Remuneration and incentive system
By offering a competitive salary, the Company promotes work in the railway industry and prevents the outflow of skilled professionals.
The average monthly salary across all Russian Railways’ operations increased by 16.4% y‑o‑y to RUB 99,300 (RUB 85,273 in 2023), while real Company‑wide salaries grew by 7.4%.
The Company’s wages are 11.5%In the Russian Railways’ Annual Report 2024, on p, 13 and p, 114 this metric is quoted as 12.9%. In the Sustainable Development Report, the actual data is in line with the updated Russian Federal State Statitstics Service (Rosstat) data. above the country’s average and the pay level across nearly all Russian regions (except for the Sakhalin Region and the Yamal‑Nenets Autonomous Area).
In 2024, we adjusted salaries by 7.3% as per the Collective Bargaining Agreement:
Russian Railways operates a classic financial incentive system combining regular and additional bonuses. The former is aimed at financially motivating employees to achieve both individual and collective KPIs.
While additional bonuses serve to laser‑focus personnel on specific tasks. In 2024, the Company paid bonuses to:
- 87,200 people for ensuring traffic safety;
- 116,300 people for saving fuel and energy resources;
- 2,000 people for preventing occupational injuries associated with hitting by rolling stock;
- 1,400 people for identifying hard‑to‑detect defects in freight and passenger trains;
- 1,800 people for identifying violations committed in driving trains and shunting operations;
- 2,500 people for reducing downtime of locomotive crews;
- 11,200 people for the successful implementation of lean production projects;
- 10,100 people for mentoring;
- 3,300 people for promoting invention and rationalisation;
- 6,700 authorised safety officers for implementing public control.
The corporate remuneration system, including its hourly rates (for blue‑collar jobs) and monthly salaries (for management and white‑collar jobs), compensation and incentive payments, applies to all Russian Railways employees regardless of their gender.
The Company is constantly improving the financial incentive system. In 2024, we revised approaches to traffic safety motivation and safety culture contribution. Implementing a bonus system for calculating remuneration significantly expanded bonus coverage, increased employee engagement, and sustained their involvement in safety culture.
GRI 202–1
| Region | Local minimum wage as at 1 January 2024, RUB | Minimum wage at Russian Railways as at 1 January 2024, RUB | Ratio, % | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 19,242 | 19,242 | 100 | Employees of Russian Railways who have worked the required standard hours and met the required labour standards in the respective period are paid extra monies to bring their wages on par with the minimum wage established in the respective Russian region |
| Bryansk Region | 19,242 | 19,242 | 100 | |
| Kursk Region | 19,242 | 19,242 | 100 | |
| Sverdlovsk Region | 19,242 | 19,242 | 100 | |
| Novgorod Region | 19,242 | 19,242 | 100 |
Labour productivity
Labour productivity improvement represents one of Russian Railways’ main growth drivers. We achieve this not only through increased transportation volumes, but also by introducing new equipment and materials, technical upgrades, reducing production process losses, improving work technology, and conducting organisational measures including multi‑skilling and expanded roles – all part of our Labour Productivity Improvement Programme.
In 2024, we achieved 103.1% of our labour productivity target for Company employees engaged in transportation activities.