The economist's salary. The average salary of an economist in Russia

The salary of an economist in Russia depends on very many factors: basic education, length of service, availability of additional skills and knowledge, the city, the welfare of the company or the institution's budget. In order to analyze the level of wages, it is necessary to take into account all these points.

Key responsibilities of economist

The standard job responsibilities of an economist assume that such a specialist:

• Contributes to increasing the economic efficiency and profitability of the enterprise or company through planning, analysis of financial and economic activities;
• Develops and coordinates budgeting and controls budget execution;
• Accompanies any economic activity, which includes the calculation of the cost of services, products and the like;
• Accounts.

A graduate with no work experience. Assistant Economist

Currently, higher education institutions prepare a large number of graduates with a degree in economics, which leads to an overabundance of labor. Given that such bidders often do not have experience, competition in the market is becoming large (according to statistics - 15.2 jobs for 1 resume). In this case, the salary of a novice economist will not be high, and the first years need to be spent on improving one's reputation, collecting recommendations, so as to subsequently qualify for higher pay.

For graduates, as well as those who have not graduated from high school, there is a great opportunity: to get a job as an "assistant economist". He is in the subordination of the company's economist and assists him in organizing work that is often monotonous. Applicants with secondary specialized education can also apply for this place. The duties of an assistant may include:

• Reception and shipment of goods;
• Making changes to the accounting program;
• Introduction of information into the database;
• Reporting (single, permanent);
• Reconciliation with suppliers;
• Conducting telephone conversations, business correspondence;
• Drawing up contracts and developing templates;
• Any other assistance in the preparation of financial documents.

A young specialist needs basic training in accounting and tax accounting, economic analysis, excellent command of MS Office and 1C programs. Salary, which can apply for a graduate in Moscow, is 20000-35000 rubles, depending on the resource of the company or enterprise, duties, requirements for work experience. In other cities it can start from 9000.

Salary of a specialist and his education

Recent studies have shown that the salary of an economist can be highly dependent on which educational institution the graduate graduated from. The leaders who employ young employees are those who studied economics and finance at Moscow State University, MGIMO, the Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation, as well as SPBGU and the Higher School of Economics. Their wages at the initial stage can vary from 46,000 to 80,000 rubles.

Economist with experience

With the increase of work experience, the accumulation of additional skills (for example, budgeting) can be claimed for a higher salary. In Moscow, on average, such a specialist can count on 35,000 rubles, in St. Petersburg - 25,000, and in other large cities - 15,000 rubles.

The salary of an economist with a three-year experience can increase by two or two and a half times compared to that which does not require work experience. In addition, the knowledge of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) and good knowledge of a foreign language will allow you to claim a fee of 50,000-65,000 rubles in Moscow. As a rule, these requirements are put forward in large companies of large cities. In other cities, the salary of an economist-expert with experience reaches 20000-25000 rubles.

The payment for work of economists having a long record of service can vary greatly and be in the range of 10,000-6,000 rubles for Moscow. Its increase is also influenced by the availability of certificates - for example, Diploma in International Financial Reporting (DipIFR), fluency in English and experience in management accounting. In St. Petersburg and other large cities you can count on 30,000-7,000 rubles.

According to statistical data, one of the highest wages in Russia gets an economist at the enterprise in construction (the level for November 2015 is 55,000 rubles).

Recently, the post of "Manager-Economist", whose salary is conditioned by the fulfillment of the duties of economist and manager, is becoming widespread and, as a rule, can be quite high. The competence of this specialist includes analysis of the state of the organization, participation in managerial, production, economic, marketing, business, exchange and audit activities.

Economist of a budget organization

If an economist works in a non-profit structure, in some cases he can expect to raise the salary of state employees along with all other staff of the institution. Such an employee, as a rule, is subordinate to the chief accountant. In his job descriptions, in addition to standard, also includes mandatory knowledge of the norms of the sphere in which the institution is located (housing, hospital, department of culture and the like). The salary of an economist will depend on the availability of grades and categories. A graduate without work experience is made up by a specialist of the 6th grade (primary). The more seniority in work, the higher the grade (but must be at least three years to increase). The accrual of categories also begins after three years of work in this organization. The highest rank of economist in the budgetary sphere is the 11th, which corresponds to the level of the category "Leading Specialist".

Applicants for the position

According to research, in most cases, economists are women (78%). Sociologists and psychologists call the monotonous nature of the work as a possible reason. It is believed that women are better than men to cope with such activities. At the level of assumptions, some researchers also give another explanation for this phenomenon. Sometimes unscrupulous leaders deliberately underestimate the level of wages in the financial sphere, and it is agreed by women more often than men. In addition, it is necessary to take into account the high competition among graduates of this direction, the low starting fee for work and the need to agree to the vacancy of "assistant economist", which may not be to the liking of some representatives of the stronger sex.

The final factors affecting the patch

The economist's salary consists of several components. Specialists can pay for high wages: large cities, with the experience, additional skills and abilities, working in commercial companies, involved in construction, having a diploma of prestigious educational institutions. The salary of the economist of the nonprofit sphere depends on its ranks and categories. In addition, it is affected by the increase in wages to state employees at the federal or regional level.