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 2024, the average monthly wage increased by 11,3%.
Compared to the previous quarter, the average monthly wage increased by 6,0%, by 2,4% in real terms.
| 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 | 269 400 |
| II quarter | 403251 | 105,5 | 110,3 | 103,7 | 101,7 | 284 180 |
| III quarter | 390328 | 96,8 | 111,3 | 95,3 | 102,7 | 275 073 |
| IV quarter | 434982 | 111,4 | 110,5 | 108,9 | 101,8 | 306 541 |
| 2025 | ||||||
| I quarter | 423133 | 97,3 | 110,7 | 94,0 | 101,2 | 298 191 |
| II quarter | 448620 | 106,0 | 111,3 | 102,4 | 100,0 | 316 152 |
Regionally, the largest increase in average monthly nominal wages in the II quarter of 2025 compared to the corresponding quarter of 2024 was in the Astana city - by 15,4%, in the Almaty city - by 15,3%, in the Almaty region – by 14,6% and in the Karagandy region – by 14,0%.
The largest increase in average monthly wages compared to the corresponding quarter of 2024 was recorded in information and communication– 24,0%, in agriculture, forestry and fisheries – by 23,7%, wholesale and retail trade; repair of cars and motorcycles – by 16,1%. In industry the average monthly wage increased – by 11,3%, electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air conditioning supply – by 16,9%, water supply; water disposal, waste collection, treatment and disposal, pollution elimination activities – by 15,4%.
The smallest increase in the average monthly wages compared to the corresponding quarter of 2024 was noted in financial and insurance activities – by 8,7%, in education and healthcare and social services – by 7,8%, administrative and support services activities – by 3,3%.
In the sectoral structure, the highest nominal wages are recorded in financial and insurance activities – 2,1 times higher than the national average, in mining and quarrying– 2,0 times, in information and communication– 1,8 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 | 448 620 | 106,0 | 111,3 | 102,4 | 100,0 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | 310 793 | 124,8 | 123,7 | 120,6 | 111,1 |
| Industry | 604 668 | 96,8 | 113,3 | 93,5 | 101,8 |
| Mining and quarrying | 888 903 | 90,6 | 111,4 | 87,5 | 100,1 |
| Manufacturing industry | 522 905 | 100,7 | 114,8 | 97,3 | 103,1 |
| Electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air conditioning supply | 444 027 | 106,6 | 116,9 | 103,0 | 105,0 |
| Water supply; water disposal, waste collection, treatment and disposal, pollution elimination activities | 311 601 | 109,0 | 115,4 | 105,3 | 103,7 |
| Construction | 490 216 | 100,9 | 99,3 | 97,5 | 89,2 |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of cars and motorcycles | 402 658 | 101,6 | 116,1 | 98,2 | 104,3 |
| Transport and storage | 589 778 | 101,7 | 115,8 | 98,3 | 104,0 |
| Provision of accommodation and catering services | 346 549 | 99,3 | 109,1 | 95,9 | 98,0 |
| Information and communication | 819 916 | 95,4 | 124,0 | 92,2 | 111,4 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 955 051 | 111,6 | 108,7 | 107,8 | 97,7 |
| Real estate transactions | 330 048 | 99,8 | 111,9 | 96,4 | 100,5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 624 461 | 104,5 | 113,6 | 101,0 | 102,1 |
| Administrative and support services activities | 360 137 | 103,0 | 103,3 | 99,5 | 92,8 |
| Government administration and defense; compulsory social security | 358 688 | 99,1 | 113,3 | 95,7 | 101,8 |
| Education | 373 801 | 123,6 | 107,8 | 119,4 | 96,9 |
| Healthcare and social services | 339 633 | 108,6 | 107,8 | 104,9 | 96,9 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 301 780 | 105,9 | 115,6 | 102,3 | 103,9 |
| Provision of other types of services | 361 592 | 109,3 | 109,4 | 105,6 | 98,3 |
At the end of the II quarter of 2025, the number of vacant jobs (required employees) at enterprises and organizations amounted to 62299 units and compared to the previous quarter increased by 3287 units. Of these, in the sectoral structure, 29,4% are vacant places in industry, 16,1% – public administration and defense; compulsory social security and 10,4% – in transport and storage.
Among the regions, the leaders in the number of vacancies are Almaty city – 13412 units, Astana city – 7692 units, as well as Pavlodar region – 5889 units and Karagandy region – 4098 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.
