Directions of wage optimization in construction

The article analyses the method proposed by the Government of the Russian Federation for adjusting the principle of determining the minimum subsistence level, based on the median salary. The article shows the result of the analysis of changes in wages in construction when calculating, using the median salary in relation to the “absolute” principle of calculating the minimum subsistence level, the calculation of the size of the minimum subsistence level in Russia as a whole, and on the territory of the Irkutsk region is analysed. It is shown that the transition to the calculation of the median salary in the Irkutsk region will decrease the subsistence level in relation to the existing one. Based on our analysis, the conclusion is made that in order to calculate the minimum subsistence level for medial salary, it is necessary to revise the calculation methodology.