Kazakhstan to raise minimum wage to 110,000 tenge from 2027, Tokayev says

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said the minimum wage in the country will rise from 85,000 to 110,000 tenge from January 1, 2027. He announced the change in his annual Address to the people of Kazakhstan, titled “Current Priorities of Kazakhstan in a New Historical Cycle.”

Tokayev said the increase would raise incomes for 1.8 million Kazakhstanis, including more than 370,000 workers paid from the state budget. He instructed the Government to implement the change starting January 1, 2027.

In 2025, deputies had proposed raising the minimum wage to 110,000 tenge. The government later said the issue would be considered in 2027–2028.