Comparative analysis of the level of life in Russia and the United States

The paper presents a statistical analysis of the average level of Zara and salaries for different contingent of employed workers in the Russian economy in 2014 according to the Federal State Statistics Service and the Federal Tax Service. Revealed sharp uneven distribution of wages among low-paid and highly paid people. In accordance with the international standards analyzed the nature of the distribution of GDP by the primary income between employees, business owners and government in Russia and the United States. Revealed low proportion for a civilized country the level of wages in GDP of the Russian Federation.