The wages of workers in the water industry in Kazakhstan were increased by another 15%.
The Deputy Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Republic of Kazakhstan Zandos Salimov, in a briefing on the Central Communication Service, announced a further increase in wages for workers in the field, designed to attract qualified personnel and reduce the turnover of experts.
Numbers and main changes:.
Previously, from July 1, 2025, after changes to the Law "On Natural Monopolies", the salary of RSE Kazvodkhoz employees increased on average from 203 thousand to 326 thousand tenge, and the minimum wage more than doubled - from 85 thousand to 185 thousand tenge. A new increase of 15% came from April 1, 2026.
The measures taken affected more than 25 thousand workers employed in the field of drinking water supply, irrigation and sanitation.
The ministry intends to continue to compare the salary level for water workers with indicators in the electricity and heat sector (where the average salary in 2024 was 330 thousand tenge).