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Salaries in Turkey - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Turkey is, by default, in the range of 292.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 957.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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:
292 - 957 USD
10% earn less lthan 292 USD
10% earns more than 957 USD
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Distribution of employees in Turkey into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Turkey by age in USD.

<24
 
 
Average 428
Median 398
10% 238
25% 305
75% 519
90% 655
25-34
 
 
Average 579
Median 516
10% 261
25% 363
75% 724
90% 973
35-44
 
 
Average 662
Median 586
10% 288
25% 407
75% 830
90% 1,125
45-54
 
 
Average 625
Median 543
10% 247
25% 363
75% 793
90% 1,103
55+
 
 
Average 576
Median 508
10% 245
25% 350
75% 725
90% 991

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

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Men
589 USD
518 USD
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Women
In general, in Turkey, men earn 13.7% more than women.

The best paid positions in Turkey

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
1,640.00 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
1,597.00 USD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,499.00 USD
4. Plant manager Top Management
1,371.00 USD
5. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,273.00 USD
6. Managing Director Top Management
1,265.00 USD
7. IT Architect Information Technology
1,256.00 USD
8. Lead developer Information Technology
1,249.00 USD
9. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,242.00 USD
10. Head of product development Management
1,242.00 USD
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
1,240.00 USD
12. Sales Director Top Management
1,201.00 USD
13. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
1,133.00 USD
14. Technical Director Top Management
1,131.00 USD
15. Marketing Director Top Management
1,128.00 USD
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
1,127.00 USD
17. Logistics Director Top Management
1,106.00 USD
18. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
1,065.00 USD
19. Sailor Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,049.00 USD
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
1,046.00 USD

The worst paid positions in Turkey

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
247.00 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
274.00 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
280.00 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
283.00 USD
5. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
292.00 USD
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
293.00 USD
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
305.00 USD
8. Cleaner General labour
305.00 USD
9. Packer Production
307.00 USD
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
308.00 USD
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
309.00 USD
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
310.00 USD
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
312.00 USD
14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
315.00 USD
15. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
316.00 USD
16. Cashier Banking
318.00 USD
17. Florist Service Industries
319.00 USD
18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
319.00 USD
19. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
320.00 USD
20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
322.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

MacedoniaMacedonia
877 USD (net)
LatviaLatvia
2,027 USD (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
2,346 USD (gross)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
2,772 USD (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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Carpenter
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Istanbul
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
138 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,000 TRY
Anually salary
1,656 USD
Anually salary
72,000 TRY
ClockPosted: 2026-01-18 14:44:04
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Clothing/textile technologist
Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Istanbul
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
692 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
30,000 TRY
Anually salary
8,304 USD
Anually salary
360,000 TRY
ClockPosted: 2026-01-08 16:04:25
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Quality Engineer
Quality Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ankara
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
908 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
39,353 TRY
Anually salary
10,896 USD
Anually salary
472,236 TRY
ClockPosted: 2025-12-30 09:22:59
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Lawyer
Law & Legislation
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Istanbul
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
807 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
35,000 TRY
Anually salary
9,684 USD
Anually salary
420,000 TRY
ClockPosted: 2025-11-16 17:26:04
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Waiter
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Yozgat
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
300 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
13,000 TRY
Anually salary
3,600 USD
Anually salary
156,000 TRY
ClockPosted: 2025-11-15 06:16:18
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HR Generalist
Human Resources
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Istanbul
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
900 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
39,000 TRY
Anually salary
10,800 USD
Anually salary
468,000 TRY
ClockPosted: 2025-11-06 11:02:34
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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
67 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,900 TRY
Anually salary
804 USD
Anually salary
34,800 TRY
ClockPosted: 2025-10-22 10:33:20
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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
254 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
11,000 TRY
Anually salary
3,048 USD
Anually salary
132,000 TRY
ClockPosted: 2025-09-29 23:25:51
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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
461 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
20,000 TRY
Anually salary
5,532 USD
Anually salary
240,000 TRY
ClockPosted: 2025-09-16 01:08:47
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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
807 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
35,000 TRY
Anually salary
9,684 USD
Anually salary
420,000 TRY
ClockPosted: 2025-09-13 13:07:00
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Turkey is 592 USD.

The best-paid positions in the country Turkey are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, Plant manager, Pilot.

The worst-paid positions in the country Turkey are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Postal worker.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Turkey, regardless of the work they do, women earn 12.05% less than men.

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