The key facts

  • The highest average pension in September 2026 was in Chukotka: 42.2 thousand rubles
  • The average pension across Russia is 25,469 rubles
  • The Finance Ministry proposed transferring frozen savings into the LSP; the initiative was approved by the government commission

Regions leading in pension size

The highest average pension size in September 2026 was recorded in the Chukotka, Nenets and Khanty-Mansi autonomous okrugs — this follows from data of the Social Fund of Russia examined by TASS (a summary is provided by Gazeta.Ru). In Chukotka the average pension reached 42.2 thousand rubles, in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug — 38.9 thousand, in Magadan Oblast — 37.8 thousand, in Kamchatka — 37.7 thousand, and in the Khanty-Mansi Okrug — 37.1 thousand rubles. Across the country as a whole, the average pension in September amounted to 25,469 rubles, meaning the leaders exceed the national figure by roughly one and a half times.

The fate of frozen savings

Besides the statistics, the publication touches on another pension topic: Russians' pension savings, frozen since 2014, are proposed to be automatically transferred into the long-term savings program (LSP). The initiative comes from the Russian Ministry of Finance and has already been approved by the government commission. If the State Duma passes the bill, it will take effect on April 1, 2027 and will affect 36.5 million people. Details — who will be affected first by the innovation and what will happen to pensioners' money — were examined by Gazeta.Ru in a separate article: The tafs.uz editorial team notes that this is so far a bill approved by the government commission, not an adopted law, so the final terms of transferring the savings depend on further consideration in the State Duma.

Indexation in 2027

Separately, the State Duma spoke about the indexation of Russians' pensions in 2027; specific indexation parameters are not given in the available publications.