Bureau of National statistics
Agency for Strategic planning and reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Wages and working conditions Compared to the previous quarter, the average monthly wage increased by 0.5%, the real wage index was 97.1%.
Compared to the corresponding quarter of 2022, the average monthly wage increased by 19.3%, the real wage index was 99.4%.
| Average monthly wage | Real wage index, as a percentage of | Median monthly wage (estimate), tenge | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tenge | as a percentage of | |||||
| previous quarter | corresponding quarter of the previous year | previous quarter | corresponding quarter of the previous year | |||
| 2022 | ||||||
| I quarter | 285 433 | 103.6 | 123.7 | 100.5 | 112.7 | 189 154 |
| II quarter | 312 011 | 109.3 | 124.0 | 102.9 | 108.9 | 206 767 |
| III quarter | 299 782 | 96.1 | 123.0 | 92.2 | 105.8 | 198 663 |
| IV quarter | 338 715 | 113.0 | 122.9 | 107.9 | 102.8 | 224 463 |
| 2023 | ||||||
| I quarter | 340 556 | 100.5 | 119.3 | 97.1 | 99.4 | 224 345 |
Regionally, the largest increase in average monthly nominal wages in the I quarter of 2023 compared to the corresponding quarter of 2022 was in the Atyrau region – 29.4%, in the Kostanai region – 23%, in the Mangystau region – 22.5%, in the Ulytau region – 22.1%. The lowest growth is observed in the Batys Kazakhstan region – 11.9% and in the Almaty region – 13.5%.
The largest increase in average monthly wages compared to the corresponding quarter of 2022 was recorded in construction – 34.5%, in information and communication – 30.3%, in provision of accommodation and catering services – 29.2%, in the administrative and support services activities – 28%. In industry, the average monthly wage increased – by 21.7%, in education – by 11.6%.
The smallest increase in the average monthly wages compared to the corresponding quarter of 2022 was noted in the provision of other types of services – by 9.7%, real estate transactions – 9.8%.
In the sectoral structure, the highest nominal wages are recorded in the mining and quarrying – 2.3 times higher than the national average, in financial and insurance activities – 1.8 times, in information and communication – 1.6 times, in construction – 1.4 times, respectively.
| Average monthly nominal wage | Real wage index, as a percentage of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tenge | as a percentage of | ||||
| previous quarter | corresponding quarter of the 2022 year | previous quarter | corresponding quarter of the 2022 year | ||
| By total economic activity | 340 556 | 100.5 | 119.3 | 97.1 | 99.4 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | 179 388 | 86.4 | 124.5 | 83.5 | 103.8 |
| Industry | 474 938 | 100.1 | 121.7 | 96.7 | 101.4 |
| Mining and quarrying | 766 555 | 105.3 | 123.8 | 101.7 | 103.2 |
| Manufacturing industry | 391 999 | 98.8 | 120.1 | 95.5 | 100.1 |
| Electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air conditioning supply | 281 875 | 86.4 | 119.7 | 83.5 | 99.8 |
| Water supply; waste collection, treatment and disposal, pollution elimination activities | 201 884 | 94.5 | 118.2 | 91.3 | 98.5 |
| Construction | 472 084 | 101.2 | 134.5 | 97.8 | 112.1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of cars and motorcycles | 293 442 | 99.4 | 122.3 | 96.0 | 101.9 |
| Transport and storage | 437 364 | 102.4 | 122.9 | 98.9 | 102.4 |
| Provision of accommodation and catering services | 338 783 | 113.9 | 129.2 | 110.0 | 107.7 |
| Information and communication | 541 218 | 110.8 | 130.3 | 107.1 | 108.6 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 602 114 | 95.9 | 115.5 | 92.7 | 96.3 |
| Real estate transactions | 234 366 | 102.8 | 109.8 | 99.3 | 91.5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 468 905 | 87.7 | 112.6 | 84.7 | 93.8 |
| Administrative and support services activities | 357 796 | 110.1 | 128.0 | 106.4 | 106.7 |
| Government administration and defense; compulsory social security | 290 149 | 89.8 | 121.5 | 86.8 | 101.3 |
| Education | 261 077 | 104.4 | 111.6 | 100.9 | 93.0 |
| Healthcare and social services | 273 128 | 103.8 | 116.8 | 100.3 | 97.3 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 203 031 | 98.3 | 119.7 | 95.0 | 99.8 |
| Provision of other types of services | 249 425 | 99.9 | 109.7 | 96.5 | 91.4 |
At the end of the I quarter of 2023, the number of vacant jobs (required employees) at enterprises and organizations amounted to 52297 units and compared to the previous quarter increased by 943 units. Of these, in the sectoral structure, 28.3% are vacant places in industry, 31.5% are vacant places in government administration and defense; compulsory social security and transport and storage.
Among the regions, the leaders in the number of vacancies are Almaty city – 12 054 units, Astana city – 6 579 units, as well as Pavlodar region – 4 509 units and Karagandy region – 4 070 units.
Wages are an important form of income for a significant part of the economically active population, namely, employees. According to the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, wages are remuneration for work depending on the qualifications of the employee, complexity, quantity, quality and conditions of the work performed, as well as compensation and incentive payments.
According to the ILO standards , there are four main groups of remuneration:
2) lump-sum payments and bonuses;
3) compensation payments related to working hours and working conditions;
4) payment for unworked time.
The average monthly nominal salary is determined by dividing the amount of the accrued salary fund by the actual number of employees and by the number of months in the reporting period.
The nominal wage index is a relative indicator that characterizes the change in wages in the reporting period compared to the base period.
The real wage index is a relative indicator that characterizes the change in nominal wages in the reporting period compared to the base period, taking into account price changes. The real wage index is determined by dividing the nominal wage index by the consumer price index for goods and services. Both indexes belong to the same time period.
Median salary is the amount of wages that is in the center of the distribution of the number of employees by the size of the accrued salary and divides it into two equal parts – with wages below and above the median.
The objects of state statistical observations on wage statistics are all legal entities and their structural and separate subdivisions of all types of economic activity, with a population of over 100 people, as well as with a population of up to 100 people, except those reporting on the statistical form "On the activities of a small enterprise" (index 2-MP), regardless of their affiliation and forms of ownership.
State statistical observations of the average monthly salary, the composition of the wage fund, and the employer's labor costs are conducted using a continuous method.
The source of data on the average monthly salary is the national statistical observation "Labor Report" (index 1-T, quarterly, annual frequency). According to this statistical observation, all large, medium and small (excluding small enterprises engaged in entrepreneurial activity) are subject to examination.
