Around 30.4% of Kazakh families have an average monthly income of 150,000–300,000 tenge, making them the largest income group among those surveyed. The figures come from a National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan survey of the country's adult population, infohub.kz reports.
A further 23.4% of respondents said their family income is between 300,000 and 500,000 tenge a month. Overall, families earning more than 300,000 tenge account for 37.2% of those surveyed, while 15% reported an income of less than 100,000 tenge.
Within the low-income group, the breakdown is as follows: 5.1% of families earn up to 40,000 tenge, 3.5% earn between 40,001 and 70,000 tenge, and 6.4% earn between 70,001 and 100,000 tenge. Income of 100,001 to 150,000 tenge was reported by 12.9% of respondents, and more than 500,001 tenge by 13.8%. Another 4.6% of participants said they were unable to answer.
The survey covered 1,500 respondents aged 18 and over; the data on the distribution of average monthly family income refer to October 2026.
Nearly half of Kazakhstanis — 48.9% — said their financial situation had not changed over the past year. Another 14.8% said they were better off, while 31.3% reported that their financial situation had worsened.
The share of citizens with savings remains low: only 28.8% of respondents reported having savings, while 58% said they had none. A month earlier, that figure stood at 60.3%.
A lack of savings increases the risk of financial hardship in the event of job loss or unexpected expenses. Financial experts therefore recommend gradually building a safety cushion sufficient to cover at least six months of a family's essential expenses.
As for salaries, it was previously found that one in five Kazakhstanis earns an average of around 200,000–300,000 tenge, while ultra-high incomes above 1 million tenge are rare. Analysts have also recently identified the most common salary, earned by the largest number of citizens: in 2026 it amounted to just 187,006 tenge.