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Uzbekistan: wages, pensions and social benefits

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Economy

Uzbekistan's average wage 7.3 million soums, median 4.2 million, Jan-Sep 2026

Uzbekistan's National Statistics Committee has for the first time published the median wage alongside the average monthly nominal wage. According to the data, the average nominal monthly wage in Uzbekistan amounted to 7,274.1 thousand soums in January-September 2026, up 18% from the same period of 2025. Based on experimental calculations, the republic-wide median wage for the same period was 4,166.3 thousand soums.

Gazeta.uzOctober 27, 2026, 16:13

Health

Uzbekistan Expands Mortgage Aid and Pay Bonuses to Attract Medical Staff

Uzbekistan has set new measures to support medical workers and attract qualified staff to remote regions and specialised centres, the presidential press service reported.

Gazeta.uzOctober 27, 2026, 14:33

Health

Uzbekistan to tie doctors' and nurses' pay to KPIs and patient ratings from 2027

Uzbekistan will begin state registration of medical and pharmaceutical workers on 1 July 2027. Registered doctors and pharmacists will receive a 7 million som allowance and nurses 3.5 million som, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on 27 October during a meeting with health and pharmaceutical staff.

Gazeta.uzOctober 27, 2026, 13:09

Education

Uzbekistan expands dual higher education: 50% wage subsidy from 2027 under new decree

Uzbekistan's presidential decree of 29 September 2026 aims to improve personnel training in higher education through dual-form programmes that combine classroom theory with practice at employers. Under a tripartite contract between a university, an enterprise and a student, the employer pays a monthly wage not lower than the minimum wage, and the graduate must work at the company or its affiliated organisations for at least two years after finishing. At least 30 percent of the study programme is theoretical.

UzAOctober 27, 2026, 04:28

Society

Uzbekistan: Tashkent heating tariffs set to rise about 30% from 1 November

According to a Podrobno.uz review, a new package of rules will take effect in Uzbekistan from 1 November, affecting utilities, business, urban planning, transport and international travel. A draft proposal would raise heating and hot water tariffs in Tashkent by about 30%. Under the proposed rates, heating would cost 314 sums per square metre per day including VAT, compared with the current 241.4 sums. The thermal energy tariff would rise to 206,636 sums per gigacalorie, almost 48% higher. Public discussion of the draft will run until 28 October.

Podrobno.uzOctober 26, 2026, 10:21

Society

Uzbekistan Simplifies Pension Service Record and Supplement Rules

Uzbekistan will simplify how work experience is confirmed, how pension supplements are calculated and how several payments are arranged. The changes are set out in a government resolution dated 19 October, aimed at moving the Pension Fund to a more compact system of work. The document amends the regulation on the appointment and payment of pensions approved in 2022 and is intended to expand social protection and make pension services easier to obtain.

UzDailyOctober 24, 2026, 05:45

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