Regional coefficient - this phrase is very familiar to older people. Especially those who, in their youth, managed to go “for a long ruble” to the northern regions of our country. But the younger generation does not always know what it is. What is the district coefficient for the regions of Russia and does it still exist? We will try to give answers to these and other questions in this article.
What is RK?
Russia is indeed a great and powerful country. Its territory has several time zones, as well as climatic zones. It is about them that we will talk today.
As you understand, the living conditions of people living in Sochi and, for example, in Irkutsk, are radically different from each other. They need a different amount of warm clothes, they are forced to pay different amounts for heating their homes. The cost of food for them will also be different. Therefore, with the same salary of a doctor or engineer, the quality of life will drastically differ.
To level out this difference in regions with difficult living conditions, there wereintroduced district coefficients and allowances. Additional monetary rewards are designed to reconcile people with difficult living and working conditions. The district coefficient is a numerical indicator that determines the degree of increase in cash payments depending on the place of work and residence of a person. Where did this concept come from?
Historic retreat
The first such definition appeared in 1964. In the former Soviet Union, such an indicator was used to calculate the wages of citizens employed in the oil or gas industry. Regional coefficients and allowances applied mainly to residents of the Yamalo-Nenets districts. Residents of the Khanty-Mansiysk region also received subsidies.
To date, the list of territories subject to such a multiplier has increased significantly. In addition to the territories of the Far North, the list includes many regions of the Urals, Siberia, the Far East and certain northern parts of other regions of the Russian Federation. At the same time, the accounting of the district coefficient for each of these territories is carried out at an individual rate. We will talk about them a little below.
Determination of the size of the PK
In general, the range for calculation ranges from 1, 1 to 2. Workers of enterprises located in the Arctic Ocean zone, residents of Yakutia and Chukotka can count on the most significant regional wage coefficient. For them, the coefficient "2" is provided.
Most of the northern landsthe European part of the country has indicators from 1.15 to 1.4. This means that residents of these territories receive wages increased by 15 and 40 percent, respectively.
The calculation of the district coefficient provides for the degree of climatic difficulties, the presence (or absence) of well-established transport links. The influence of nature on the complexity and danger of the work performed is also taken into account. The current ratios were approved back in 2011 and are still in effect.
When RC is charged
Calculating the district coefficient is a simple matter. You just need to know which payments it applies to and which does not.
In accordance with the law, the increased amounts of payments concern:
- basic salary from the moment of entering the enterprise;
- total salary supplements, including for "length of service", that is, amounts due for continuous work experience;
- various allowances for academic degrees, skill in the profession and other privileges;
- compensation for harmful and dangerous working conditions;
- night surcharges;
- one-time annual bonus based on performance ("13th salary");
- payment for seasonal or temporary work;
- sick leave;
- amounts paid for part-time or part-time work.
Which payments are not covered by the RK
Regional coefficient - this is an indicator that is not charged on all amounts due for payment. exceptionare the following accruals:
- holidays, as they are deducted from the already increased amount of wages;
- any one-time bonuses and material rewards that are not indicated by an employment contract and issued solely at the request of the company's management;
- Northern hardship percentage.
Pensioners and military
The regional coefficient also affects the formation of pensions. However, there are some subtleties in this matter. The effect of such a coefficient lasts exactly as long as the pensioner lives in the relevant territory. In case of departure for permanent residence in a region with a more favorable climate, the amount of the allowance will be recalculated or completely canceled.
But for military personnel, the district coefficient by region is even wider. The list additionally includes high mountainous, arid or desert areas. And an additional item in the list of payments subject to recalculation is an allowance for keeping state secrets.
Value of coefficients by territories
Now let's look at what district coefficient can be set depending on the territory in which labor activity is carried out. In the general case, this value may vary depending on what kind of locality we are talking about.
The biggest coefficient is 2. It is provided:
- for most of the islands of the Arctic Ocean, as well as for lands located in the deltas of its seas;
- forKamchatka, Sakhalin region;
- for Chukotka and neighboring regions;
- for most of the territory of the Kuril Islands;
- for the industrial zone belonging to Yakutia, together with mining and exploration enterprises located there.
Regional rate of 1, 8. It is provided for:
- outlying areas of the Krasnoyarsk Territory;
- some lands of the Murmansk region.
Regional coefficient of 1.7 provided for:
- southern lands of Yakutia.
- Murmansk region;
- Magadan region.
A bet of 1, 6 is used:
- in the northern regions of the Krasnoyarsk Territory;
- in some lands of the Taimyr Territory;
- in most of the Komi Republic;
- throughout the territory of Kamchatka.
A bet of 1, 5 applies to:
- Nenets Okrug;
- of the northern region of the Mansiysk region;
- of some regional centers of the Tyumen region.
Increasing regional coefficient of 1, 4 is provided:
- in the Altai Territory;
- in Primorsky Krai, Tuva and Karelia;
- in some territories of the Arkhangelsk region.
Calculation at rate 1, 3 is in progress:
- in Tomsk, Bodaibo, Severobaikalsk;
- in Bratsk, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Ust-Ilimsk, Evenkiysk;
- in some regions of Buryatia and the Amur region.
The same coefficientaccepted on the territory of the Irkutsk and Tomsk regions, the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug and some areas of the Komi Republic.
Regional coefficient of 1, 2 applies:
- in Khabarovsk, Perm, Primorsky Krai;
- on the territory of most of the Arkhangelsk region and on the territory of Buryatia.
The rate of 1, 15 is used mainly in Karelia.
A more complete list of territories and districts with their coefficients can be found on the website of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation.
Calculation example
As you can see, the district coefficient is a value that directly depends on where exactly the enterprise is located. It is quite simple to independently calculate your salary, taking into account the given coefficient. To do this, simply multiply the corresponding values. For example, if the salary of an employee of an enterprise located in the Okhotsk district of the Khabarovsk Territory is 28,000 rubles, then he is supposed to be paid:
- 28,000 x 1.6 (coefficient for this region)=44,800 Russian rubles.
Of course, "on hand" he will receive much less, because taxes will be deducted from the entire amount.
Can the district coefficient be cancelled?
Many residents of remote regions of Russia are very interested in the question of whether regional surcharges will be canceled in the near future. After all, this has been talked about for a long time. Citizens are also worried about the size of the regional coefficient. Will they reduce it? It is rather difficult to answer these questions.
It can only be noted that since the spring of last year, the law on the creation of advanced development territories in the Far East region came into force. ASEZ enterprises are exempted from paying increasing coefficients. To do this, you must meet a number of conditions:
- replace the RC with cash compensation, and such a replacement should be reflected in the collective agreement;
- obtain voluntary employee consent;
- Pay final official wages in excess of the subsistence level.
It is also worth noting that all these offers are relevant only for individual businesses and do not apply to municipal and state organizations. What will happen next? We'll see.
