The average monthly gross wage in Uzbekistan reached 7,274,100 soums in January-September 2026, up 18% from a year earlier, the National Statistics Committee said in a report.
Pay was highest in Tashkent city at 12,300,800 soums, followed by Navoi province at 8,820,500 soums and Tashkent province at 6,889,900 soums. The lowest averages were in Kashkadarya province at 4,969,700 soums and Surkhandarya province at 4,988,900 soums.
Wages rose fastest in Namangan province, by 20.3%, followed by Jizzakh province at 19.8%. Growth was slowest in Samarkand province at 11.5%.
By sector, banking, insurance, leasing, credit and intermediation paid the most, at 19,712,600 soums, ahead of information and communication at 17,006,900 soums. Health care and social services paid the least, at 4,454,200 soums, while education averaged 5,015,200 soums. Higher education staff earned 11,520,500 soums, against 2,846,000 soums for preschool staff.
Based on experimental calculations, the committee said the median wage in January-August 2026 was 4,166,300 soums. It was highest in Tashkent city at 6,791,200 soums and lowest in Syrdarya province at 2,998,400 soums. The committee said the median cannot be directly compared with the January-September average because it covers eight months.
The data exclude small enterprises, microfirms and agricultural enterprises, and gross wages include taxes and other deductions.
The average wage was 6,166,200 soums in January-September 2025, 5,172,100 soums in 2024, 4,424,200 soums in 2023 and 3,734,500 soums in 2022. The Central Bank earlier said the average monthly wage reached 7.1 million soums in the first half of 2026, with gross wages up 18.4% year on year and real wages up 10.9%.
