The two figures cover different periods and are calculated using different data sources, so they are not directly comparable. The committee’s median wage estimate is experimental and is intended to provide a measure less affected by a small number of exceptionally high earners.

The average wage figure excludes agricultural enterprises, small businesses and microfirms. It increased from UZS 6.17 million in January–September 2025 and UZS 5.17 million in the same period of 2024. The corresponding figures were UZS 4.42 million in 2023 and UZS 3.73 million in 2022.

Finance and technology lead wage rankings

Financial and insurance activities recorded the highest average monthly wage among the economic sectors covered, at UZS 19.71 million, up 17.8% from the same period in 2025.

Information and communications ranked second, with average pay reaching UZS 17.01 million, an annual increase of 13%. Transport and storage followed at UZS 11.27 million, up 19.8% – the fastest growth among the listed sectors.

Average wages in industry stood at UZS 8.37 million, rising 14.4%, while trade recorded UZS 7.69 million, up 11%. Construction workers earned an average of UZS 7.14 million, an increase of 16.8%.

Pay was considerably lower in education, at UZS 5.02 million, despite a 19.6% annual increase. Accommodation and food services recorded UZS 5.36 million, up 11.4%, while healthcare and social services had the lowest average among the listed sectors, at UZS 4.45 million, an increase of 18.2%.

The figures also reveal significant differences within individual industries. In education, the average wage reached UZS 11.52 million in higher education, compared with UZS 4.79 million in general secondary education and UZS 2.85 million in preschool education.

Within information and communications, average pay was UZS 22.28 million in computer programming, consultancy and related activities, against UZS 12.92 million in telecommunications. In transport and storage, warehousing and auxiliary transport activities paid an average of UZS 12.94 million, while postal and courier services recorded UZS 4.64 million.

Tashkent leads regional wage rankings

Tashkent city had the highest average monthly wage, at UZS 12.30 million, up 18.3% year on year. Navoi region ranked second at UZS 8.82 million, followed by Tashkent region at UZS 6.89 million.