THE STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN ON STATISTICS Average nominal monthly wages January-December 2018 (preliminary data) In January-December 2018, the average nominal monthly wages in the Republic of Uzbekistan was 1 822.2 thousand soums (including wage allowances, remuneration, incentive payments, compensation payments and unpaid time, as well as income tax withheld from individuals, social insurance contributions and to the trade union fund) and increased, compared to the same period of 2017, by 25.0%. Number of employees in legal entities and payroll (January-December 2018; excluding agriculture and small businesses) Number of Number of Payroll, enterprises and employees, billion organizations, thousand soums units people Wages, thousand soums Total in the Republic 59998 2607,7 57019,9 1822,2 including: Industry 614 452,8 14839,1 2731,1 Construction 156 44,2 1219,2 2297,3 Trade 434 58,9 1406,1 1990,3 Transportation and storage 207 116,8 3513,7 2507,4 Accommodation and food services 156 6,5 98,1 1260,4 Information and communication 236 28,8 1157,3 3347,5 Banking, insurance, leasing, credit and intermediary activities 173 67,6 2839,8 3500,5 Education 22881 996,3 16694,4 1396,4 Health and social services 1408 432,7 6090,4 1173,1 Arts, entertainment and recreation 2195 27,9 552,7 1652,4 Other types 31538 375,3 7706,9 1711,2 Wages. Analysis of wages by economic activity for January-December 2018 showed the following: In the sphere of education, in 22,881 establishments employed 996.3 thousand people (share in the total number of employees in the republic reached
38.2%), the payroll amounted to 16 694.4 billion soums (the share of the payroll for the republic was 29.3%). In this area, the average nominal monthly wages amounted to 1,396.4 thousand soums and increased by 20.4%, compared to the same period of 2017. The average nominal monthly wages in the sphere of education The average nominal monthly wages in the sphere of education
thousand soums 1396,4 1385,6 1360,4 1375,6 1273,0 1462,3 1437,7 1398,2 1344,9 1362,5 1404,2 1300,2 1281,7 1439,1 1765,9 1600,0 1500,0 1400,0 1300,0 1200,0 1100,0 1000,0 In this sphere, when considered the average nominal monthly wages by region, the highest level was observed in the city of Tashkent - 1,765.9 thousand soums (accounts for 126.5% of the national average), Jizzakh region - 1,462.3 thousand soums (104.7%), Tashkent region - 1439.1 thousand soums (103.1%), and in Khorezm region - 1281.7 thousand soums (91.8%) and Kashkadarya region - 1273.0 thousand soums (91.2%) below the national average. In industry, 614 enterprises employ 452.8 thousand people (a share of the total number of employees in the republic was 17.4%), the payroll reached 14,839.1 billion soums (a share in the payroll in the country was 26, 0%). The average nominal monthly wage was equal to 2731.1 thousand soums and increased by 30.6%, compared to the same period of 2017.
thousand soums 2731,1 3246,5 2723,2 2816,6 1821,6 2639,5 3215,1 1628,6 2276,6 2093,2 1934,4 2932,6 2099,3 2214,5 3177,8 The average nominal monthly wages in industry 3000,0 2500,0 2000,0 1500,0 1000,0 In this sphere, when considered the average nominal monthly wages by region, the highest level was observed in the Republic of Karakalpakstan - 3,246.5 thousand soums (118.9% of the national average), Navoi region - 3,215.1 thousand soums (117.7%), Tashkent city - 3177.8 thousand soums (116.4%) and Tashkent region - 2932.6 thousand soums (107.4%), in Namangan region was the lowest percentage among the regions - 1628.6 thousand soums (59.6%), Jizzakh - 1821.6 thousand soums (66, 7%). In the sphere of health and social services in 1408 establishments employed 432.7 thousand people (a share in the total number of employees in the republic was 16.6%), the payroll reached 6090.4 billion soums (a share in the payroll of the republic 10.7%), the average nominal monthly wages reached 1,173.1 thousand soums and increased by 19.8%., compared with the same period of 2017.
1173,1 1276,5 1184,1 1290,1 1257,1 1008,1 1222,7 1112,9 1081,7 1090,8 1240,8 1100,1 1099,3 1247,6 1404,5 thousand soums In this sphere, when considered the average nominal monthly wages by region, the highest level was observed in Tashkent city - 1,404.5 thousand soums (119.7% of the national average), Bukhara region - 1290.1 thousand soums (110.0%), the Republic of Karakalpakstan - 1276.5 thousand soums (108.8%), Syrdarya region - 1240.8 thousand soums (105.8%), and in Kashkadarya - 1008.1 thousand soums (85.9%) and Samarkand - 1081.7 thousand soums (92.2%) of the regions below the national average. The average nominal monthly wages in the sphere of education in the sphere of health and social services 1300,0 1250,0 1200,0 1150,0 1100,0 1050,0 1000,0 950,0 900,0 850,0 800,0 In the sphere of transportation and storage in 207 establishments employed 116.8 thousand people (a share of the total number of employees in the republic was 4.5%), the payroll was equal to 3513.7 billion soums (a share of the payroll of the republic was 6.2%). In this sphere, the average nominal monthly wages reached 2507.4 thousand soums and increased by 23.6%, compared to the same period of 2017.
2507,4 2410,0 1139,0 2521,0 1436,8 2326,0 1626,4 1681,6 1212,2 2147,8 1337,7 1489,7 1885,9 2464,1 3032,5 thousand soums In this sphere, when considered the average monthly nominal wages in terms of regions, the highest level was observed in Tashkent city - 3032.5 thousand soums (120.9% of the average national indicator), Bukhara region - 2521.0 thousand soums (100.5%), below the national average in Andijan - 1139.0 thousand soums (45.4%) and Samarkand regions - 1212.2 thousand soums (48.3%). The average nominal monthly wages in the sphere of education in transportation and storage 2600,0 2100,0 1600,0 1100,0 600,0 In the sphere of banking, insurance, leasing, credit and intermediary activities, 67.6 thousand people employed in 173 establishments (a share of the total number of employees in the republic was 2.6%), a payroll was equal to 2839.8 billion soums (a share in the payroll in the republic was 5.0%). In this sphere, the average nominal monthly wages amounted to 3,500.5 thousand soums and increased by 29.9%, compared to the same period of 2017.
3500,5 2868,2 3315,6 3058,9 2935,5 2850,8 3277,6 2886,5 2801,6 2880,3 2346,0 2566,3 2638,2 2952,1 4694,0 thousand soums The average nominal monthly wages in the sphere of banking, insurance, leasing, credit and intermediary activities 4300,0 3800,0 3300,0 2800,0 2300,0 1800,0 1300,0 In this sphere, when considered the average nominal monthly wage in terms of regions, it may be noted that the highest level was observed in Tashkent city - 4694.0 thousand soums, above the national average was 134.1%, below the national average was marked in Syrdarya - 2364.0 thousand sums (67.0%) and Tashkent regions - 2566.3 thousand soums (73.3%).
125,0 130,6 129,2 118,7 123,6 121,4 133,8 129,9 120,4 119,8 119,6 135,6 Percentage In January-December 2018, compared to the same period in 2017, the highest growth of nominal wages by types of economic activity was observed in the sphere of information and communications - by 33.8%, industry - by 30.6%, banking, insurance, leasing and credit intermediary activities - by 29.9%, construction - by 29.2%. The growth rate of the average nominal monthly wages by the relevant period of the last year (January-December 2018; excluding agriculture and small businesses) 140,0 135,0 130,0 125,0 120,0 115,0 110,0 105,0 100,0 Types of economic activities For reference: according to the Labor Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the monthly wage of an employee who has fully complied with certain labor standards and labor duties for that period cannot be lower than the amount established by law for the first category of the Unified Wage Scale (in December 2018 this amounted to 501.9 thousand soums).
141,1 130,1 113,2 100,0 95,0 93,8 91,6 89,0 84,7 84,5 82,5 81,7 80,8 78,7 78,5 Percentage The average nominal monthly wages by regions (for January-December 2018 in relation to the national average, in %) 150,0 140,0 130,0 120,0 110,0 100,0 90,0 80,0 70,0 60,0 50,0 The average nominal monthly wages by region, the highest level was observed in Tashkent city - 2570.4 thousand soums (141.1% of the national average), Navoi - 2371.0 thousand soums (130.1%) and Tashkent - 2063.1 thousand soums (113.2%) regions, the lowest in Samarkand - 1,431.3 thousand soums (78.5%) and Namangan - 1434.5 thousand soums (78.7%) regions.
The average nominal monthly wages of the Republic of Uzbekistan (January-December 2018; excluding agriculture and small businesses, in thousand soums) 2017 2018 Growth rate, % Republic of Uzbekistan 1 457,8 1 822,2 125,0 Republic of Karakalpakstan 1 386,5 1 730,7 124,8 regions: Andijan 1 346,6 1 668,4 123,9 Bukhara 1 407,2 1 709,3 121,5 Jizzakh 1 270,7 1 543,8 121,5 Kashkadarya 1 343,0 1 621,3 120,7 Navoi 1 943,0 2 371,0 122,0 Namangan 1 139,7 1 434,5 125,9 Samarkand 1 163,4 1 431,3 123,0 Surkhandarya 1 183,0 1 473,2 124,5 Syrdarya 1 257,8 1 540,1 122,4 Tashkent 1 567,0 2 063,1 131,7 Fergana 1 215,0 1 503,2 123,7 Khorezm 1 212,1 1 488,9 122,8 Tashkent city 2 011,2 2 570,4 127,8 Department of demography and labor statistics of the State committee on statistics (71) 230-80-65, 230-81-26