Average wages in Tajikistan increased 178 times during the years of independence

DUSHANBE, 13.09.2026 /Khovar/. President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation Emomali Rahmon, said in a speech on 8 September 2026 marking the 35th anniversary of State Independence that during the years of independence average wages increased 178 times and pensions 126 times, while the population’s economic opportunities improved significantly.

He said that from 1 September 2026 the official salaries of employees of education institutions, including pre-school and general secondary schools, would rise by 25 percent. Salaries in education, science, culture, sport, health care, social protection institutions, state authorities and administration, other budget-funded institutions, and scholarships would also increase by 20 percent.

The current wages of law-enforcement personnel, military servicemen and other employees of these bodies would also rise by 20 percent. The minimum wage for all economic and social sectors of the republic will be set at 1,300 somonis per month. From 1 September 2026, insurance, labour and social pensions, as well as related supplements, will be indexed under Article 51 of the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan on Insurance and State Pensions and the basic pension amount, at the 2025 inflation rate, but by no less than 15 percent of their established amount.