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The wage system for employees of State institutions: The chronology of development and formation

ISSUE 2, FEBRUARY 2026

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Received: 6 November 2025

Accepted: 10 December 2025

Available online: 26 February 2026

Subject Heading: SOCIOECONOMIC POLICY

JEL Classification: J31

Pages: 143-159

https://doi.org/10.24891/kvhmgc

Subject. Problems of legal regulation of labor relations and optimization of the remuneration system.
Objectives. Identification of the main stages of the development of the wage tariff system in Russia, assessment of the possibilities for applying the accumulated experience at present.
Methods. The tools of content analysis, comparative analysis, and retrospective analysis were applied.
Results. Approaches to the formation of the wage tariff system have changed significantly over the decades. Periods of using a unified tariff grid, special tariff grids for workers, salary scales for employees, and professional qualification groups are distinguished. The main factors determining rates were the level of education and work experience.
Conclusions. Taking into account the Soviet and Russian experience in the development of labor legislation can contribute to the creation of a fair and transparent system of remuneration for employees of state institutions.

Keywords: wage system, unified pay scale, salary structure, salary, differentiation

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