Published data reveals average salary for residents in Kazakhstan
In the fog of 2025's opening act, Kazakhstan's wage scenario is undeniably shifting, as tossed about by the hands of the National Bureau of Statistics. Vechernaya Astana stirred the pot with figures from the first quarter of this rollercoaster year.
Starting off with the medians, the common wage was sitting pretty at 300,307 tenge. But when you ditch the small fry in the entrepreneurial pool, the mean monthly income inflated to a more substantial 423,133 tenge. This colossal sum marked a staggering 10.7% jump from the first quarter of the year prior - a significant leap in anyone's book.
If you're curious what sectors swallowed the lion's share of this wage growth, suspend your skepticism for a moment. Allow me to spill the beans. The information and communication sectors gobbled up a whopping 31.3% hike, followed closely by agriculture, forestry, and fishing with a 17.3% boost, and arts, entertainment, and recreation scooping up a healthy 16.1%. In more sedate yet still impressive fashion, healthcare and social services saw an increase of 6.2%, while education nudged up by 6.1%.
Bear in mind that the median wage is that rude but necessary roommate that you split the rent with. It's the sum that jams everybody into two groups: half making less, the other half reaping the rewards. In essence, it's the 'average' wage, stripped of extreme highs and lows.
As for hard facts on the industries with the juiciest wage growth - that's a fevered rumor that fled quietly into the night. But here's a tasty nugget: Kazakhstan's economy flourished in Q1 2025, roaring forward with a 5.6% GDP growth, a performance we haven't seen in over a decade. Industrial production purred along, with a 8.5% year-on-year growth in March 2025, particularly in mining and manufacturing.
This industrial muscle might translate into higher wage growth for these areas. Listed among the historically burgeoning sectors are automotive, pharmaceuticals, processed metal products, and construction. With the right data, you might find these industries on the shortlist of the wage growth champions. But for now, we're left to speculate and count the stars.
In the realm of Kazakhstan's dynamic economy, the finance sector likely experienced growth, given the significant increase in median wages and impressive GDP growth. This surge in the economic landscape could also impact the business sector, as thriving industries such as automotive, pharmaceuticals, processed metal products, and construction may witness a rise in monthly incomes.
