Bureau of National Statistics
of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Wages and working conditions Compared to the corresponding quarter of 2024, the average monthly wage increased by 10,7%, the real wage index was 101,2%.
Compared to the previous quarter, the average monthly wage decreased by 2,7%, the real wage index was 94%.
| 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 | |||
| 2024 | ||||||
| I quarter | 382279 | 97,1 | 112,3 | 94,6 | 102,7 | 271 312 |
| II quarter | 403251 | 105,5 | 110,3 | 103,7 | 101,7 | 286 197 |
| III quarter | 390328 | 96,8 | 111,3 | 95,3 | 102,7 | 277 025 |
| IV quarter | 434982 | 111,4 | 110,5 | 108,9 | 101,8 | 308 717 |
| 2025 | ||||||
| I quarter | 423 133 | 97,3 | 110,7 | 94,0 | 101,2 | 300 307 |
Regionally, the largest increase in average monthly nominal wages in the I quarter of 2025 compared to the corresponding quarter of 2024 was in the Ulytau region - by 119.4%, in the Kostanay region – by 114,6%, in the Almaty city – by 114,2%, in the Zhetisu region – by 114,1%, in the Astana city – by 114,0%.
The largest increase in average monthly wages compared to the corresponding quarter of 2024 was recorded in information and communication– 31,3%, in agriculture, forestry and fisheries – by 17,3%, art, entertainments and recreation – by 16,1%. In industry the average monthly wage increased – by 14,2%, including the electricity gas, steam, hot water and air conditioning supply – by 15,9%, manufacturing industry - by 15,2%.
The smallest increase in the average monthly wages compared to the corresponding quarter of 2024 was noted in healthcare and social services – by 6,2%, in education – by 6,1%, in provision of accommodation and catering services - by 4,3%, and in construction - by 1,5%.
In the sectoral structure, the highest nominal wages are recorded in mining and quarrying – 2,3 times higher than the national average, in information and communication– 2,0 times times respectively.
| Average monthly nominal wage | Real wage index, as a percentage of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tenge | as a percentage of | ||||
| previous quarter | corresponding quarter of the 2024 year | previous quarter | corresponding quarter of the 2024 year | ||
| By total economic activity | 423 133 | 97,3 | 110,7 | 94,0 | 101,2 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | 248 937 | 83,8 | 117,3 | 81,0 | 107,2 |
| Industry | 624 428 | 101,0 | 114,2 | 97,6 | 104,4 |
| Mining and quarrying | 981 362 | 108,4 | 113,6 | 104,7 | 103,8 |
| Manufacturing industry | 519 020 | 98,2 | 115,2 | 94,9 | 105,3 |
| Electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air conditioning supply | 416 438 | 86,4 | 115,9 | 83,5 | 105,9 |
| Water supply; water disposal, waste collection, treatment and disposal, pollution elimination activities | 285 989 | 93,6 | 110,3 | 90,4 | 100,8 |
| Construction | 485 852 | 89,8 | 101,5 | 86,8 | 92,8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of cars and motorcycles | 396 444 | 99,1 | 115,9 | 95,7 | 105,9 |
| Transport and storage | 579 770 | 101,2 | 113,5 | 97,8 | 103,7 |
| Provision of accommodation and catering services | 348 894 | 96,5 | 104,3 | 93,2 | 95,3 |
| Information and communication | 859 822 | 107,7 | 131,3 | 104,1 | 120,0 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 855 468 | 90,6 | 109,6 | 87,5 | 100,2 |
| Real estate transactions | 330 637 | 101,5 | 114,7 | 98,1 | 104,8 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 597 411 | 85,6 | 112,3 | 82,7 | 102,7 |
| Administrative and support services activities | 349 519 | 93,9 | 100,3 | 90,7 | 91,7 |
| Government administration and defense; compulsory social security | 362 015 | 94,2 | 110,1 | 91,0 | 100,6 |
| Education | 302 428 | 97,2 | 106,1 | 93,9 | 97,0 |
| Healthcare and social services | 312 758 | 93,4 | 106,2 | 90,2 | 97,1 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 284 938 | 94,7 | 116,1 | 91,5 | 106,1 |
| Provision of other types of services | 330 768 | 99,8 | 112,6 | 96,4 | 102,9 |
At the end of the I quarter of 2025, the number of vacant jobs (required employees) at enterprises and organizations amounted to 59012 units and compared to the previous quarter increased by 5590 units. Of these, in the sectoral structure, 29,7% are vacant places in industry, 15,9% – in government administration and defense; compulsory social security and 11,3% – in transport and storage.
Among the regions, the leaders in the number of vacancies are Almaty city – 13457 units, Astana city – 7092 units, as well as Pavlodar region – 5433 units and Kostanay region – 3993 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.
