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by ilya_b 5727 days ago
> avg. salary IT (after tax) $700-1500/mth (mostly around $1000/mth)

$1000 is for a stydent, twenty-something HTML/PHP programmer or Windows admin. Most companies offer >= $2000. For senior developers (Java, Python, RoR etc) or DBAs $3000 is average. *nix/Cisco admin may expect $2000-$2500.

St.Petersburg's salaries are about 60-70% of Moscow equivalents. Other > 0.5M population cities - about 30-50%. Small cities - 25-30%.