Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — The average monthly nominal accrued salary in Uzbekistan reached 7,274,100 soums in January–September 2026, up 18% from the same period a year earlier, according to the National Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan. The figures exclude agricultural enterprises and small businesses.
Average salaries have nearly doubled over the past four years. They stood at 3,734,500 soums in January–September 2022, rising to 4,424,200 soums in 2023, 5,172,100 soums in 2024 and 6,166,200 soums in 2025.
Tashkent recorded the highest average salary among the regions at 12,300,800 soums, an increase of 18.3% year-on-year. It was followed by Navoiy Region at 8,820,500 soums and Tashkent Region at 6,889,900 soums. The lowest figures were recorded in Kashkadarya Region at 4,969,700 soums and Surkhandarya Region at 4,988,900 soums.
Salaries grew fastest in Namangan Region, rising 20.3% to 5,395,900 soums. Other regions with strong growth included Jizzakh at 19.8%, Tashkent Region at 19.1% and Bukhara Region at 18.4%. The slowest growth was recorded in Samarkand Region, where salaries rose 11.5% to 5,373,400 soums. Growth reached 14.8% in Surkhandarya Region and 15.5% in Navoiy Region. Salaries increased by 15.6% in Andijan, Syrdarya and Khorezm regions.
By economic activity, the highest average salaries were recorded in banking, insurance, leasing, lending and intermediary services, at 19,712,600 soums, up 17.8%. Information and communications ranked second at 17,006,900 soums, an increase of 13%, followed by transportation and storage at 11,269,200 soums.
Transportation and storage also recorded the fastest salary growth, at 19.8%. Salaries in education increased by 19.6% to 5,015,200 soums, while those in healthcare and social services rose 18.2% to 4,454,200 soums. Healthcare remained the sector with the lowest average salary.
In industry, the average salary reached 8,365,900 soums, up 14.4%. Trade salaries stood at 7,694,400 soums, an increase of 11%, while construction salaries rose 16.8% to 7,138,100 soums. Pay in arts, entertainment and recreation increased 12.1% to 5,732,800 soums, while accommodation and food services recorded an 11.4% rise to 5,359,200 soums.
Compared with January–September 2022, the largest absolute salary increases were recorded in finance, at 9,869,800 soums, followed by information and communications at 9,807,800 soums and transportation and storage at 6,397,600 soums. The smallest increases over the four-year period were in healthcare, at 1,942,300 soums, and education, at 2,410,800 soums.
Salary levels also varied considerably within sectors. In industry, mining and quarrying workers earned the most, with an average of 11,719,300 soums. Average pay reached 10,582,500 soums in energy, 7,937,700 soums in manufacturing and 5,312,900 soums in water supply and waste management.
Within trade, average salaries stood at 11,404,800 soums in motor vehicle and motorcycle sales and repair, 8,220,800 soums in wholesale trade and 6,876,500 soums in retail.
In transportation, warehousing and support activities for transportation paid an average of 12,942,800 soums. Salaries in land and pipeline transport averaged 9,642,800 soums, while postal and courier workers earned 4,639,400 soums.
In information and communications, computer programming and consultancy recorded the highest average salary, at 22,275,700 soums. The figure was 19,683,900 soums in information services and 12,920,400 soums in telecommunications.
Within the financial sector, insurance and reinsurance workers earned the most, with an average of 26,868,100 soums. Average salaries reached 24,419,400 soums in auxiliary financial activities and 19,053,300 soums in financial services other than insurance.
In education, average salaries at higher education institutions stood at 11,520,500 soums. The figure was 5,351,700 soums in technical and vocational education, 4,791,400 soums in general secondary education and 2,846,000 soums in preschool education.
The statistics agency also released experimental data on median salaries, which divide workers into two equal groups: half earn less than the median and half earn more. According to the committee, the median is less affected by a small group of very high earners and more accurately reflects the earnings of a typical worker.
The median salary for January–August 2026 was 4,166,300 soums. September data had not yet been fully compiled, so the median for eight months cannot be directly compared with the average salary for the nine-month period.
The highest median salaries were recorded in Tashkent at 6,791,200 soums and Navoiy Region at 6,213,800 soums. Syrdarya Region had the lowest median, at 2,998,400 soums.
By economic activity, the highest median salary was in finance at 11,363,900 soums, followed by information and communications at 8,752,400 soums and transportation and storage at 8,300,500 soums. Accommodation and food services had the lowest median salary, at 2,860,000 soums. The median stood at 3,207,600 soums in education and 3,267,000 soums in healthcare.
Average salary data are compiled from electronic reports submitted by enterprises and organisations, excluding small businesses, microfirms and agricultural enterprises. Figures covering these categories are published once a year.
The median salary is calculated using the administrative database “Income in the Form of Remuneration” and is reported before personal income tax is deducted.
