Salaries in Turkey - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Turkey is, by default, in the range of 147,240 TRY (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 500,856 TRY (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.

Gross salary in Turkey is

80% of people earn:

147K - 501K TRY

10% earn less lthan 147K TRY

10% earns more than 501K TRY

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Distribution of employees in Turkey into salary brackets in TRY.

Average salary and range in Turkey by age in TRY.

<24

Average 225K

Median 210K

10% 126K

25% 161K

75% 272K

90% 342K

25-34

Average 298K

Median 265K

10% 132K

25% 185K

75% 373K

90% 504K

35-44

Average 341K

Median 303K

10% 150K

25% 211K

75% 428K

90% 580K

45-54

Average 318K

Median 275K

10% 124K

25% 184K

75% 403K

90% 563K

55+

Average 295K

Median 261K

10% 129K

25% 182K

75% 370K

90% 501K

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Turkey (TRY).

Men

304,008 TRY

267,576 TRY

Women

In general, in Turkey, men earn 13.6% more than women.

The best paid positions in Turkey

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Turkey (TRY).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

10,022,760 TRY

2. IT Director Top Management

9,917,395 TRY

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

9,566,942 TRY

4. Leasing Director Leasing

9,313,574 TRY

5. Plant manager Top Management

8,515,210 TRY

6. IT Architect Information Technology

8,007,394 TRY

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

7,872,451 TRY

8. Managing Director Top Management

7,851,744 TRY

9. Head of product development Management

7,714,382 TRY

10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

7,705,210 TRY

11. Lead developer Information Technology

7,589,678 TRY

12. Country Manager/Director Top Management

7,556,688 TRY

13. Sales Director Top Management

7,459,070 TRY

14. Technical Director Top Management

7,128,389 TRY

15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

7,038,461 TRY

16. Publishing House Director Top Management

7,000,027 TRY

17. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

6,983,726 TRY

18. Marketing Director Top Management

6,952,723 TRY

19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

6,706,613 TRY

20. Naval Officer Transport, Haulage, Logistics

6,679,296 TRY

The worst paid positions in Turkey

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Turkey (TRY)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

1,535,170 TRY

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

1,703,779 TRY

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,741,248 TRY

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

1,754,842 TRY

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

1,759,982 TRY

6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,767,413 TRY

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,821,701 TRY

8. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

1,828,123 TRY

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

1,830,139 TRY

10. Cleaner General labour

1,873,541 TRY

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

1,896,264 TRY

12. Packer Production

1,908,029 TRY

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,918,310 TRY

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

1,919,779 TRY

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

1,929,326 TRY

16. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

1,939,248 TRY

17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

1,960,186 TRY

18. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

1,967,904 TRY

19. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,974,456 TRY

20. Cashier Banking

1,977,091 TRY

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

1,156,814 TRY (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Chief Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Istanbul

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

69 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,900 TRY

Anually salary

828 USD

Anually salary

34,800 TRY

Posted: 2025-10-22 10:33:20

Graphic Designer
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Izmir

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

262 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

11,000 TRY

Anually salary

3,144 USD

Anually salary

132,000 TRY

Posted: 2025-09-29 23:25:51

Medical/Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
Pharmaceutical Industry

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Gaziantep

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

477 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

20,000 TRY

Anually salary

5,724 USD

Anually salary

240,000 TRY

Posted: 2025-09-16 01:08:47

Cook
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Izmir

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

835 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

35,000 TRY

Anually salary

10,020 USD

Anually salary

420,000 TRY

Posted: 2025-09-13 13:07:00

Welder
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Karabuek

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

601 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

25,200 TRY

Anually salary

7,212 USD

Anually salary

302,400 TRY

Posted: 2025-09-02 15:59:14

SAP specialist
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Istanbul

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,073 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

45,000 TRY

Anually salary

12,876 USD

Anually salary

540,000 TRY

Posted: 2025-08-30 11:05:24

Logistics Manager
Management

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Istanbul

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,073 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

45,000 TRY

Anually salary

12,876 USD

Anually salary

540,000 TRY

Posted: 2025-08-17 10:43:20

Javascript Programmer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Konya

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

632 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

26,512 TRY

Anually salary

7,584 USD

Anually salary

318,144 TRY

Posted: 2025-08-12 16:27:01

Repairer
Electrical & Power Engineering

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Istanbul

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

239 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

10,000 TRY

Anually salary

2,868 USD

Anually salary

120,000 TRY

Posted: 2025-08-05 01:00:44

DevOps Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Istanbul

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,193 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

50,000 TRY

Anually salary

14,316 USD

Anually salary

600,000 TRY

Posted: 2025-07-26 19:50:55

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Salaries in Turkey - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in Turkey into salary brackets in TRY.

Average salary and range in Turkey by age in TRY.

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Turkey (TRY).

The best paid positions in Turkey

The worst paid positions in Turkey

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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