How salaries at McDonald's in the United States compare with the incomes of residents of post-Soviet countries

McDonald's will increase hourly wages for its employees in the United States. Entry-level employees will earn $ 11 to $ 17 an hour, and shift supervisors $ 15 to $ 20 an hour. "Lenta.ru".

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A 10 percent increase in wages will affect about 36 thousand people. Thus, the lowest paid McDonald's employee will receive $ 1 a month when fully loaded.

His minimum wage will exceed the monthly income of 97,3 percent of Russia's population.

According to Rosstat, in the first quarter of this year, only 2,7 percent of Russians received more than 100 thousand rubles ($ 1) per month.

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According to the State Statistics Service Ukraine, in January 2021, the average salary of a Ukrainian was 12 hryvnia (337 dollars), writes Air force... This is double the minimum wage. But less than the average salary in December 2020, which then reached UAH 14 ($ 179). That is, incomes in Ukraine are also much inferior to salaries in American fast food.

Average monthly nominal wage of one employee in Kazakhstan, according to estimates, in February 2021 it was 223 tenge (213 dollars), reports Tengrinews... At the end of 2020, the average monthly nominal wage per employee was 233 tenge (136 dollars).

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According to the National Statistics Committee The Republic of Belarus the average accrued wages in the country, as of March 2021, amounted to 1384,7 rubles (530,9 dollars). In February, the average salary was 1277,1 rubles (490,5 dollars), writes Myfin.by.

According to official data from the Georgian National Statistical Office, the average salary in Georgia in 2021 it is 1 lari per month (315 dollars). Men receive about 380 lari ($ 1) and women 581,5 ($ 460), writes Ktogdeskolko.

In general, being a McDonald's employee in the United States is more profitable than earning the average salary in a post-Soviet country, if you compare only income. However, prices in the United States are also higher and costs are higher, so this comparison does not provide a complete picture.

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