Armenian, Tajik, Chinese Migrant Workers Lowest Paid in Moscow

Moscow’s Department of Labor and Employment recently published data on wages for 2010–2011, on the more than 47,000 legal migrant workers in Russia’s capital city, reports Vedomosti.

According to official data, the highest monthly salary — 165,000 Russian rubles (about $5,300) — is paid to the Pioneer Russia Ltd. CEO from Japan, the chef of Ital Food who’s Italian, and the British CEO of NorthStar Corporate Finance LLC.

The lowest monthly salary  — 10,000 Russian rubles (about $325) — is paid to a Foster System kitchen staff member from China, a tractor driver from Tajikistan and an Armenian driver of Central Transportation Company LLC.

Other verified data is much more interesting. The highest paid foreigner in Moscow is the CEO of Provimi LLC, which produces feed for animals, and gets paid $730,000 monthly; however, a company representative disputed this data. The second in this list is the administrator of Pleasant Messages LLC, an operator of SMS traffic, who receives $200,000 monthly. 

At the same time, the official monthly pay for the Dutch head coach of Russia’s Football Union is 50,000 Russian rubles (about $1,600), while, according to media reports, his annual salary is 5–7 million euros. 

A few companies — White & Case LLC, Intrastbank, KontMT Company LLC, PSP-TMG Group, and Solaris — were preparing to pay their employees just 1 Russian ruble a month in 2011.