion rubles, and in May - 561 million. Major debtors include DSK LLC (608 million rubles), Shakhta Inskaya LLC (65 million rubles) and OOOEnergotekhservice (liquidated, but debts remain).

In May 2025, the largest salary arrears were in the Yaroslavl Region (49.3 million rubles), Tula (36 million) and Kaliningrad (21.7 million). The most tense situation is in the Ural and Siberian Federal Districts, where many enterprises depend on government orders.

In 2025, the number of complaints from citizens about salary delays was more than 2.3 times higher than in February 2024. Most of the complaints came from employees of small and medium-sized enterprises, especially in the construction and manufacturing industries.

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