Minimum subsistence level in Krasnoyarsk Krai in 2026: for an individual, a child and a pensioner
The minimum subsistence level in Krasnoyarsk Krai for 2026 is 21,022 rubles per month per capita. For working‑age persons it is 22,914 rubles, for pensioners 18,079, for children 20,391. All four amounts are 11% higher than the national figures. They affect the universal child benefit, the pension supplement, fixed‑amount alimony and the money that bailiffs must leave to the debtor. Below is a calculation for families, the minimum by year, neighboring regions of Siberia, as well as a comparison with wages, incomes and poverty in the region. The figures are from Rosstat, the charts open on the website in interactive form.
Minimum subsistence level in Krasnoyarsk Krai in 2026: table
| Group | Krasnoyarsk Krai | Russia | 2025, Krasnoyarsk Krai |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per capita | 21,022 | 18,939 | 19,684 |
| Working‑age | 22,914 | 20,644 | 21,456 |
| Pensioners | 18,079 | 16,288 | 16,928 |
| Children | 20,391 | 18,371 | 19,093 |
Rubles per month. Source: Rosstat.
Over the year each of the four figures increased by 6.8%. Per capita rose by 1,338 rubles, for working‑age persons by 1,458, for pensioners by 1,151, for children by 1,298. Compared with the Russian amounts, the region is ahead by 2,083 rubles per capita, by 2,270 for the working‑age, by 1,791 for the pensioner and by 2,020 for the child.
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How much a family needs at minimum
The minimum is set per person. For a family, the minimum for each member according to their group is taken and summed.
Two working parents and two schoolchildren: 2 × 22,914 + 2 × 20,391 = 86,610 rubles per month. According to all‑Russian standards, the same family would receive 78,030 rubles, 8,580 less.
Mother with a child: 22,914 + 20,391 = 43,305 rubles.
Couple of non‑working pensioners: 2 × 18,079 = 36,158 rubles.
Unified child benefit
The right to the unified benefit appears when the family’s income per person is below the regional per‑capita minimum. In Krasnoyarsk Krai this is 21,022 rubles. A family of four qualifies if all its incomes are less than 84,088 rubles per month, a family of three if less than 63,066. How many such families exist in the country is examined in the article about low‑income families.
Fixed‑amount alimony
When the payer’s income is irregular or hard to prove, a court may set alimony as a fixed amount. It is calculated as a share of the child minimum of the region where the child lives. In Krasnoyarsk Krai half of the child minimum is 10,195.5 rubles, the full minimum is 20,391 rubles. How the average salary enters such a calculation is explained in the article average salary for alimony.
How much must remain for the debtor
When collecting debts, a person must retain an amount not less than the working‑age minimum in their region. In Krasnoyarsk Krai in 2026 this is 22,914 rubles per month. For each dependent child, one can ask to leave an additional 20,391 rubles.
Subsistence minimum in Krasnoyarsk Krai by year
In 2013 the per‑capita minimum in the krai was 8,138 rubles, while across the country it was 7,306. The krai was 11.4% above Russia. Today it is 21,022 rubles, 2.58 times more than then. The Russian figure grew by a factor of 2.59 over the same period, so the gap changed little: it was 832 rubles, became 2,083, but the percentage difference is the same.
The percentage gap varied. In 2014 the krai was 11.6% above the country, in 2017 it was 12.5%, in 2019 it was 14.6%. The peak came in 2020: 13,051 rubles versus 11,312, i.e. 115.4%. In 2021 it was 115.1%. From 2023 onward the share is exactly 111.0% in all four groups simultaneously, so the current Krasnoyarsk amounts are obtained by multiplying the Russian figures by a single coefficient.
The pensioner minimum rose from 6,159 rubles in 2013 to 18,079 in 2026, 2.94 times. You can compare the 2013 minimum with the current one in today’s money using the inflation calculator.
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Minimum for workers and children
The working‑age minimum grew from 8,737 rubles in 2013 to 22,914 in 2026, 2.62 times. The child minimum grew from 7,865 to 20,391, 2.59 times. These are the most important figures for families: they are used to calculate the unified benefit and alimony.
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Krasnoyarsk Krai among regions and neighbors
Rosstat publishes the minimum for 2026 for 89 territories. For 17 of them it is higher than Krasnoyarsk's, for 70 lower, and for one the same: Karelia, 21,022 rubles. The krai shares the 18th place from the top with it. The cheapest minimum is in Lipetsk and Tambov oblasts, 15,719 rubles, 5,303 less than Krasnoyarsk's. The highest is in Chukotka, 49,431 rubles, 2.35 times higher.
Neighbors along the border live on different amounts. In Irkutsk Oblast the minimum per capita is 20,075 rubles, 947 less than Krasnoyarsk's. In Khakassia 19,318, 1,704 less. In Tuva 19,128, 1,894 less. In Tomsk Oblast 18,560, 2,462 less. In Kemerovo Oblast 17,234, 3,788 less. Among those mentioned only Yakutia has a higher figure: 28,598 rubles, 7,576 more. If a family is considering moving to Kemerovo, the minimum there is noticeably lower, but wages are different as well.
All regions in descending order are compiled in the regional ranking by living minimum, the overall picture for the country is described in the article living minimum 2026 by regions. For comparison with a region where the minimum is lower than the Russian average, there is an article about Perm Krai.
Salaries and incomes: how far the minimum goes
The minimum does not reflect the wealth of the region: it is tied to local prices and is calculated from the nationwide figure with regional coefficients. The earnings of residents of Krasnoyarsk Krai are considered separately.
The average gross salary in the krai in 2025 was 106,698 rubles, in Russia 101,784. That is 104.8% of the Russian level. But the minimum in the krai is higher by 11%, so the buffer for a Krasnoyarsk resident is smaller: the average salary exceeds the working‑age minimum by 4.97 times (106,698 versus 21,456 for 2025). In Russia it is 5.27 times.
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Rosstat also calculates the direct ratio of per‑capita income to the minimum. In the second quarter of 2026 in Krasnoyarsk Krai income exceeded the minimum by 3.51 times (351.0%), in Russia by 4.05 (405.1%). The gap with the country widened: in the second quarter of 2013 it was 291.6% versus 338.4%, i.e., a lag of 46.8 points, now 54.1.
The lowest second‑quarter value in the krai was in 2016, 247.7%. Since then the buffer has grown by 103.3 points. The krai rose above the 2013 level only in 2023: 293.8% versus 291.6%. The lowest value for all quarters since 2013 was recorded in the first quarter of 2021, 217.9%. The fourth quarter, when payments are traditionally highest, gave 404.4% in 2025 versus 514.2% for the country.
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How many people live below the poverty line
In 2025 incomes below the poverty line were recorded for 10.1% of the krai’s residents, in Russia 6.7%. That is 1.5 times more often. Among 87 regions with data the krai ranks 70th from the start of the list by increasing share: the lowest is Saint Petersburg at 3.2%, Tatarstan and Chukotka at 3.3% each. Among neighbours only Tuva (18.6%) and Khakassia (12.5%) are worse. In Irkutsk Oblast it is 10.6%, in Tomsk 8.7%, in Kemerovo 7.6%.
In the 1990s the krai looked better than the country: in 1999 the share below the line was 21.1% for Krasnoyarsk residents versus 28.4% for Russia. Then the relationship reversed. In 2002 the krai had 25.6% versus 24.6%, and since then the krai has never overtaken the country. By 2013 the gap was 15.6% versus 10.8%. In 2015 the krai peaked at 18.9%, the country at 13.5%. By 2025 the share fell to 10.1%, but in Russia it declined faster.
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Pensioner's minimum and pension supplement
If an unemployed pensioner's pension, together with other payments, is less than the regional pensioner's minimum, the state pays the difference. In the Krasnoyarsk Krai, for 2026, the threshold is 18,079 rubles; a year ago it was 16,928, an increase of 1,151 rubles. How the social supplement works is explained in the article about the pensioner's subsistence minimum. A series for the region: pensioner's minimum in Krasnoyarsk Krai by year.
Questions and answers
What is the subsistence minimum in Krasnoyarsk Krai in 2026?
Per capita, it is 21,022 rubles per month. For the working-age population, 22,914; for pensioners, 18,079; for children, 20,391.
What is the subsistence minimum per child in Krasnoyarsk Krai in 2026?
20,391 rubles per month. In 2025, it was 19,093.
Why is the minimum in Krasnoyarsk Krai higher than in Russia?
Since 2021, the all-Russian minimum has been calculated based on the median income in the country, rather than the cost of the consumer basket. For regions, their own coefficients are applied to it, which take into account the difference in prices. The region's own income does not directly affect the amount. In Krasnoyarsk Krai, for 2026, the minimum is 111% of the Russian minimum in all groups.
In short
- The subsistence minimum in Krasnoyarsk Krai for 2026: 21,022 rubles per capita, 22,914 for the working-age population, 18,079 for pensioners, 20,391 for children.
- This is 111% of the Russian amounts. For 17 out of 89 regions, the minimum is higher, for 70 it is lower, and for Karelia it is the same. Among the neighbors considered, only Yakutia is higher; for Irkutsk Oblast, Khakassia, Tuva, Tomsk, and Kemerovo Oblasts, it is lower.
- A family of two working adults and two children needs 86,610 rubles per month according to the minimum; the threshold for the unified benefit for four people is 84,088 rubles of income.
- Since 2013, the minimum has grown 2.58 times, almost as much as the Russian one (2.59), and incomes in the second quarter of 2026 exceeded it by 3.51 times, compared to 4.05 for the country.
- 10.1% of residents are below the poverty line, compared to 6.7% on average in Russia.