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Tajikistan records increase in average monthly salary

Tajikistan Materials 30 June 2022 15:36 (UTC +04:00)
Tajikistan records increase in average monthly salary
Aygun Maherramova
Aygun Maherramova
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 30. Tajikistan's average monthly salary slightly increased from January through April 2022 compared to the same period of 2021, Trend reports via the Agency on Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.

The average monthly nominal wage in Tajikistan from January through April 2022 amounted to 1,652 somoni ($157.3), which is an increase of 10.2 percent compared to the same period of last year (1,498 somoni, or $142.6).

According to the agency, the highest average monthly nominal salary in Tajikistan during the reporting period was recorded in the capital Dushanbe - 2,397 somoni, or $228.2.

While in the Khatlon region, the average salary in the reporting period was 1,224 somoni ($116.5), which is twice less compared as the salary in Dushanbe.

Meanwhile, in neighboring Kyrgyzstan, the average monthly nominal salary amounted to 20,943 soms ($263.4) in the first quarter of 2022, which is an increase of 11.4 percent compared to the corresponding period of 2021.

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