50 best employers in Russia, Forbes rating

If you ask 10 different people about which employer deserves the title of the best, then with a high degree of probability we will get 10 different answers. Someone puts the salary at the forefront. Someone thinks that an employer should be kind and understanding. And some will say that the best employer is the one that provides workers with the most comfortable working conditions or does not bother with overtime.

Analysts of the Superjob.ru portal conducted a survey of 3,000 people and found out what parameters employees consider the most important when applying for a job.

Among these criteria were:

1. what is the salary (the most important criterion);
2. what are the working conditions;
3. is there a big social package;
4. Does the company conduct in-house training;
5. whether the company is creating new jobs;
6. how developed is the infrastructure in the cities where the company has branches;
7. how recognizable the brand is;
8. does the company care about the environment;
9. is spending money on charity.

Based on the results of the survey, Forbes experts have compiled the first-ever list of the best companies-employers in Russia. And we bring to your attention a detailed description of the top ten and a complete rating of 50 companies.

10. Novatek

The second largest gas company in Russia pays its employees well. The average salary at Novatek reaches 42,642 rubles. And it is not surprising, because the employees have to work in harsh weather conditions, since the main activity of the gas production giant is concentrated in the regions of the Far North. And Novatek's largest project, a liquefied natural gas plant, is located in the north of Yamal.

In addition to good salaries, the company provides a generous social package and is vigilant about compliance with safety procedures, which has led to a 38% decrease in the injury rate, to 0.79.

9. Gazprom

We do not know if the dreams of Gazprom employees come true, but the fact that this company is one of the most demanded employers in Russia is beyond doubt. But in terms of salary, Gazprom was only in 13th place. And this despite the fact that the average salary in 2019 was 110,000 rubles per month.

But do not rush to run to submit your resume, this amount is largely due to the high salaries of top managers of Gazprom.

What Gazprom cannot be blamed for is its cruelty. According to such parameter as “charity” the company took the honorable 8th place.

8. Sberbank of Russia

The largest bank in Russia can be criticized for different things. However, it ranks second in Russia in terms of employee training. Last year, 34,000 executives and 213,000 ordinary specialists completed training.

And with the demand for this employer, too, everything is in order. There are many branches throughout the country, and someone has to work in them. The average salary at Sberbank was 42,206 rubles as of 2018.

7. Alrosa

The working conditions in this group of diamond mining companies cannot be called easy, because they have to work in the harsh Yakut climate of the Sakha Republic.

However, Alrosa compensates for these difficulties with a social package and high salaries. The average salary last year amounted to 126,700 rubles.

The diamond giant also generously donates to charity and spares no expense for investments in the regions.

6. VTB

Another reliable bank of Russiaamong the top ten employers of 2019. In terms of salary, he bypasses "Sberbank" (5th place), with working conditions and investments in the region, VTB is also all right.

This bank is one of the largest real estate owners and tenants in the Moscow City business district. And its headquarters are located in the western tower of the luxurious Federation complex.

The average monthly salary at VTB is 142 thousand rubles a month (of course, taking into account the salaries of top managers).

5. Polymetal International

This company mines gold, silver and copper. And for such a parameter as working conditions, she received a silver medal from Forbes experts, being in second place.

They do not offend employees even with salaries, they, as usual in this industry, are very high (on average - 124,567 rubles for the site manager and 58,721 rubles for a locksmith).

Safety in the company is one of the priorities. Last year, the LTIFR was reduced by 40% to 0.09.

4. Yandex

The company itself is only the fourth in the list of the best Russian employers in 2019 according to Forbes, but it is the first in terms of working conditions. At the service of its employees - a variety of domestic services, from dry cleaning to shower. As well as an excellent compensation package: for mobile services, health insurance, food, etc.

And more than 50% of the employees' jobs are located in the capital's business quarter "Krasnaya Roza" with its unique architecture: carefully restored old estates side by side with the futuristic building of the Demidov business center.

3. Gazprombank

Working at Gazprombank is more profitable in terms of salary than at VTB or Sberbank. Indeed, according to this criterion, he takes the honorable first place in the ranking of the best employers from Forbes.

The average monthly salary in this bank is 173 thousand rubles.

Things are doing well at Gazprombank with job creation (10th position) and with working conditions and environmental protection.

2. Pole

The largest gold mining company in Russia belongs to one of the richest businessmen of the Russian Federation Suleiman Kerimov. Such a high position of Polyus in this list is explained by the combination of high salaries with a rich social package.

The monthly average salary of a specialist at Polyus is 76,736 rubles, for an engineer - 63,290 rubles, and for a project manager - 121,161 rubles.

And in terms of investments in the regions, Polyus is in the top ten. In 2018, the amount of investments in social and infrastructure projects in the regions of the company's presence amounted to over $ 33 million.

1. Norilsk Nickel

One of the world's leading producers of nickel, palladium and copper has opened its most important production sites on the Kola and Taimyr Peninsulas.

But at the same time, its employees do not complain about poor working conditions, they also like high salaries, as well as the company's attentive approach to environmental protection and its charitable activities. By all these criteria, Norilsk Nickel is in the top ten.

The average salary of Norilsk Nickel employees is more than 90 thousand rubles, which was boasted by the company's chairman of the board Vladimir Potanin during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018.

Complete rating of 50 companies-employers in Russia