Salaries in Turkey - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Turkey is, by default, in the range of 151,500 TRY (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 488,784 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:

152K - 489K TRY

10% earn less lthan 152K TRY

10% earns more than 489K 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 222K

Median 206K

10% 122K

25% 157K

75% 269K

90% 342K

25-34

Average 298K

Median 264K

10% 130K

25% 184K

75% 374K

90% 507K

35-44

Average 339K

Median 297K

10% 140K

25% 202K

75% 428K

90% 590K

45-54

Average 321K

Median 275K

10% 119K

25% 180K

75% 409K

90% 578K

55+

Average 296K

Median 258K

10% 119K

25% 174K

75% 374K

90% 517K

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

Men

306,948 TRY

266,268 TRY

Women

In general, in Turkey, men earn 15.3% 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

10,246,118 TRY

2. IT Director Top Management

9,834,883 TRY

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

9,487,354 TRY

4. Leasing Director Leasing

9,236,088 TRY

5. Plant manager Top Management

8,444,376 TRY

6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

7,827,682 TRY

7. Managing Director Top Management

7,767,144 TRY

8. IT Architect Information Technology

7,731,202 TRY

9. Head of product development Management

7,650,202 TRY

10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

7,641,101 TRY

11. Country Manager/Director Top Management

7,623,130 TRY

12. Lead developer Information Technology

7,557,494 TRY

13. Sales Director Top Management

7,397,021 TRY

14. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

6,979,896 TRY

15. Marketing Director Top Management

6,977,563 TRY

16. Technical Director Top Management

6,959,837 TRY

17. Publishing House Director Top Management

6,941,794 TRY

18. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

6,925,622 TRY

19. Logistics Director Top Management

6,663,874 TRY

20. Naval Officer Transport, Haulage, Logistics

6,623,726 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

1,522,397 TRY

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

1,689,610 TRY

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,726,762 TRY

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

1,740,240 TRY

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

1,745,338 TRY

6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,786,896 TRY

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,806,538 TRY

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

1,812,902 TRY

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

1,814,918 TRY

10. Cleaner General labour

1,859,414 TRY

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

1,880,496 TRY

12. Packer Production

1,892,146 TRY

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,902,355 TRY

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

1,903,810 TRY

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

1,913,285 TRY

16. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

1,923,120 TRY

17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

1,943,885 TRY

18. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

1,951,531 TRY

19. Cashier Banking

1,960,632 TRY

20. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

1,965,010 TRY

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

1,498,148 TRY (gross)

Slovenia

1,383,284 TRY (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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

263 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

11,000 TRY

Anually salary

3,156 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

478 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

20,000 TRY

Anually salary

5,736 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

837 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

35,000 TRY

Anually salary

10,044 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

603 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

25,200 TRY

Anually salary

7,236 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

1,076 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

45,000 TRY

Anually salary

12,912 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

1,076 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

45,000 TRY

Anually salary

12,912 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

634 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

26,512 TRY

Anually salary

7,608 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

1,196 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

50,000 TRY

Anually salary

14,352 USD

Anually salary

600,000 TRY

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

Dental Technician
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Konya

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

765 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

32,000 TRY

Anually salary

9,180 USD

Anually salary

384,000 TRY

Posted: 2025-07-21 21:22:35

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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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