The average salary of the citizens of Kazakhstan grew by 13,195 tenge or about $89 during the year, CA-NEWS referring to Mojazarplata.kz.
The results of 2011 demonstrate the significant growth in the average salary: the national average indicator rose from 77,785 tenge ($525) to 90,980 tenge ($614) between October 2010 and October 2011. The subsistence minimum for the same period grew by 13.3 percent, according to the data of the Statistics Agency of Kazakhstan.
The salaries for state employees increased by 30 percent this year. The State allocated 1,853,125,877 dollars for the salaries of staff of organizations subordinating to federal level. So, the salaries of teachers rose by 20-30 percent.
The oil sector was problematic in the salary issues. JSC "KazMunaiGas Exploration Production" published the salaries of workers in various fields after the tragic events of December 16.
Kazakh judges were not also satisfied with their salaries. The average salary of the judges, serving in the district offices, is about 190,000 tenge, or $ 1.3 thousand.
The question "Does your salary Rose in 2011?" revealed 57.46 percent of Kazakhs, who responded negatively, 2.81 percent reported that salary more than doubled, while 13.1 percent of respondents noted the reduction of it.