How Much Do Couriers In Kazakhstan Really Earn?
AI-generated illustration
Delivery services in Kazakhstan advertise courier jobs with salaries of up to 1.5 million tenge per month. Such vacancies can be found on Hh.kz and Enbek.kz. But actual courier incomes are usually much lower, Orda.kz reports, citing Finprom.kz.
According to the Bureau of National Statistics, the average salary in postal and courier services was 291,900 tenge in the first quarter of 2026.
The highest offers are posted by large delivery services in Almaty. Couriers using trucks and order delivery workers are promised the most. In Astana and Karaganda, the upper limit is slightly lower, at 1.3 million tenge. In Shymkent, it is 1.2 million tenge.
But such amounts are possible only with maximum workload and a large number of orders. Couriers also usually pay taxes, fees, and transport maintenance costs themselves.
There are practically no open-source stories about couriers earning 1.5 million tenge per month. Most couriers in Almaty and Astana receive about 300,000 tenge, while the most active ones earn up to 450,000–500,000 tenge,analysts said.
On the state labour exchange Enbek.kz, the figures are even more modest. Employers there offer couriers between 85,000 and 103,000 tenge per month.
In major cities, incomes are higher than the national average. In Astana, the average courier salary reached 474,800 tenge, while in Almaty it was 424,700 tenge. In some regions, the figure does not exceed 200,000 tenge.
Original author: Alina Elgeldina
Read also:
Latest news
- What It Costs Parties to Field Candidates in Kazakhstan’s Kurultai Election
- German Refinery Turns to South America After Losing Kazakh Oil
- Kazakhstan and Russia to Restrict Airspace for Baikonur Launch
- Kazakhstan Tightens Checks on Imported Fruit and Vegetables
- Rainmaking Technology Is Being Tested in Southern Kazakhstan
- Heat and Drought Have Not Harmed Kazakhstan’s Crops, Agriculture Ministry Says
- Russia’s Diesel Export Ban Will Not Raise Prices for Kazakh Farmers
- Kazakhstan Has Introduced “Digital Condominiums” — Here’s What They Are
- Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Warns Samruk-Energo Chief Over Delays at Almaty CHPP-3
- Kazakhstan’s National Fund Grows to $65 Billion
- Kazakh Airlines Resume Flights to Dubai
- Rare Owl With Nearly Two-Meter Wingspan Spotted in Charyn National Park
- How Many Women Serve in Kazakhstan’s Army and What Positions They Hold
- Kazakhstani Man Gets 10 Days of Detention for Telegram Comment
- President Tokayev Orders Large-Scale Construction Across Kazakhstan: What Will Be the Focus?
- How Did Students Perform in Kazakhstan’s 2026 University Entrance Exams?
- Did 4.2 Million Users’ Data Leak From a Kazakhstani Education Platform?
- Two Buses Get Stuck in Loose Gravel on Major Almaty Street
- Kazakhstan’s National Bank to Launch Crypto Analytics Centre to Combat Fraud
- Three-Hectare Landfill Fire Extinguished in Astana
