Kazakhstan: district doctors' pay to rise up to 760,000 tenge after raises

Kazakhstan plans to give about 77,000 primary care workers extra payments linked to their continuous length of service. The plan was announced by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in his Address to the People of Kazakhstan. The information was reported by Tengri Health, citing the press service of the Ministry of Health.

Under the ministry's proposal, supplements would depend on service length: 20 percent of the official salary for more than two years, 30 percent for more than three years, and 50 percent for more than five years. The final amount will depend on the official salary and the specialist's workplace. According to the ministry, the pay of rural general practitioners with the longest service could rise from 534,000 to 760,000 tenge, while the pay of rural mid-level medical staff with maximum service could increase from 284,000 to 401,000 tenge.

In cities, the pay of general practitioners with maximum service could rise from 425,000 to 607,000 tenge. Following the President's instruction, the government must raise the salaries of primary care specialists from January 1 of next year.