---
title: "What Is a Good Salary in Kazakhstan? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Kazakhstan ≈ $782/mo; top 10% above $1,836/mo, minimum $181/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
canonical: "https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/kazakhstan/"
json: "https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=KZ"
generator: geo-parity markdown twin
---
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](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=KZ).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇲🇻 Maldives](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/maldives/) — median $784/mo
- [🇲🇰 North Macedonia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/north-macedonia/) — median $791/mo
- [🇦🇱 Albania](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/albania/) — median $772/mo
- [🇨🇳 China](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/china/) — median $767/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Kazakhstan](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/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.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=KZ.

---

Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/kazakhstan/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=KZ