Bureau of National statistics
Agency for Strategic planning and reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Wages and working conditions Compared to the corresponding quarter of 2023, the average monthly wage increased by 12.3%, the real wage index was 102.7%.
Compared to the previous quarter, the average monthly wage decreased by 2.9%, the real wage index was 94.6%.
| 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 | |||
| 2023 | ||||||
| I quarter | 340556 | 100.5 | 119.3 | 97.1 | 99.4 | 224493 |
| II quarter | 365502 | 107.3 | 117.1 | 104.7 | 101.2 | 240937 |
| III quarter | 350542 | 95.9 | 116.9 | 94.3 | 103.5 | 231076 |
| IV quarter | 393605 | 112,3 | 116,2 | 109,9 | 105,3 | 259463 |
| 2024 | ||||||
| I quarter | 382279 | 97.1 | 112.3 | 94.6 | 102.7 | 251997 |
Regionally, the largest increase in average monthly nominal wages in the I quarter of 2024 compared to the corresponding quarter of 2023 was in the Batys Kazakhstan region – by 18.2%, in the Almaty city – by 16.4%, in the Aktobe region – by 16.1%, Pavlodar region – by 15.9%.
The largest increase in average monthly wages compared to the corresponding quarter of 2023 was recorded in financial and insurance activities – by 29.7%, in real estate transactions – by 23%, in information and communication – by 21%. In industry the average monthly wage increased – by 15.2%, including in the water supply; water disposal, waste collection, treatment and disposal, pollution elimination activities – by 28.4%, electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air conditioning supply – by 27.5%.
The smallest increase in the average monthly wages compared to the corresponding quarter of 2023 was noted in the construction – by 1.4%, in healthcare and social services – by 7.8%.
In the sectoral structure, the highest nominal wages are recorded in mining and quarrying – 2.3 times higher than the national average, in financial and insurance activities – 2 times, in information and communication– 1.7 times, in professional, scientific and technical activities – 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 2023 year | previous quarter | corresponding quarter of the 2023 year | ||
| By total economic activity | 382279 | 97.1 | 112.3 | 94.6 | 102.7 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | 212300 | 87.6 | 118.3 | 85.4 | 108.2 |
| Industry | 546968 | 101.0 | 115.2 | 98.4 | 105.4 |
| Mining and quarrying | 864029 | 108.2 | 112.7 | 105.5 | 103.1 |
| Manufacturing industry | 450501 | 96.6 | 114.9 | 94.2 | 105.1 |
| Electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air conditioning supply | 359419 | 88.6 | 127.5 | 86.4 | 116.7 |
| Water supply; water disposal, waste collection, treatment and disposal, pollution elimination activities | 259278 | 104.5 | 128.4 | 101.9 | 117.5 |
| Construction | 478648 | 96.1 | 101.4 | 93.7 | 92.8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of cars and motorcycles | 342081 | 100.1 | 116.6 | 97.6 | 106.7 |
| Transport and storage | 510648 | 102.0 | 116.8 | 99.4 | 106.9 |
| Provision of accommodation and catering services | 334447 | 106.6 | 98.7 | 103.9 | 90.3 |
| Information and communication | 654902 | 108.9 | 121.0 | 106.1 | 110.7 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 780876 | 95.9 | 129.7 | 93.5 | 118.7 |
| Real estate transactions | 288384 | 106.5 | 123.0 | 103.8 | 112.5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 531847 | 86.6 | 113.4 | 84.4 | 103.8 |
| Administrative and support services activities | 348366 | 96.5 | 97.4 | 94.1 | 89.1 |
| Government administration and defense; compulsory social security | 328836 | 88.4 | 113.3 | 86.2 | 103.7 |
| Education | 284992 | 96.1 | 109.2 | 93.7 | 99.9 |
| Healthcare and social services | 294443 | 94.7 | 107.8 | 92.3 | 98.6 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 245446 | 98.4 | 120.9 | 95.9 | 110.6 |
| Provision of other types of services | 293643 | 99.9 | 117.7 | 97.4 | 107.7 |
At the end of the I quarter of 2024, the number of vacant jobs (required employees) at enterprises and organizations amounted to 57424 units and compared to the previous quarter increased by 3216 units. Of these, in the sectoral structure, 26.4% are vacant places in industry, 18.6% – in government administration and defense; compulsory social security and 11.7% – in transport and storage.
Among the regions, the leaders in the number of vacancies are Almaty city – 11569 units, Astana city – 10010 units, as well as Pavlodar region – 4755 units and Kostanay region – 3550 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.
