Tajikistan: jobs and pay

What is the average salary in Tajikistan?

The average monthly wage in Tajikistan was 3,507.67 somoni in July 2026, 21.6% higher than a year earlier, according to the Agency on Statistics. After inflation, real wages rose 16.8%. The January-July average was 3,275.43 somoni.

The figure is the nominal wage accrued to employees of enterprises and organisations; it does not cover self-employed people, farm households or people working abroad, and it is an average, so most workers earn less. Wages fell 7.8% from June to July. The Agency's home page lists 3,304.05 somoni for May 2026.

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What is the minimum wage in Tajikistan?

The minimum wage in Tajikistan is 1,000 somoni a month, according to the Agency on Statistics report for January-August 2026.

For comparison, the Agency reports an average monthly wage of 3,507.67 somoni in July 2026, so the minimum wage was a little under a third of the average. The average covers employees of enterprises and organisations, not the self-employed or people working on family farms, and the Agency reports it monthly in its socio-economic report.

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What is the unemployment rate in Tajikistan?

56,600 people were registered as unemployed in Tajikistan at the end of July 2026, 1.9% of the labour force and 9.8% more than a year earlier, according to the Agency on Statistics, using Ministry of Labour data. Women made up 47.5%.

This counts only people registered with state employment agencies. The Agency notes that actual unemployment may be higher because of hidden and unregistered unemployment. The World Bank's modelled ILO estimate, which counts everyone looking for work, puts unemployment at 6.9% in 2025.

Official sources: Agency on Statistics: report PDF (Russian) · World Bank: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate

How much is the minimum wage in Tajikistan?

In 2024, the statutory minimum wage in Tajikistan was 800 TJS a month (about $74), according to the ILO. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2012.

How much do workers in Tajikistan earn on average?

In 2019, average monthly earnings of employees in Tajikistan was $140 a month, according to the ILO. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was $1,517 a month, and Tajikistan placed 45th highest of 45. Worldwide: 109th of 114.

What is the unemployment rate in Tajikistan?

In 2025, the unemployment rate in Tajikistan was 6.9%, according to the ILO. Since 2005 it has ranged from 2.9% (2007) to 7.7% (2021). Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 5.5%, and Tajikistan placed 15th highest of 47. Worldwide: 54th of 174.

What is youth unemployment in Tajikistan?

According to the ILO, unemployment among 15 to 24 year olds in Tajikistan was 14.6% in 2025. The peak was 15.7% in 2020 and the low 5.8% in 2005. Europe & Central Asia median: 14.2%; Tajikistan is 23rd highest of 47. Worldwide: 74th of 174.

What share of people in Tajikistan are in the labour force?

The ILO puts the labour force participation rate in Tajikistan at 38.3% in 2025. The peak was 50.8% in 2005 and the low 36.8% in 2020. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 60.3%, and Tajikistan placed 47th highest of 47. Worldwide: 168th of 174.

How many women in Tajikistan are working or looking for work?

The ILO puts the labour force participation rate for women in Tajikistan at 21.9% in 2025. Since 2005 it has ranged from 20.5% (2020) to 39.2% (2005). Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 54.6%, and Tajikistan placed 47th highest of 47. Of 174 countries with 2025 data, 163rd highest.

What is the employment rate in Tajikistan?

According to the ILO, the employment to population ratio in Tajikistan was 35.6% in 2025. Its high point since 2005 was 2005, at 49.1%; its low point was 2020, at 34.0%. It is 47th highest of 47 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 56.6%. World rank, highest first: 164th of 174.

How common is self-employment in Tajikistan?

28.0%: that is the share of workers who are own-account or contributing family workers in Tajikistan for 2025, according to the ILO. Its high point since 2005 was 2009, at 31.6%; its low point was 2007, at 26.6%. Europe & Central Asia median: 11.0%; Tajikistan is 9th highest of 47. Worldwide: 94th of 174.

What share of jobs in Tajikistan are salaried?

The latest figure from the ILO, for 2025, is 68.7%. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Europe & Central Asia median: 85.5%; Tajikistan is 40th highest of 47. Of 174 countries with 2025 data, 82nd highest.