In January-June 2020, the average monthly salary before tax in Uzbekistan was at 2.5 million soums (240 USD), a 21.6% increase compared to the same period in 2019, the State Statistics Committee said in a report.
The highest average monthly salary among cities and provinces was in Tashkent city - 3.6 million soums, Navoi - 3.3 million and Tashkent province - 2.6 million soums. Whiel the lowest was observed in Surkhandarya - 2 million soums, Jizzakh - 2 million, Samarkand - 2 million, Namangan - 2 million and Kashkadarya province - 1.9 million soums.
