Military allowances for military personnel. Calculation of a serviceman's allowance under a contract of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

The military allowance calculator allows you to independently calculate your allowance in accordance with the 2012 reform that came into force.

In 2010, a draft of a new law was posted on the website of the Ministry of Defense, and in 2011 it was adopted. The long-awaited Law “On monetary allowances and other payments to military personnel of the RF Armed Forces” came into force in January 2012.

But the reform did not happen overnight. Two stages of its implementation are planned:

1. Since 01/01/12 it affected all military personnel of the Armed Forces. forces and internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
2. From 01/01/13 it extended to military personnel of all other departments (Ministry of Emergency Situations, FSO, FSB, military prosecutor's office, SVR, Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee)

In short, the reform was designed to increase the income of military personnel by 2.5-3 times, and pensions by 1.5-1.7 times. The increase in allowance occurs due to an increase in the structure of money accrual itself. Now the amount of income is influenced by such factors as:

• Military position held
• Assigned military rank
• Total length of military service
• Performed tasks
• Conditions and procedure for military service

Before the reform began, there were numerous monetary bonuses for all the factors listed above, but now they have become part of the monetary allowance itself. Therefore, the structure itself has become more transparent and salaries have become “tied” to the official inflation rate in the country.

Thanks to the adopted law, the maximum allowance for special conditions of military service is 100% of the salary. The maximum bonus for performing tasks in peacetime that involve a risk to life and health is also 100% of the salary.

If a serviceman dies while performing his duties, his family receives a benefit in the amount of 3 million rubles. For example, in 2011 the benefit was 746 thousand rubles.

As for military pensioners, an increase in pensions is provided for them as well. The average pension in 2012 increased to 17 thousand rubles. This amount will increase by approximately 4% per year, depending on indexation due to inflation. The increase in pensions is not divided into stages; all law enforcement agencies receive a higher pension from January 1, 2012.

Monetary allowance for conscripts

More recently (until 2012), ordinary conscripts received approximately 400-500 rubles per month. On January 21, 2012, the Law on an experiment to unify the pay of conscripts for the period 2012-2013 was signed. Now all conscripts receive 2,000 rubles monthly.

In addition, conscripts are given cash payments for travel on public transport.

Monetary allowances for contract workers

Those military personnel who serve under a contract receive allowances consisting of:

• Salary for military position
• Salary according to military rank

Both of these indicators in total are now called salary, to which monthly or other payments can be added. Since 2012, salaries for military positions range from 10 thousand to 45 thousand rubles. For example, the salary of an officer in the department of a motorized rifle (tank) corps is 22,500 rubles, and the salary of a foreman is 18,000 rubles. Salaries according to rank have also increased; they range from 5 thousand to 30 thousand rubles. Thus, a warrant officer will receive 8 thousand rubles for the rank, and a colonel general will receive 25 thousand rubles.

Taxes calculated from military personnel benefits

Despite the increase in allowances for military personnel, their income tax remains at the same level. Like all other Russian citizens, military personnel pay income tax in the amount of 13% of their allowance.

Along with all citizens, military personnel can claim tax deductions. We list the most common cases:

• If the taxpayer took part in eliminating the consequences of the Chernobyl accident, then he has access to a deduction of 3,000 rubles per month
• Disabled military personnel of groups 1, 2, 3 can also claim a deduction of 3,000 rubles monthly
• A tax deduction is provided to parents of children under 24 years of age. For the first and second child the amount is 1,400 rubles, for the third and subsequent children, as well as for disabled children - 3,000 rubles.
• Tax deduction for treatment
• Tax deduction for education
• Tax deduction when purchasing housing – up to 260 thousand rubles.

To begin calculating your salary, you need to fill out all the fields of the form with data about your rank, position, period of service, etc. and click “Calculate”.

Monthly salary of a military personnel

Salary for military position:	Select position 1 tr. (Shooter, road worker, camouflage man) 2 tr. (Sniper, machine gunner) 3 tr. (Senior grenade launcher, senior sapper) 4 tr. (Head of the pass office, tank commander, head of the racing track) 5 tr. (Squad leader in a motorized rifle platoon) 6 tr. (Paramedic, head of the training ground) 7 tr. (Deputy platoon commander) 8 tr. (Translator, assistant to the duty officer at the command post) 10 tr. (Commander of a motorized rifle platoon) 11 tr. (Engineer in the management of a motorized rifle battalion) 12 tr. (Deputy commander of a motorized rifle company) 13 tr. (Senior officer in the management of a motorized rifle regiment) 14 tr. (Commander of a motorized rifle company, anti-aircraft missile battery) 15 tr. (Officer in the department of a motorized rifle corps) 16 tr. (Deputy commander of a motorized rifle battalion) 17 tr. (Head of Intelligence in the Directorate of a Motorized Rifle Brigade) 18 tr. (Commander of a motorized rifle battalion, (artillery) division) 19 tr. (Officer in the combined arms army department) 20 tr. (Deputy regiment commander, officer in the USC VO department) 21 tr. (Senior officer in the combined arms army department) 22 tr. (Senior officer in the USC VO department) 23 tr. (Regiment commander; officer in the Ministry of Defense) 24 tr. (Head of department in the management of USC VO) 25 tr. (Deputy commander of a motorized rifle brigade) 27 tr. (Senior inspector-navigator in the Air Force and Air Defense Command Directorate) 28 tr. (Commander of a motorized rifle brigade; Head of department in the OA department) 29 tr. (Head of department in the USC VO department, deputy division commander) 30 tr. (Deputy head of department in the Ministry of Defense; Head of the arsenal) 31 tr. (Commander of a motorized rifle division) 32 tr. (Commander of a brigade of surface ships) 33 tr. (Head of department in the main office, department of the Ministry of Defense) 35 tr. (Commander of a motorized rifle corps) 36 tr. (Deputy Head of the VUNTs Training Center) 38 tr. (Deputy Head of Department of the Ministry of Defense) 39 tr. (Commander of a squadron of ships) 40 t.r. (First Deputy Commander of the Combined Arms Army) 41 tr. (Deputy Commander of Military District Troops for Logistics) 42 tr. (Head of the Main Directorate, Head of the Cosmodrome 43 tr. (Deputy Head of the Military Inspectorate of the Ministry of Defense) 44 tr. (Commander of the Combined Arms Army) 45 tr. (Head of the Military Scientific Center; First Deputy Commander of the Military District) 46 tr. (Deputy Commander-in-Chief of a branch of the Armed Forces) 47 tr (Commander of the Military Forces; Commander of a branch of the Armed Forces) 48 tr (Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces) 49 tr. (Deputy Minister of Defense Russian Federation) 50 t.r. (First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation)
Flight qualification allowance:	Select category Pilot (navigator) 2nd class Pilot (navigator) 1st class Pilot (navigator)-sniper Pilot (navigator) - instructor 2nd class Pilot (navigator) - instructor 1st class Airborne specialist 2nd class Airborne specialist 1st class Airborne specialist-master Pilot- 2nd class test pilot 1st class test pilot 2nd class air gunner-radio operator 1st class air gunner-radio operator 2nd class onboard test engineer 1st class onboard test engineer 2nd class onboard test technician Airborne 1st class test technician 2nd class test paratrooper 1st class
Salary by military rank:	Select the rank Private/ Sailor Corporal/ Senior Sailor Sergeant/ Petty Officer 1 article Senior Sergeant/ Chief Petty Officer Petty Officer/ Chief Petty Officer Warrant Officer/ Midshipman Senior Warrant Officer/ Senior Midshipman Junior Lieutenant Lieutenant Senior Lieutenant Captain/ Lieutenant Commander Major/ Captain 3rd rank Lieutenant Colonel/ Captain 2nd rank Colonel/Captain 1st rank Major General/Rear Admiral Lieutenant General/Vice Admiral Colonel General/Admiral Army General/Fleet Admiral
Amount of salary for a military personnel:	0 rub.

Monthly additional payments

Long service bonus:	Less than 2 years 2 to 5 years 5 to 10 years 10 to 15 years 15 to 20 years 20 to 25 years
Bonus for qualifying class:	No class qualification Third class Second class First class Master class
Bonus for working with information constituting state secrets:	No "Secret" "Top Secret" "Highly Important"
Allowance for special conditions of military service:	0% 10% 15% 20% 23% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95% 100%
Award for conscientious and effective performance of official duties:	0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
Bonus for work experience in structural units for the protection of state secrets (PZGT):	Select experience from 1 to 5 years from 5 to 10 years from 10 years and above
Allowance for military personnel with a higher legal education:	No legal education Military positions in formation directorates Military positions in military command and control bodies Military positions in the central apparatus
For performing tasks associated with a risk to life and health in peacetime:	0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 70% 80% 100%
Monthly bonus for special achievements in service:	0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Supplement for military service in the regions of the Far North and equivalent areas:	Select coefficient Regional coefficient - 1.15 Regional coefficient - 1.20 Regional coefficient - 1.25 Regional coefficient - 1.30 Regional coefficient - 1.40 Regional coefficient - 1.50 Regional coefficient - 1.60 Regional coefficient - 1.70 Regional coefficient - 1.80 Regional coefficient - 2.0
Allowance for military service in high mountainous areas:	Select coefficient Coefficient 1.15 Coefficient 1.2 Coefficient 1.3 Coefficient 1.4
Allowance for military service in desert and waterless areas:	Select coefficient Coefficient 1.1 Coefficient 1.3
Total additional payments:	0 rub.
TOTAL accrued:	0 rub.

1. The monetary allowance of employees is the main means of their material support and stimulation of their performance of official duties.

2. Providing monetary benefits to employees is carried out in accordance with this Federal Law, legislative and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation.

3. The monetary allowance of employees consists of a monthly salary in accordance with the position being filled (hereinafter also referred to as the official salary) and a monthly salary in accordance with the assigned special rank (hereinafter referred to as the salary for the special rank), which constitute the monthly salary salary (hereinafter referred to as the monetary salary maintenance), monthly and other additional payments.

4. Salaries for standard positions of employees and salaries for special ranks are established by the Government of the Russian Federation on the proposal of the head of the federal executive body in the field of internal affairs, the head of another federal executive body in which employees serve. The salary amounts for other (non-standard) employee positions are established by the head of the federal executive body in the field of internal affairs, the head of another federal executive body in which the employees serve, in relation to the salary amounts for standard positions.

5. The amounts of salaries are increased (indexed) in accordance with the federal law on the federal budget for the corresponding year and for the planning period, taking into account the level of inflation (consumer prices). The decision to increase (indexate) salaries is made by the Government of the Russian Federation.

6. Employees are provided with the following additional payments:

1) monthly bonus to salary for length of service (length of service);

2) a monthly bonus to the official salary for a qualifying title;

3) monthly bonus to the official salary for special conditions of service;

4) a monthly bonus to the official salary for work with information constituting a state secret;

5) bonuses for conscientious performance of official duties;

6) incentive payments for special achievements in service;

7) an additional salary for performing tasks directly related to risk (increased danger) to life and health in peacetime;

(see text in the previous edition)

8) coefficients (regional, for service in high mountainous areas, for service in desert and waterless areas) and percentage bonuses to pay for service in regional areas and other areas with unfavorable climatic or environmental conditions, including remote ones, in high mountainous areas, desert and waterless areas provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation.

(see text in the previous edition)

7. The monthly bonus to the salary for length of service (length of service) is established in the following amounts for length of service (length of service):

1) from 2 to 5 years - 10 percent;

2) from 5 to 10 years - 15 percent;

3) from 10 to 15 years - 20 percent;

4) from 15 to 20 years - 25 percent;

5) from 20 to 25 years - 30 percent;

6) 25 years or more - 40 percent.

8. The procedure for calculating length of service (length of service) for the payment of the monthly bonus specified in Part 7 of this article is determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.

9. The monthly bonus to the official salary for a qualifying title is established in the following amounts:

1) for the qualification title of third-class specialist - 5 percent;

2) for the qualification title of second class specialist - 10 percent;

3) for the qualification title of first class specialist - 20 percent;

4) for the qualification title of master (highest qualification title) - 30 percent.

10. The monthly bonus to the official salary for special conditions of service is established in the amount of up to 100 percent of the official salary. The procedure for payment and the maximum amount of the monthly bonus to the official salary for special conditions of service, depending on the conditions of service and the nature of the tasks performed, are determined by the Government of the Russian Federation. The specific amounts of the specified monthly allowance are determined by the head of the federal executive body in the field of internal affairs, the head of another federal executive body in which the employees serve.

(see text in the previous edition)

11. The monthly bonus to the official salary for work with information constituting a state secret is set at up to 65 percent of the official salary. The procedure for paying the specified monthly allowance and its size depending on the degree of secrecy of information to which employees have documented access on legal grounds, as well as the powers of the head of the federal executive body in the field of internal affairs, the head of another federal executive body in which they serve employees, in establishing the amount of the specified monthly allowance for certain categories of employees admitted to state secrets on an ongoing basis, are determined by the President of the Russian Federation.

(see text in the previous edition)

12. Bonuses for conscientious performance of official duties at the rate of three salaries per year are paid in the manner determined by the head of the federal executive body in the field of internal affairs, the head of another federal executive body in which employees serve.

(see text in the previous edition)

13. Incentive payments for special achievements in service in the amount of up to 100 percent of the official salary per month are established in the manner determined by the head of the federal executive body in the field of internal affairs, the head of another federal executive body in which employees serve. The head of the federal executive body in the field of internal affairs, the head of another federal executive body in which employees serve, within the limits of the federal budget allocations for the salary of employees, has the right to establish the amount of incentive payment for special achievements in the service in excess of 100 percent of the official salary.

(see text in the previous edition)

14. An additional salary for performing tasks directly related to risk (increased danger) to life and health in peacetime is paid in the amount of up to 100 percent of the official salary. The payment procedure and maximum amounts of the specified allowance, depending on the conditions for completing tasks, are determined by the Government of the Russian Federation. The specific amounts of the bonus to the official salary for performing tasks directly related to risk (increased danger) to life and health in peacetime are determined by the head of the federal executive body in the field of internal affairs, the head of another federal executive body in which employees serve.

(see text in the previous edition)

15. For the pay of employees serving in the regions of the Far North, equivalent areas and other areas with unfavorable climatic or environmental conditions, including remote ones, coefficients are established (regional, for service in high mountain areas, for service in desert and waterless localities) and percentage allowances for service in the regions of the Far North, equivalent areas and other areas with unfavorable climatic or environmental conditions, including remote ones, in high mountainous areas, desert and waterless areas, provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation. To apply the specified coefficients and percentage allowances, the following are taken into account in the monetary allowance:

(see text in the previous edition)

1) official salary;

2) salary for a special rank;

3) monthly bonus to salary for length of service (length of service);

4) monthly bonus to the official salary for a qualifying title;

5) monthly bonus to the official salary for special conditions of service;

17. Federal laws and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation, in addition to the additional payments and allowances provided for by this Federal Law, may establish other additional payments and allowances for employees. The specified additional payments and allowances are established differentially depending on the complexity, volume and importance of the tasks performed by employees.

18. The procedure for providing employees with monetary compensation is determined in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation by the head of the federal executive body in the field of internal affairs, the head of another federal executive body in which the employees serve.

(see text in the previous edition)

19. To employees temporarily serving outside the territory of the Russian Federation, part of their salary is paid in foreign currency in cases, according to the norms and in the manner determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.

20. Part of the salary in foreign currency established for employees in accordance with Part 19 of this article is not taken into account when calculating payments (including pensions and insurance amounts) determined in accordance with the legislative and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation based on salaries content.

21. For employees captured or as hostages, interned in neutral countries, as well as for missing employees (until they are recognized as missing in the manner prescribed by law or declared dead), monetary allowance is retained in full. In these cases, the monetary allowance of these employees is paid to the spouses or other members of their families in the manner determined by the Government of the Russian Federation, until the circumstances of the capture of the employees as prisoners of war or as hostages, the internment of the employees, or until their release or until they are recognized in the manner prescribed by law as unknown absent or declared dead.

(see text in the previous edition)

22. An employee temporarily performing duties in another position is paid based on the salary for the temporarily filled position, but not less than the salary for the main position, taking into account additional payments established for him for the main position.

23. An employee who is at the disposal of the federal executive body in the field of internal affairs, another federal executive body in which employees serve, its territorial body or an organization included in the system of the said federal body, until the expiration of the period determined by the federal law governing service in the internal affairs bodies, a monetary allowance is paid, calculated on the basis of the official salary for the last position filled, the salary for a special rank, as well as a monthly bonus to the salary for length of service (length of service) and coefficients (regional, for service in high mountainous areas, for service in desert and waterless areas) and percentage bonuses provided for, respectively, paragraphs 1 and 8 of part 6 of this article. An employee who is at the disposal of the federal executive body in the field of internal affairs, another federal executive body in which employees serve, its territorial body or an organization included in the system of the said federal body, and performing duties for the last position filled, in accordance with By order or order of the head of the federal executive body in the field of internal affairs, the head of another federal executive body in which the employees serve, or the head authorized by him, the monetary allowance is paid in full. By decision of the head of the federal executive body in the field of internal affairs, the head of another federal executive body in which employees serve, or a manager authorized by him, an employee at the disposal of the federal executive body in the field of internal affairs, another federal executive body, in in which the employees serve, its territorial body or organization included in the system of the specified federal body, and who does not fulfill the duties of the last position filled, taking into account the actual volume of official duties performed by him, additional payments may also be made provided for

27. The specifics of providing monetary benefits to certain categories of employees are determined by federal laws and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation.

28. Employees performing tasks to ensure law and order and public safety in certain regions of the Russian Federation or serving under martial law or a state of emergency, armed conflict, conducting a counter-terrorism operation, eliminating the consequences of accidents, natural and man-made disasters, other emergency situations and in In other special conditions associated with an increased danger to life and health, a change in the working time regime and the introduction of additional restrictions, increasing coefficients or allowances are established in amounts determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.

29. Employees seconded in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation to state authorities and other state bodies (hereinafter referred to as state bodies) are provided with monetary compensation in the manner determined by the President of the Russian Federation.

30. Employees seconded to organizations in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation are provided with monetary compensation in the manner determined by the Government of the Russian Federation. At the same time, the amounts of official salaries of employees seconded to organizations and additional payments to such employees are established by the heads of these organizations in agreement with the federal executive body in the field of internal affairs.

(see text in the previous edition)

31. The amounts of official salaries for calculating pensions for persons who, upon dismissal from service in internal affairs bodies, were assigned pensions based on the salaries for the positions they filled in state bodies and organizations, and for members of their families are established in the manner determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.

The legendary and invincible Russian army, which has known the joys of victory, feeds the fighting spirit of more than half of Russian citizens, who are confident that a patriotic mood will strengthen the country’s position at the global level. Recently, capital investments have been made in defense, military salaries are increasing, and the attractiveness of the service has increased significantly. The events in Ukraine that unfolded in 2014 also caused a surge of patriotic excitement.

Our army is armed quite well, considering the fact that Russia has the most weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, in the world. Such maintenance requires a lot of expenses, which grow by 1.2-2% every year. About a third of the total national budget goes to general military needs. So what are the figures for calculating the current level of military salaries?

What does the salary consist of?

The military salary consists of a salary and various types of additional payments, and there are a number of indicators that influence the minimum level of monetary allowance:

• military position held;
• personal achievements and merits;
• length of service;
• duration and conditions of military service;
• place and time of passage (peacetime, “hot spot”);
• qualifications and assigned tasks;
• existing military ranks.

In many post-Soviet countries, it is the list of these main factors that influences the size of military salaries. Additional monetary reward may be awarded for knowledge foreign languages, high level of physical fitness, higher education, absence or competent way out of emergency situations.

By the way, the welfare of people in uniform today is at a decent level. The average salary of the Russian military last year was 62,000 rubles, which is 2 times more than the Russian salary.

You can roughly understand the monetary allowance using the table below. Conditionally, because the earnings of each serviceman are influenced by several indicators.

Salary table by military rank and position

Military rank, position	Salary according to military position	Salary according to military rank	Average monthly accrual including all additional payments
Lieutenant (platoon commander)	7000	12 442	50 000
Captain (company commander)	7 900	13 970	52 000
Major (deputy battalion commander)	8 490	14 760	55 600
Lieutenant Colonel (battalion commander)	9 100	15 529	60 281
Colonel (regiment commander)	9670	17 500	70 320
Major General (Brigade Commander)	10 896	18 630	74 000
Lieutenant General (Army Commander)	11 500	29 354	117 000

According to the new law, a lieutenant's salary without additional charges should be 50,000 rubles, with allowances - 80,000 rubles. To many, these figures will seem quite modest for people with such responsibility on their shoulders - to defend their homeland. But if you consider that until 2012 the average salary of a lieutenant was 14,000, then you can notice a significant improvement in the situation.

What does the future hold?

Every state understands the importance of having a well-equipped and motivated army, increasing its combat effectiveness and the level of professionalism of its employees, as well as the importance of creating good conditions for them. All efforts and resources are urgently being invested in the development of the production of defense equipment in order to replace previously carried out supplies from other states that have applied sanctions to Russia.

Due to the current economic situation, there is no talk of prospects for an increase in military salaries, but despite this, indexation is carried out annually for the level of inflation for soldiers, officers and general personnel.

What salary do military personnel receive in Russia and other countries?

In the USA, the average monthly income of a general is 1.3 million rubles. The maximum salary of a Russian colleague is 200,000 rubles. It turns out that Russia spends up to 140 million rubles a month on its generals, which is 8.5 times less than in America. An American private receives 120,000 rubles a month, taking into account all allowances. German soldier - 141,000 rubles, English - 125,000 rubles.

In the CIS countries, things are even sadder than in Russia. So, in Belarus, a lieutenant receives 6,550 rubles per month translated into Russian money, a Ukrainian colleague - 15,000.

Military training. Salary

Participants receive not only a monetary reward, but also full food and clothing support. All income (salary, scholarship, benefits, etc.) that could have been received during the training camp is compensated.

The fees apply to those who are in the reserve and have already completed military service. Participants in the training camp are also adult citizens who have completed training in military department.

Allowances and additional payments

Initially, it may seem that the salary of a military man in Russia is absolutely nothing, but this does not take into account allowances. And these are quite serious additional payments, which can ultimately amount to 50% of the salary. Financiers monthly “add” bonuses to the salary of people in uniform, which can seriously differ from each other in amount. For example, a private will receive a bonus of 100 rubles for qualifications, and the commander of a submarine missile carrier, by order of the Defense Ministry No. 400, will receive 200,000 rubles.

A serving in the army receives good housing bonuses; in case of conscientious service, the contract soldier is given the right to purchase permanent housing using the savings-mortgage system. If after 7-10 years a situation arises that the state will have to pay the balance of the mortgage in full.

Military contractor. Salary

Contract service in the Russian army is quite a popular phenomenon. Contract soldiers are voluntary participants in the Armed Forces who carry out their activities on the basis of an agreement. The main conditions are age restrictions and conscientious performance of official duties. The first contract is concluded under the conditions that the citizen is at least 18 and not more than 40 years old. It is expected that from 2017 fighters under 30 years of age will be recruited into service.

In 2016, the amount of salary for contract workers was established according to two laws:

1. dated 07.11.2011 N 306-FZ dated 06.04.2015 “On monetary allowances for military personnel and provision of individual payments to them.”
2. Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated December 5, 2011 N 992 (dated August 6, 2015) “On the establishment of salaries for contract military personnel.”

According to these legislative documents, military salaries are made up of salary based on military position and salary based on military rank. Bonuses and additional financial assistance paid annually for good service are added to the total amount.

Average size of DD (monetary allowance)

• Ordinary contract soldier - 30,000 rubles.
• Sergeant and sergeant major - 40,000 rubles.
• lieutenant - 55,000 rubles.

When entering military service under a contract, a soldier’s salary is:

• in the ground forces - from 19,000 rubles;
• in the navy - from 22,000 rubles;
• in military air services - from 20,000 rubles;
• in the navy on submarines - from 40,000 rubles.

In 2016, these data were presented by Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Tatyana Shevtsova. Contract servicemen also receive decent benefits:

• Compensation for the costs of rented housing if a service apartment was not provided. The amount of payments depends on the region and averages 50%.
• When moving to a new duty station, allowances are paid for all family members.
• With more than 20 years of service, a contract soldier receives a cash benefit in the amount of 7 monthly salaries. If the total length of service is less than 20 years, lump sum payments are equal to 2 salaries.

Contract service in the army is a prestigious profession, and the number of contract soldiers increases every year, so the question always remains relevant: what is the salary of the military? For the period 2015-2016, this number is 200,000 people. By 2017, the figure is planned to double.

Regardless of the salary and position held, contract workers receive paid leave every year, taking into account 30 days or more.

Profession: military aviation pilot

The work of a military pilot is very difficult and dangerous. Moreover, as a rule, during military conflicts, pilots are not left in captivity, but destroyed. The profession is considered harmful to health due to emotional overload. Military aviation in Russia pays special attention, including material support and housing. Fast advancement up the career ladder and an equally quick retirement.

The salary of a military pilot is not less than 100,000 rubles, this is in peacetime. In addition, employees are provided with food and are first on the list to receive housing. According to the latest data, the size of the pension of military pilots is on average 1.7 times greater than that of civilians. Pension payments are accrued at the rate of 55%, but not more than 80%.

Salary for medical staff

There is such a profession as the military, where doctors are seriously different from other specialists. A military doctor is one of the most respected professions. This is a person exclusively with a higher medical education. Only a junior officer can become a doctor in the army; warrant officers are paramedics, privates are orderlies, and sergeants are instructors. But, unfortunately, this respect is not evident in the salaries of military doctors.

Colonels, heads of departments, receive from 20,000 rubles. The average salary for lieutenants is 10,000 rubles per month.

Should we expect a salary increase in 2017?

Will military salaries be increased and will there be indexation? Federal Law No. 306 of 2011 states the need for annual indexation of wages, bonus payments and allowances. In 2017, indexation is expected to occur in February, based on price increases in 2016. But it is too early to talk about increasing wages, even despite the current law, especially in conditions of economic instability.

Indexation and crisis

The crisis in our country today is truly serious, and every resident of Russia has felt it. This could not but affect the income of the population, which decreased by 20%. The increase in military salaries depends, as already mentioned, on the length of service, position held, and military rank.

Not so long ago, everyone who was called up without fail was paid an insignificant amount - 500 rubles, today the figure has increased to 2000. Considering that the soldiers are provided with food and housing, we can say that the amount is quite bearable to begin with. An increase in monetary allowance can only be made through indexation.

Indexation for employees in the Armed Forces is planned for 2017 due to the increased level of inflation. Today, the average military salary is 30,000 rubles, but the government believes that it should rise to at least 50,000 rubles. Indexation was also expected in 2016, but was never carried out.

Military pension

Military personnel, as a rule, retire early. Already at the age of 40, you can count on pension payments, but on the condition that the military man continues to serve further. At the moment, a bill has already been prepared to increase payments to pensioners by 7%. This indicates the state's desire to strengthen its army. It is extremely important for Russia to have a powerful Armed structure.

It is also planned to index pension payments by 3% for employees on vacation.

Summing up your resume

The annual increase in military salaries and improved conditions are due to the fact that Russia has recently needed to strengthen its combat positions. And, as you know, for a long time, service in the ranks of the Russian army was unpromising and completely unprestigious. To attract people, monthly salaries are also increased and issues of improving living conditions are resolved.

The main task of the state in the military sector is to recruit officers to the army ranks.

In general, military salaries in the country today are decent, especially in comparison with civilian incomes. Although it is quite difficult to earn money for your own home. For many conscripts living in the outback, the prospects of working in the Russian Air Force are very tempting, given the conditions of the current crisis and complete unemployment in rural areas. High patriotic feelings are, of course, good, but whether or not to serve under a contract is something everyone decides for themselves.

The work, albeit lucrative, is hard, harmful, sometimes thankless and dangerous, and the risk to life is already included in the salary from the very beginning. Military service allows you to receive a stable income now and confidence in a secure future.

Recently, contract military service has been actively promoted. The prestige of this profession has increased significantly. Salaries have increased, conditions have improved, there are more guarantees from the state and fewer delays in wages. IQ Review I tried to figure out whether life is so sweet for a professional military man in modern Russia, what their salaries really are, and whether young people today would want to serve their country for that kind of money.

Military service for money - is it possible to combine the unpleasant with the useful?

Soldier with Kalashnikov assault rifle

How to get hired under a contract

Military conscription has its supporters and opponents. Conscription service is full of hardships, limits a person’s freedom, takes away a year of life, is not voluntary and applies only to men. There is little pleasant here, especially for those who do not want to join the army. Today we will skip this question.

In light of the existence of a contract service, doing the same thing for free for a year is somehow insulting. Well, that is, not entirely free. How much do conscripts in the army pay per month? The officially declared amount of monetary allowance in Russia is 2,000 rubles for all conscripts (in special zones there are small regional allowances). Those young people who are thinking about becoming contract soldiers in the future often ask the question: is it possible not to serve under conscription, but to immediately go into contract service?

Viktor Goremykin, head of the Main Personnel Directorate of the Russian Military Department, Colonel General:

“After 27 years, we will only be happy to recruit those who have not completed conscription military service. But if an 18-year-old young man comes to us and immediately asks to become a contract soldier, we will offer him to first serve a year of conscription.”

Who then can sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense and receive money? Who is this advertisement aimed at?

Requirements for those wishing to enter into a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry

“A contract for military service can only be concluded: after receiving a diploma of higher education, after completing conscription service, while in the reserve, in compliance with other requirements of Article 33 of the Federal Law of the Russian Federation No. 53 “On military duty and military service.”

At the same time, Federal Law No. 53-FZ of March 28, 1998 “On Military Duty and Military Service” in its latest edition says:

“The first contract for military service is concluded with a soldier undergoing military service upon conscription, or another citizen entering military service in a military position for which the state provides for the military rank of soldier, sailor, sergeant, sergeant major - for two years or three year at the citizen’s choice.”

Based on the text of the law, you can go to the draft, and then immediately sign a contract. Apparently, if you are drafted you will be forced to serve for a full year, the wording of the law is vague, it is better to check with the local military registration and enlistment office.

In general, everything is clear with the target audience. Now we need to clarify the current level of military salaries for 2015. But first, let’s delve for a couple of minutes into the history of the formation of the contract service in Russia in order to understand where the legs of the numbers come from.

How the salaries of contract soldiers were raised

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Talks about high salaries for the Russian military began in 2008, before the crisis, just at the peak of economic growth. The screenshot shows figures from a 2008 article - how much officers actually received, and how it was planned to increase pay after the reform (this was still under Serdyukov).

Salaries of senior officers under Serdyukov before the reform

Alexander, reserve lieutenant:

“When I studied at the military department in 2008, after graduation, everyone was offered to enroll in service under a contract with a salary of 50 thousand (for a lieutenant with higher education) from next year. Nobody went there. To us, students of a civilian university, 50 thousand then seemed like a very small salary for such conditions - living in some shabby dorm in a military town, waking up at 5.30, eating almost nothing and not having the opportunity to quit at any time. At that time, he could earn so much in Moscow.

As I remember, just the next year they “cut” the budget, and the military waited for their “big” salaries right up until 2013. But today the 50-70 thousand that they were given is still a little more than a thousand dollars, and even if we assume that the military does not travel abroad and spends everything in rubles, then inflation over these years has already been 80% percent. From the experience I have with the military, I can say that they think quite straightforwardly and still think that their salaries have increased significantly, although this is only a nominal increase.

The only positive thing about being a military man is a free apartment. But from communicating with officers at the department, every student knew that these apartments had not been given for decades, and to whom they were given - for decent kickbacks and in some hole. Apartments in Moscow, in principle, were not given to anyone with the rank of lieutenant colonel or lower, and 90% of officers never rise above this rank at the time of transfer to the reserve. Therefore, I didn’t really believe in getting an apartment from the state. Well, they will send you to some urban settlement in the Murmansk region and, at best, in 20 years they will give you a one-room apartment there, which is worth a million, and you will be there and drink yourself to death on a military pension of 25 thousand rubles. My arms and legs are in place, I will earn the equivalent of this million in civilian life in 2 years without eating slop and getting up every day before dawn.”

Contract service - salary, benefits, allowances, apartment and pension

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Let's move on to the most interesting thing - how much they pay in the army under a contract. It is clear that wages are different for soldiers and officers. There are also quite a few bonuses and coefficients on which the contract worker’s salary will depend.

Salary and bonus system - how a military salary is calculated

The monetary allowance of military personnel in 2015 is determined by the Federal Law of November 7, 2011 No. 306-FZ “On the monetary allowance of military personnel and the provision of individual payments to them.” It consists of monthly salary and additional cash payments. The salary depends on the military rank and position held.

In more detail it looks like this:

• monthly bonus for length of service - from 10% to 40% of the salary;
• monthly bonus for excellent qualifications— from 5% to 30% of the salary for a military position;
• monthly bonus for secrecy - up to 65% of the salary for a military position;
• monthly bonus for special conditions of military service
• monthly bonus for performing tasks directly related to the risk to life and health in peacetime, as well as for participation in exercises, ship voyages, practicing combat and combat training tasks in field conditions outside the permanent deployment points of a military unit - up to 100% of the salary for a military position;
• monthly bonus for special achievements in service- up to 100% of the salary for a military position;
• bonus for conscientious and effective performance of official duties— up to three salaries per year;
• annual material aid- at least one salary;
• monthly bonus for qualifying level of physical fitness military personnel;
• monthly bonus for knowledge of foreign languages;
• lifting when moving to a new duty station- in the amount of one salary per serviceman and 25% - for each family member;
• payment of compensation for rental housing according to the standards established by the legislation of the Russian Federation (for Moscow and the Moscow region - 15,000 rubles);
• lump sum allowance upon discharge from military service: with a total length of service of less than 20 years - 2 salaries, more - 7 salaries.

Social package and “free” apartment upon retirement

In addition to bonuses, the military has other “goodies” to its salary.

Getting housing for military personnel regulated by Federal Law No. 117-FZ of 2004 “On the savings and mortgage system of housing for military personnel.” You will find all the details in the text of the law. In short, you can get an apartment in two ways.

• After 20 years of service or upon dismissal after 10 years of service due to age or health conditions, you can use the accumulated funds in the savings-mortgage system. This is enough for an apartment in any city except Moscow (money is not issued in kind, but through the issuance of state housing certificates).
• Through the military mortgage system. In 2015, the savings contribution is 245,880 rubles per year and is indexed annually.

In the first case, you save virtual money and then buy an apartment. In the second case, you take out a mortgage on an apartment, and the state pays it off - in a certain amount (about 20 thousand rubles per month today).

Important: when receiving a mortgage loan, all associated costs - real estate valuation, life and health insurance of the borrower, insurance of the collateral - are borne by the NIS participant.

In addition to the apartment, there are other types of helpmilitary personnel :

• higher or secondary vocational education;
• free treatment in hospitals and clinics of the Ministry of Defense for servicemen and members of their family;
• nutrition;
• outfit;
• free travel to a new place of duty, on a business trip, to a place of vacation and back once a year (for military personnel serving under a contract in the Far North and equivalent areas). One family member and a container (20 tons) with personal belongings also travel free of charge;
• preferential pension from the age of 45, subject to 20 years of service;
• payment of compensation to relatives for death while on duty - 3 million rubles. For disability - 2 million.

It is interesting that the military pension is calculated based on salaries by position, rank and bonus for length of service. That is, it is calculated only from half of the real salary.

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Salaries of soldiers and sergeants

From the complex system of allowances and bonuses, it can be understood that you cannot know the salary of a contract worker without knowing his base salary. These are the salaries according to the salary scale for privates, sergeants and foremen (former warrant officers) for positions up to platoon commander. These are positions for people without higher education. This infographic shows the numbers with bonuses in the “salary to accrual” column.

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To verify the information, we randomly interviewed military personnel.

Nikita, instructor at a contract military service recruitment point:

“The monetary allowance consists of a salary according to military rank, the military position held and other allowances established by Order of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation of 2011 No. 2700, approximately from 17,000 to 60,000 rubles.”

Sergey, contract soldier with 10 years of experience:

“I have the fifth tariff category. Secret - 1 form. Salary - 26 thousand rubles in hand. But this includes deductions for housing, trade unions, and so on.”

Alexey, serves in the North:

“I serve in the Murmansk region, our foreman receives 100-110 thousand rubles with 5 bonuses for “polarity” plus an apartment anywhere after many, many years. Without “polarity” the foreman receives 60 thousand, his duties include receiving allowances and taking him to meals in the canteen. Lieutenant, deputy platoon commander - 120 thousand a month, there is nothing to spend it on. I earn 25 thousand as a medical registrar in the forensic medical examination, working 6 hours, before that I received 25-30 thousand in a call center.”

And here is a graph that clearly shows the growth of wages and the timing of repayment of military mortgages. The figures are given from the table above, already with allowances.

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Attention! Don’t let these beautiful figures mislead you: the basic salary of a private in the first two years of contract service is only 15 thousand rubles before paying 13% personal income tax.

How much does an officer earn in the Russian army?

Service under a contract with higher education implies an officer rank and an officer position. Officers get paid pretty decently, especially with “northern” allowances. Moreover, without allowances, the salary of a lieutenant in his first year of service is only 30 thousand rubles.

Tatyana Shevtsova, Deputy Minister of Defense for Financial Affairs:

“The average level of pay for military personnel today is more than 62 thousand rubles. This is 10% higher than the average salary in the oil and gas sector.”

Here salary table for officers - from lieutenant to army general.

Salary table by position and rank for officers

The salary table for rank and position was compiled in 2012, and since then the salaries of officers have not changed significantly. If you need accurate salary data for a certain military rank, taking into account all allowances, you can use the military salary calculator. It allows you to calculate the expected salary with all allowances in accordance with your position and rank. The numbers given there take into account indexation for 2015.

Interesting facts about the contract army

1. The 2015 budget included an indexation of military pay by 5.5%, but the Ministry of Finance proposed canceling it, citing the fact that there would be no money to pay.
2. The staff strength of the Russian Army since 2008 has been 1 million people.
3. Today there are about 250 thousand contract soldiers in the army.
4. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation plans to staff the army with contract servicemen by more than 50% by 2022.

conclusions

In general, we can say that the wages of military personnel today are quite high. The difference with ordinary hard workers in civilian life is especially strong due to the fact that it is very difficult to work independently in Russia. In fact, many positions are complete scams, and salaries for small towns where there is no work are simply fabulous. Whether it is worth going to service under a contract, everyone decides for himself. The work, of course, pays money, but it is tedious and dangerous, taking into account the political situation and professional risks. Do not forget that the risk to life is initially “included in the price.”

Probably everyone is familiar with the situation when colleagues with the same ranks, equal length of stay in the army, occupying equivalent positions, receive significantly different salaries. I will soon retire. It is known that a military pension is formed primarily on the basis of wages, so I decided to find out in detail what it consists of. salary calculation and what a service member can do to increase the amount of payments.

The monetary allowance of contract soldiers includes 2 main components: salary (salary according to military position + salary according to military rank + police department coefficient or police department increase for class qualifications) and monthly allowances. If everything is clear with the first part of the DD, then the allowances had to be dealt with in more detail, because often the amount of additional payments significantly exceeds the basic salary. Looking ahead, I will say that with a little effort, I managed to influence the size of the DD. I hope that my analytical experience outlined in the article will help my colleagues improve their financial situation. You don’t need any special education to understand accounting intricacies. You just need to study carefully military pay calculator, given below.

Online military salary calculator 2018-2019

What influences the formation of wages

Mandatory payments

So, the first part DD calculator for military personnel constitute mandatory payments. They are the same for all employees of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Military positions are divided into 19 categories, each of which has a fixed salary. Thus, the salary of the I tariff category is 10 thousand 400 rubles, X TP - 20 thousand 800 rubles, and XIX - 25 thousand. 480 rub.

Salaries based on military rank also fall into the category of a fixed amount. For privates (sailors) DVZ is 5 thousand 200 rubles, a junior lieutenant receives 9 thousand 880 rubles, a colonel - 13 thousand 520 rubles, and an army general - 28 thousand 800 rubles.

The third position in determining the mandatory ones - the coefficient for the ATS - varies from 10% to 100%. As a result, the DD for the listed positions is fixed and ranges from 16 thousand 640 rubles. (for a private) up to 82 thousand 160 rubles. (for Marshal of the Russian Federation).

Military personnel cannot influence this part of the salary calculator.

How to increase the pay of privates, sergeants and officers of the RF Armed Forces

The second part of the military allowance calculator includes monthly additional payments, which are calculated as a percentage of the ATS. Soldiers and officers can receive bonuses for 11 positions, and they can directly or indirectly influence each of these bonuses. For example, NVL depends on the length of stay in the RF Armed Forces. However, there are territories of the Russian Federation (Far North, Kurile Islands etc.), where 1 year of service is counted as 2. That is, having actually served 5 years, a serviceman can count on a 20% bonus.

Privates and officers can increase their DD to 30% of the internal affairs department by increasing their qualification category. The physical training of a contract soldier also plays an important role in the formation of his DD. Thus, Masters of Sports of Russia (USSR) receive an additional 100% ATS, and those who have confirmed (received) 1st category in one of the military applied sports - 80%.

Also, the maximum allowance (up to 100%) is given to citizens of the Russian Federation who perform their military duty in hot spots outside of Russia. To be included in the group of Russian troops participating in operations involving risks to life and health, it is necessary to submit a report to the command. In addition, in the Syrian Arab Republic and other places of temporary deployment of a limited contingent of the Russian Armed Forces, members of the mission additionally receive travel allowances.

There may be other allowances throughout the year:

• bonuses (up to 1 salary);
• awards (for medals “Combat Distinction” - 30%; “For Military Valor of the 1st Degree” and “For Demining” - 20%; “For Military Valor of the 2nd Degree” - 10% within a year from the date of receipt);
• lifting allowances (when changing duty stations: 1 salary + 25% of salary for each family member);
• material aid.

To summarize, we can highlight at least 5 actions that will help increase your salary in the short term:

• increase your personal fitness level;
• undergo training under the VUS programs “Physical training and sports”, “Mining training”, “Physical training and sports work; transfer to service in the region with a coefficient of pay and accrual of preferential length of service;
• take part in peacekeeping actions of the RA Armed Forces in hot spots;
• Perform their duties at a high level.

Tax fees and wage indexation

The generally accepted conditions for deducting income tax apply to the salary of military personnel. Today it makes up 13% of the total DD amount. The salary is adjusted to take into account inflation. In 2018, indexation is planned at 5.6%.

In the review article we did not cover all the pitfalls military salary calculator, so ask specific questions, share your stories. Our site is planning a series of articles on the features of monthly preferential payments in different branches of the military, the formation of the size of the DD of private military companies of the Russian Federation, additional benefits for military personnel of the Russian Armed Forces, so add the article to your bookmarks and social networks.

Documents that regulate the size of the DD of military personnel:

• Federal Law of November 7, 2011 No. 306-FZ;
• Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 21, 2011 No. 1074;
• Order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated December 30, 2011 No. 2700;
• Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of January 9, 2012 No. 46;
• Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2011 No. 1198;
• Order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated August 6, 2012 No. 2195;
• Order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated September 18, 2015 No. 542;
• Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 21, 2011 No. 1073;
• Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 24, 2011 No. 1122;
• Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of September 18, 2006 No. 573;
• Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 27, 1997 No. 1639; Order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated April 11, 1998 No. *24.

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