Salaries in Turkey

The salary range of employees working in Turkey is, by default, in the range of 3,204 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 10,344 EUR (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:

3,204 - 10,344 EUR

10% earn less lthan 3,204 EUR

10% earns more than 10,344 EUR

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Turkey into salary brackets in EUR.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Turkey by age in EUR.

<24

Average 4,692

median 4,356

10% 2,580

25% 3,324

75% 5,700

90% 7,236

25-34

Average 6,312

median 5,592

10% 2,760

25% 3,888

75% 7,920

90% 10,740

35-44

Average 7,176

median 6,276

10% 2,952

25% 4,272

75% 9,060

90% 12,480

45-54

Average 6,792

median 5,820

10% 2,520

25% 3,816

75% 8,664

90% 12,228

55+

Average 6,264

median 5,460

10% 2,532

25% 3,684

75% 7,908

90% 10,944

Salaries by gender

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

Men

6,492 EUR

5,640 EUR

Women

In general, in Turkey, men earn 15.1% more than women.

The best paid positions in Turkey

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

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

487,155,798 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

467,603,456 EUR

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

451,080,022 EUR

4. Leasing Director Leasing

439,133,498 EUR

5. Plant manager Top Management

401,491,235 EUR

6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

372,170,253 EUR

7. Managing Director Top Management

369,291,968 EUR

8. IT Architect Information Technology

367,583,073 EUR

9. Head of product development Management

363,731,895 EUR

10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

363,299,194 EUR

11. Country Manager/Director Top Management

362,444,746 EUR

12. Lead developer Information Technology

359,324,094 EUR

13. Sales Director Top Management

351,694,313 EUR

14. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

331,861,947 EUR

15. Marketing Director Top Management

331,751,033 EUR

16. Technical Director Top Management

330,908,225 EUR

17. Publishing House Director Top Management

330,050,353 EUR

18. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

329,281,487 EUR

19. Logistics Director Top Management

316,836,536 EUR

20. Naval Officer Transport, Haulage, Logistics

314,927,721 EUR

The worst paid positions in Turkey

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

72,382,965 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

80,333,164 EUR

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

82,099,571 EUR

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

82,740,407 EUR

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

82,982,774 EUR

6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

84,958,685 EUR

7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

85,892,553 EUR

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

86,195,170 EUR

9. Housekeeper Service Industries

86,291,021 EUR

10. Cleaner General labour

88,406,601 EUR

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

89,408,935 EUR

12. Packer Production

89,962,819 EUR

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

90,448,239 EUR

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

90,517,389 EUR

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

90,967,891 EUR

16. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

91,435,510 EUR

17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

92,422,780 EUR

18. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

92,786,332 EUR

19. Cashier Banking

93,219,033 EUR

20. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

93,427,167 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

DevOps Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Istanbul

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,233 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

50,000 TRY

Anually salary

14,796 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

789 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

32,000 TRY

Anually salary

9,468 USD

Anually salary

384,000 TRY

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

Doctor
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Izmir

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

617 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

25,000 TRY

Anually salary

7,404 USD

Anually salary

300,000 TRY

Posted: 2025-07-06 12:44:48

Geographic Information Systems Engineer
Technology, Development

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Ankara

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

414 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

16,800 TRY

Anually salary

4,968 USD

Anually salary

201,600 TRY

Posted: 2025-07-01 18:16:19

Photographer
Arts & Culture

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Istanbul

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,169 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

47,400 TRY

Anually salary

14,028 USD

Anually salary

568,800 TRY

Posted: 2025-06-26 12:20:39

Clothing/textile technologist
Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Uşak

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

414 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

16,800 TRY

Anually salary

4,968 USD

Anually salary

201,600 TRY

Posted: 2025-04-28 11:46:15

Welder
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Van

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

478 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

19,380 TRY

Anually salary

5,736 USD

Anually salary

232,560 TRY

Posted: 2025-04-18 18:51:16

Senior Sales Representative
Commerce

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Istanbul

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

937 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

38,000 TRY

Anually salary

11,244 USD

Anually salary

456,000 TRY

Posted: 2025-02-16 16:54:34

Senior Project Manager
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Istanbul

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

740 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

30,000 TRY

Anually salary

8,880 USD

Anually salary

360,000 TRY

Posted: 2025-02-01 13:09:19

Service Technician
Electrical & Power Engineering

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Istanbul

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

47 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,917 TRY

Anually salary

564 USD

Anually salary

23,004 TRY

Posted: 2025-01-07 17:27:26

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Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

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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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