Over the past five years, average wages have increased by 1.9 times, while women's earnings have grown at a faster pace than men's.

In the regional context, the highest average monthly nominal salary was noted in Atyrau region, which amounted to 607635 tenge, Mangystau region – 535156 tenge, in Ulytau region – 483812 tenge.

The highest growth compared to the previous year was recorded in Pavlodar region by 20.7%, Kostanay region – by 20.6%, Akmola and Ulytau regions – by 20.2%.

The lowest wages are observed in Soltustik Kazakhstan region – 262248 tenge, in Zhambyl region –269125 tenge, in Zhetisu region – 269378 tenge and in Turkistan region – 270660 tenge.

The average monthly wages is growing faster than in 2022 in the Information and communications – by 34.6%, in Financial and insurance activities – by 23.3%, in Supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air conditioning supply – by 22.9%.

In the industry structure, the highest nominal wages are recorded in the Mining and quarrying industry – 2.1 times higher than the national average, in Financial and insurance activities – 1.9 times, in the field of Information and communications – 1.6 times, respectively.

• Key labor indicators in the Republic of Kazakhstan
• Cost of labor costs in the Republic of Kazakhstan
• The structure and distribution of wages of employees in the Republic of Kazakhstan by types of ownership

• Gender pay gap

In 2022, 1,060.6 thousand people were hired at enterprises and organizations, of which 94.5 thousand people - for newly created jobs and 4.9 thousand people - workers with disabilities.

1,017.7 thousand people left for various reasons, 19.2 thousand of them due to a reduction in the number of employees or liquidation of organizations, 851.1 thousand due to turnover reasons, and 147.4 thousand employees for other reasons.

In the context of regions, the largest number of employees is accepted in the city Almaty – 216611people, in Astana – 121274 people and in Atyrau region – 78488 people. Of these, 19081 people were accepted for newly created jobs in city Almaty, 12708 people in Astana and 11565 people in Turkestan region.

The highest rate of replaced jobs is observed in the Zhetisu region – 139.4%, Ulytau region – 133.6% and Turkistan region – 123.4%.

• The movement of labor and the use of the calendar fund of time by employees in the Republic of Kazakhstan

In 2023. 410.3 thousand people. or one in four (24.2%) of the total number of employees of the surveyed enterprises. worked in conditions that did not meet sanitary and hygienic requirements (norms).

Of these. almost every second (45.7 %) worked under conditions of increased noise and vibration. every third (32.0%) worked under the influence of increased gas pollution and dustiness of the working area exceeding the MPC. and every sixth (16.0%) worked under unfavorable temperature conditions. 107.2 thousand people (6.3 %) of the total number of employees of the surveyed enterprises were engaged in heavy physical labor.

Among women. one in seven (92.9 thousand people) worked in conditions that did not meet sanitary and hygienic requirements. of which 18.4% (17.1 thousand people) of women worked in a dusty and polluted environment.

255182.6 million tenge was spent on benefits and compensation for work in harmful and other unfavorable working conditions in 2023. The most common type of benefits - additional leave was granted – 543.5 thousand people. 419.4 thousand people used various material surcharges for harmful and other unfavorable working conditions. 323.8 thousand people received free milk or equivalent food. 97.8 thousand people received free therapeutic and preventive nutrition. 45.8 thousand people worked on a reduced working day.

• The number of workers employed in harmful and other adverse working conditions, by certain types of economic activity in the Republic of Kazakhstan

The average annual total labor cost index. which characterizes the change in time of the average cost of labor costs per 1 hour worked. in 2022 compared to the previous year amounted to 122.5%. for the wage fund – 123.0%. for labor costs not taken into account in the wage fund – 119.3%.

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:

1) wages accrued at tariff rates and official salaries;

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 of one employee 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.

Wage indices are tools used to evaluate trends or dynamics of wages. There are two wage indices: nominal and real.

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.

Modal salary is the amount of wages that is most often found in the distribution of the number of employees by the amount of accrued wages.

The labor cost index is a relative indicator that characterizes the change in time of the average cost of labor costs per 1 hour worked.

The cost of labor costs is the sum of all the costs of employers (organizations) related to the maintenance and use of labor, regardless of the source of their financing.

The cost of labor costs not taken into account in the wage fund is the sum of the costs (expenses) of the employer (organization), which include: taxes related to the use of labor; expenses of the organization to provide employees with housing; expenses of the organization for social protection of employees; expenses for cultural events, as well as for recreation and entertainment organizations; expenses of the organization for the training of employees; expenses of the organization for labor not related to the above groups.

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 state statistical monitoring of wages by profession and position, the distribution of employees by salary is selective, that is, large enterprises by a continuous method, and medium and small by a selective method.