Kazakhstan to raise salaries of over 77,000 primary care staff from 2027

Kazakhstan plans to raise the salaries of more than 77,000 primary care staff in polyclinics from 1 January 2027. Health Minister Akmaral Alnazarova gave details at a government briefing.

The ministry estimates the additional payment will cost about 137 billion tenge a year. Alnazarova said the size of the supplement will depend on continuous work experience and psycho-emotional workload. She said salaries of district medical specialists could rise by up to 40 percent.

According to ministry forecasts, a general practitioner with long experience could earn 760,000 tenge in rural areas and 607,000 tenge in cities. Family doctors said they can see 40 to 50 patients a day and that base pay often falls short.