The Cabinet (2025.11.12) approved a plan to raise the salaries of health workers by 75% through staged increases beginning in 2026, the Ministry of Health said.
Minister of Health J.Chinburen told reporters the proposal will be submitted to the Mongolian Health Workers’ Trade Union today and that tripartite negotiations between the government, employers and unions have begun after a preliminary agreement reached in talks with union leaders. Under the plan, basic salaries will rise 30 % from January 1, 2026, with further staged increases planned later in the year so that the total uplift reaches 75 %, bringing the basic salary for health workers to MNT 3 million in 2026.
The government is also preparing to aim for MNT 3.5 million in later adjustments, in line with the designation of 2027 as the Year of Health Promotion, the Minister said. To finance the increases, MNT 157 billion will be allocated from the Health Insurance Fund, cuts of about 10% to certain current budget expenditures, and reductions in the number of contracts and non-essential spending to free up resources. Minister J.Chinburen said MNT 191 billion in total is needed to implement the planned pay rises..