Kyrgyz Republic: Technical Assistance Report-Medium-Term Public Compensation Management: Benchmarking and Implementation

Technical Assistance Reports, September 2, 2026

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This technical assistance mission assesses options for the improved management of government wages and employment.
Key focuses:
- (1) Assess wage levels and dispersion across key public sector occupations
- (2) Examine recruitment, retention, and motivation challenges
- (3) Identify wage and headcount gaps
- (4) Explore international best practices and country cases
- (5) Discuss fiscal space and policy options for wage adjustments

Wage levels and dispersion
- Assessment emphasizes comparative benchmarking of wage levels across key public sector occupations.
Recruitment, retention, and motivation
- Examination centers on challenges affecting recruitment, retention, and staff motivation within the public sector.
Wage and headcount gaps
- Identification of both wage gaps and headcount imbalances across occupations and agencies.
International experience
- Exploration of international best practices and country cases to inform reform design.
Fiscal space and policy trade-offs
- Discussion focuses on fiscal space constraints and policy options for implementing wage adjustments in a fiscally sustainable manner.

Medium-term approach
- Emphasis on medium-term public compensation management to balance improved pay structures with fiscal sustainability.
Benchmarking-based reforms
- Use of benchmarking across occupations to target wage adjustments where gaps and retention issues are most acute.
Integrating recruitment and retention measures
- Combine wage adjustments with non-pay measures to address motivation and retention challenges.
Fiscal policy alignment
- Ensure wage policy options are consistent with available fiscal space and broader public expenditure priorities.

Subjects: Employment, Labor, Public sector wages, Wage adjustments, Wages
Keywords: government pay, IMF publication, IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department, pay structure, Public Administration., Public Compensation, wage adjustment

International Monetary Fund. Technical Assistance Report No. 2026/070 (September 2, 2026).