What a salary in Kazakhstan pays, and what it costs

Five contribution streams, four different caps and a fresh Tax Code: Kazakh payroll is easy to get wrong in 2026. This calculator runs the verified new rules for both sides of the salary.

Inputs

Monthly gross salary

KZT / month

Employee born in 1975 or laterThe employer pension ramp (3.5% in 2026) applies only to them.

Verified 22 Aug 20262026 Tax Code via PwC and EY Kazakhstan

Result: both sides at once

₸408,975employee net per month ($893)

₸581,400

total employer cost ($1,269)

₸60,000

employee pension and health, 10% + 2%

₸31,025

income tax after the 30 MRP deduction

81.8%

of gross reaches the employee

Employee net: ₸408,975 / monthEmployee deductions: ₸91,025 / monthEmployer charges: ₸81,400 / month

2026 changed the employer math. The new Tax Code cut social tax from 11% to 6% but removed its offset and raised the pension ramp; the employer extras here are SO ₸22,500, social tax ₸26,400, health ₸15,000 and pension ramp ₸17,500.

Methodology and sources

Employee side: 10% pension and 2% health (both capped), then income tax on the remainder after the 129,750 KZT standard deduction, at 10% up to the bracket and 15% beyond. Employer side: 5% social contributions on the clamped base, 6% social tax, 3% health and the 3.5% pension ramp for employees born in 1975 or later. Dollar figures use 458.22 KZT/USD as of 22 Aug 2026. The income tax bracket is annual; the engine applies its monthly equivalent.

New Tax Code rates, deduction and caps · PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, Kazakhstan; EY 2026 alerts
2026 MZP 85,000 and MRP 4,325 · 2026-2028 budget law

Social tax fell from 11% to 6% and is no longer reduced by social contributions.

The employer pension ramp (OPVR) is 3.5% in 2026, rising to 5% by 2028, and applies to employees born in 1975 or later.

The income tax bracket is annual (8,500 MRP); this engine applies its monthly equivalent.