The report from the authorities about the average salary in Ingushetia has caused skepticism among social media users.

In Ingushetia, the lowest average salary in Russia has been recorded – 42.7 thousand rubles, according to Rosstat data. Residents of the republic, commenting on this information on social media, doubted the accuracy of the figure, stating that in practice many earn only 17–26 thousand rubles a month.

According to Rosstat, in July of this year, the average monthly salary in Ingushetia was 42.7 thousand rubles – less than in any other region of Russia. Meanwhile, the national average reached 109.5 thousand rubles, and the highest was recorded in Chukotka – 243.7 thousand rubles. Thus, the difference between the maximum and minimum average salaries in the regions was 201 thousand rubles.

The calculation of the average monthly salary is made before tax deductions and includes bonuses and other payments, as well as the earnings of employees with the highest incomes, reported RIA Novosti on October 22, which reviewed Rosstat data.

The post about the average salary in Ingushetia was published in the Instagram* community dyx_ingyshetii, which has about 15.4 thousand followers. As of 12:00 Moscow time on October 26, this post received 71 likes and 30 comments.

Residents of Ingushetia doubted that the average salary in the republic reaches 42.7 thousand rubles and provided examples of significantly lower earnings.

"Where have you seen 42.7 thousand in Ingushetia, here it's a maximum of 25," wrote toma_jenscoe_taxsi.

"I have 20 thousand rubles," reported gagiev_azamat_06_ing_.

"42 thousand? I work as a kindergarten teacher, if my salary were 42 thousand – I would be a happy person, but my salary is only 26 thousand," shared kwavushka.

Other commentators suggested that the average salary is significantly influenced by the incomes of high-paid categories of workers and criticized the republic's position in the ranking.

"This includes judges, generals, deputies, officials, and SVO workers," suggested user senna__1960.

"Probably, and then adding our 25 thousand gives them the average," replied user m_placatus.

"And thanks to whom is this rating so disgraceful?" asked salman___badiev.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that residents of Ingushetia regularly complain about low incomes and rising prices for goods and services. For instance, on September 24, social media users, commenting on the report about the slowdown in fuel price growth, stated that gasoline continues to rise in price, and along with it, prices for food products, including meat, eggs, dairy products, potatoes, and sugar. Earlier, on September 13, residents of the republic doubted the effectiveness of the authorities' measures to curb fuel prices, stating that the price increase had already occurred.

Ingushetia regularly ranks at the bottom of Russian ratings for income and salaries. For example, on November 18, 2024, the republic ranked last in the regional rating for the share of workers with high salaries. According to the data provided at that time, only 2.4% of workers in Ingushetia earned more than 100 thousand rubles a month, while the salary of 58.6% did not exceed 30 thousand rubles. In July of the same year, the republic ranked last in the regional rating for population income: more than 27% of its residents lived below the poverty line.

The labor market situation remains difficult. In September 2024, Ingushetia ranked last in the rating of Russian regions regarding the state of the labor market. According to Rosstat data for September-October 2024, the unemployment rate in the republic was 25.4%, while the average rate in Russia was 2.3%. Thus, unemployment in Ingushetia was 11 times higher than the national average.