Minimum wage in Turkmenistan in 2026

1,410.00 TMT per month¹

per monthGeneral rate since January 1, 2025

Next change

No scheduled increase on record.

Since 2022Full history

Year 2026

Rates in force during 2026

Applies to	Rate	Effective	Until
Standard Source: Decree of the President of Turkmenistan on increasing salaries, pensions, public welfare payments, scholarships for students and trainees in Turkmenistan (Ashgabat, July 12, 2024) 3. Establish a minimum wage of 1,410 manats for Turkmenistan and use it to regulate monthly wages. Source statute snapshot September 27, 2026 Notes Presidential decree item 3: national minimum wage, used to regulate monthly wages. The effective date is the January 1 date that items 1, 2 and 4 of the same decree state; secondary sources (business.com.tm, Times of Central Asia) confirm the minimum wage changed on that January 1. Verified September 27, 2026	1,410.00 TMT/ monthJanuary 1, 2025 – current	January 1, 2025	current

2022 to 2026

History

Each step is a rate row with its own quoted source.

0.00 TMT500.00 TMT1,000.00 TMT1,500.00 TMT2,000.00 TMT202220232024202520262027Today1,050.00 TMT1,410.00 TMT

Show the history as a table

Applies to	Rate	Effective	Until
Standard Source: Decree of the President of Turkmenistan on increasing wages, pensions, state benefits, scholarships for students and trainees in Turkmenistan (July 2023) 3. Establish a minimum wage of 1,280 manats for Turkmenistan and use it to regulate monthly wages. Source statute snapshot September 27, 2026 Notes Presidential decree item 3: national minimum wage, used to regulate monthly wages. The effective date is the January 1 date that items 1, 2 and 4 of the same decree state; secondary sources (business.com.tm, Times of Central Asia) confirm the minimum wage changed on that January 1. Verified September 27, 2026	1,280.00 TMT/ monthJanuary 1, 2024 – January 1, 2025	January 1, 2024	January 1, 2025
Standard Source: Decree of the President of Turkmenistan on increasing salaries, pensions, public welfare payments, scholarships for students and trainees in Turkmenistan (Ashgabat, July 8, 2022) 3. To establish a minimum wage in Turkmenistan in the amount of 1,160 manats and use it to streamline monthly wages. Source statute snapshot September 27, 2026 Notes Presidential decree item 3: national minimum wage, used to regulate monthly wages. The effective date is the January 1 date that items 1, 2 and 4 of the same decree state; secondary sources (business.com.tm, Times of Central Asia) confirm the minimum wage changed on that January 1. Verified September 27, 2026	1,160.00 TMT/ monthJanuary 1, 2023 – January 1, 2024	January 1, 2023	January 1, 2024
Standard Source: Decree of the President of Turkmenistan on increasing wages, pensions, state benefits, scholarships for students in Turkmenistan (published 08.10.2021) 3. To establish a minimum wage in Turkmenistan in the amount of 1,050 manats and use it for adjustment of monthly wages. Source statute snapshot September 27, 2026 Notes Presidential decree item 3: national minimum wage, used to regulate monthly wages. The effective date is the January 1 date that items 1, 2 and 4 of the same decree state; secondary sources (business.com.tm, Times of Central Asia) confirm the minimum wage changed on that January 1. Verified September 27, 2026	1,050.00 TMT/ monthJanuary 1, 2022 – January 1, 2023	January 1, 2022	January 1, 2023

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Frequently asked questions

What is the minimum wage in Turkmenistan in 2026?

1,410.00 TMT per month since January 1, 2025.

Is the minimum wage in Turkmenistan increasing?

No increase is scheduled on record as of October 1, 2026. Inflation-indexed jurisdictions announce the next figure a few months before it takes effect.

1 level of law

How this rate is resolved

The highest minimum that covers the work location applies.

Employers must pay the highest minimum that covers the work location. WageTable checks each level in turn:

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan sets 1 rule of its own.

Notes on this jurisdiction's rules and sources

Minimum monthly wage set by presidential decree (item 3 of the annual decree on raising wages, pensions and benefits), used to regulate monthly wages; it changes on January 1 together with the decree's other items. 1,410 manats per month since January 1, 2025 (decree of July 12, 2024); no decree raising it from January 1, 2026 has been found.

Turkmenistan

Enforcement

Enforced by Ministry of Labour and Social Protection.

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