Economy, jobs and prices in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan: official figures

The average monthly nominal wage in Pavlodar was 369,173 tenge in 2024, 11th highest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site; the national average was 405,416 tenge (9% below the national average).

How fast have wages grown in Pavlodar?

Average monthly wages in Pavlodar rose from 182,406 tenge in 2020 to 369,173 tenge in 2024, a rise of 102% in cash terms; nationally they rose 90% over the same 4 years (prices also rose, see the real wage index).

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Are real wages rising in Pavlodar?

Real wages in Pavlodar (wages after allowing for inflation) rose 4.7% in 2024 compared with 2023, according to the yearbook index (2023 = 100: 104.7).

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

How much industrial production is there in Pavlodar?

Industrial output in Pavlodar was worth 1.39 trillion tenge in 2024 (3.74 million tenge per resident), 6th highest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site by that measure.

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

How big is retail trade in Pavlodar?

Retail trade in Pavlodar totalled 559.1 billion tenge in 2024 (1.51 million tenge per resident), 8th highest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site by that measure; in 2020 it was 274.8 billion tenge.

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

How much is invested in Pavlodar?

Investment in fixed assets (buildings, machinery and infrastructure) in Pavlodar was 270.9 billion tenge in 2024, 731,237 tenge per resident, 9th lowest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site by that measure.

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

How many new homes are built in Pavlodar?

New homes with a total floor area of 322,263 square metres were completed in Pavlodar in 2024, 870 square metres per 1,000 residents, 9th lowest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site.

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Is the economy of Pavlodar growing?

In 2024 the physical volume of industrial output in Pavlodar was 103.8% of the 2023 level and retail trade was 125.9% (100 means no change); new housing completed was 119.5% and investment in fixed assets 108.1% of the 2023 amounts.

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How Pavlodar compares with other cities in Kazakhstan

Average monthly nominal wage (tenge) (2024)

Pavlodar ranks 11 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Average monthly nominal wage (tenge)
8	Ust-Kamenogorsk	396,081
9	Temirtau	386,766
10	Aktobe	370,738
11	Pavlodar	369,173
12	Kyzylorda	359,653
13	Karaganda	357,129
14	Kustanai	348,481

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Change in average wage, 2020 to 2024 (2020-2024)

Pavlodar ranks 2 of 21, highest first.

Rank	City	Change in average wage, 2020 to 2024
1	Temirtau	+111%
2	Pavlodar	+102%
3	Rudni	+102%
4	Aktobe	+101%
5	Ekibastuz	+101%
6	Almaty	+98%
7	Kustanai	+98%

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Industrial output per resident (tenge) (2024)

Pavlodar ranks 6 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Industrial output per resident (tenge)
3	Kustanai	6,047,018
4	Rudni	5,806,460
5	Ust-Kamenogorsk	5,429,960
6	Pavlodar	3,742,206
7	Atirau	2,725,397
8	Petropavlovsk	2,249,190
9	Aktobe	1,920,254

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Retail trade per resident (tenge) (2024)

Pavlodar ranks 8 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Retail trade per resident (tenge)
5	Astana	2,001,643
6	Aktau	1,673,517
7	Semipalatinsk	1,616,879
8	Pavlodar	1,509,468
9	Uralsk	1,365,795
10	Atirau	1,313,581
11	Kyzylorda	1,170,892

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Investment in fixed assets per resident (tenge) (2024)

Pavlodar ranks 14 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Investment in fixed assets per resident (tenge)
11	Almaty	903,090
12	Kyzylorda	829,890
13	Rudni	805,312
14	Pavlodar	731,237
15	Shimkent	611,509
16	Karaganda	600,711
17	Semipalatinsk	527,480

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

New housing completed per 1,000 residents (square metres) (2024)

Pavlodar ranks 14 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	New housing completed per 1,000 residents (square metres)
11	Shimkent	1,093
12	Petropavlovsk	942
13	Taraz	897
14	Pavlodar	870
15	Karaganda	826
16	Ust-Kamenogorsk	817
17	Taldykorgan	747

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

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Sources

Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan: The regions of Kazakhstan in 2024: Statistical Yearbook (English edition, 414 pages), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3456cb173460…)

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