Average payments to working pensioners in the Russian Federation increased by 150 rubles

By April, the average old-age pension for working Russians was 22 thousand rubles, according to the unified interdepartmental information and statistical system (EMISS — coordinated by Rosstat). At the same time, in the first three months, workers' pensions increased by only 150 rubles, although indexation has been resumed for them since this year (support for all pensioners has been increased by 9.5% since 2025).

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In addition, by April 1, 2025, unemployed senior citizens were charged an average of 25.8 thousand rubles. Thus, the difference between payments to employees and non-employees amounted to almost 3.8 thousand. The gap in the first quarter decreased by only 100 rubles. For comparison, over the same period last year, it decreased by 300 rubles.

"For those who retired during the period of the indexation moratorium and continued to work, the amount of payments will still be less than for those who initially stopped working. This will last until citizens stop working and go on a well—deserved rest, then their pay will be raised to the level that could be, taking into account all the missed indexations," explained Viktor Lyashok, senior researcher at the INSAP Center of the IPEI Presidential Academy.

Nevertheless, by the end of 2025, the difference in pay between those who work and those who do not will not decrease much, says Vladimir Chernov, analyst at Freedom Finance Global. According to him, if the authorities do not take measures to compensate for the accumulated indexation for the period from 2016 to 2024, then such a gap in payments will not completely disappear.

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Go into the gap: average payments to working pensioners increased by 150 rubles