Readiness to receive wages illegally in Russia 2009-2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 19, 2020
The share of Russians who would agree to receive only a part of their salary via legal channels decreased from 60 percent in February 2009 to 39 percent in September 2020. One quarter of respondents in the latest survey found it difficult to answer the question.

Would you agree to work with a grey salary?*

CharacteristicWilling to receive wages illegallyNot willing to receive wages illegallyDifficult to answer
Sep'20 39% 36% 25%
Sep'19 43% 36% 21%
Sep'18 42% 36% 22%
Oct'17 42% 37% 21%
Oct'16 47% 29% 24%
Dec'15 41% 35% 24%
Mar'14 48% 34% 18%
Mar'13 47% 31% 22%
Jan'11 51% 27% 22%
Feb'09 60% 21% 19%
Showing entries 1 to 10 (10 entries in total)
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondentsWilling to receive wages illegallyNot willing to receive wages illegallyDifficult to answerFeb'09Jan'11Mar'13Mar'14Dec'15Oct'16Oct'17Sep'18Sep'19Sep'20
0%25%50%75%100%125%

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Release date

September 2020

Region

Russia

Survey time period

February 2009 to September 2020

Number of respondents

1,600 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Economically active population

Supplementary notes

* The original question was worded by the source as follows: "Согласитесь ли вы на работу с «серой» зарплатой?"
A grey salary refers to the situation when only a part of the salary is getting paid through legal channels.
The survey was conducted in 336 localities across Russia.

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