The average salary in Uzbekistan rose to 7.3 million soums, while the median reached 4.2 million

Average salary in Uzbekistan rose to 7.3 million soums, median — to 4.2 million

The average nominal salary in Uzbekistan for January – September 2026 reached 7.27 million soums, which is 18% more than in the same period last year. Meanwhile, the median salary for January – August stood at about 4.17 million soums.

According to the National Statistics Committee, the highest average salaries were recorded in Tashkent — 12.3 million soums, as well as in the Navoi region — 8.82 million soums. In the Tashkent region, this indicator was 6.89 million soums.

In the remaining regions, the average salary did not exceed six million soums. In the Bukhara region, it amounted to 5.84 million soums, in the Andijan region — 5.77 million, in the Sirdaryo region — 5.74 million, in Karakalpakstan — 5.68 million, in the Khorezm region — 5.62 million.

In the Jizzakh region, the average salary reached 5.51 million soums, in the Namangan region — 5.4 million, in the Fergana region — 5.38 million, in the Samarkand region — 5.37 million. The lowest values were recorded in the Surkhandarya and Kashkadarya regions — 4.99 and 4.97 million soums, respectively.

Among economic activities, banking, insurance, leasing, credit, and brokerage sectors lead the way. The average salary there was 19.71 million soums. In information and communication, the figure reached 17.01 million soums, in transportation and storage — 11.27 million.

In industry, the average salary stood at 8.37 million soums, in trade — 7.69 million, in construction — 7.14 million soums.

The lowest figures were in healthcare and social services — 4.45 million soums. In education, the average salary was 5.02 million soums, and in accommodation and food services — 5.36 million.

Earlier, the Central Bank reported that the average salary in Uzbekistan exceeded 7 million soums.