Bishkek, July 22, 2026 /Kabar/. In Kyrgyzstan, the average monthly nominal wage per employee, excluding small businesses, amounted to 51,888 soms in January-May 2026, increase of 25.0% compared to the same period in 2025. Real wages, adjusted for the consumer price index, increased by 13.1%.
According to the Ministry of Economy, in January-May 2026, compared to the same period the previous year, the increase of average monthly nominal accrued wages was observed at enterprises and organizations across all economic sectors.
The most significant increases were observed in the arts, entertainment, and recreation sectors (42.9%), healthcare and social services (38.2%), education (34.6%), agriculture, forestry, and fisheries (34.4%), professional, scientific, and technical activities (32.2%), water supply, waste treatment, recycling, and the production of secondary raw materials (28.3%), real estate transactions (24.9%), financial intermediation and insurance (23.7%), construction (22.5%), and transportation and cargo storage (20.0%).