Local Salaries · Kazakhstan
What is a good salary in 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan (Astana)?
The median is about $782/month; top-10% earners clear $1,836/month.
The local wage ladder
| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $639 | $7,668 | 332,941 KZT/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $181 | $2,172 | 94,307 KZT/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $782 | $9,384 | 407,449 KZT/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $1,226 | $14,712 | 638,789 KZT/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $1,836 | $22,032 | 956,620 KZT/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $3,679 | $44,148 | 1,916,888 KZT/mo |
Modelled from World Bank GNI $13,740 (2025) and Gini 29.2 (consumption-based, widened to 36.2). Check where you stand in the interactive benchmarker.
Countries with similar median pay
- 🇲🇻 Maldives — median $784/mo
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia — median $791/mo
- 🇦🇱 Albania — median $772/mo
- 🇨🇳 China — median $767/mo
See also: what everyday life costs in Kazakhstan
Frequently asked questions
- What is a good salary in Kazakhstan?
- The median wage is about $782/month ($9,384/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $1,226/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $1,836/month.
- What is a top 10% salary in Kazakhstan?
- Roughly $1,836/month ($22,032/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $3,679/month.
- What is the minimum wage in Kazakhstan?
- About $181/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- How are these Kazakhstan salary figures calculated?
- A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($13,740, 2025) and the Gini index (29.2, consumption-based — widened to 36.2 income-equivalent). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.