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Salaries in Turkey - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Turkey is, by default, in the range of 12,922.00 TRY (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 41,473.00 TRY (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:
13K - 41K TRY
10% earn less lthan 13K TRY
10% earns more than 41K 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 18,578
Median 17,282
10% 10,300
25% 13,196
75% 22,505
90% 28,453
25-34
 
 
Average 25,080
Median 22,502
10% 11,644
25% 16,042
75% 31,214
90% 41,643
35-44
 
 
Average 28,073
Median 24,830
10% 12,161
25% 17,232
75% 35,251
90% 47,906
45-54
 
 
Average 26,577
Median 23,020
10% 10,416
25% 15,387
75% 33,693
90% 46,952
55+
 
 
Average 24,874
Median 21,797
10% 10,326
25% 14,887
75% 31,373
90% 43,095

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

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Men
25,880 TRY
22,732 TRY
Woman icon
Women
In general, in Turkey, men earn 13.9% 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
71,119.00 TRY
2. IT Director Top Management
69,652.00 TRY
3. Leasing Director Leasing
65,412.00 TRY
4. Plant manager Top Management
59,804.00 TRY
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
56,762.00 TRY
6. IT Architect Information Technology
56,410.00 TRY
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
55,982.00 TRY
8. Managing Director Top Management
54,601.00 TRY
9. Solution architect Information Technology
54,180.00 TRY
10. Head of product development Management
54,180.00 TRY
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
54,115.00 TRY
12. Lead developer Information Technology
53,988.00 TRY
13. Sales Director Top Management
52,387.00 TRY
14. Agile Coach Information Technology
50,465.00 TRY
15. Marketing Director Top Management
49,711.00 TRY
16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
49,433.00 TRY
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
49,163.00 TRY
18. Technical Director Top Management
48,570.00 TRY
19. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
46,475.00 TRY
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
46,337.00 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
10,781.00 TRY
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
12,229.00 TRY
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
12,360.00 TRY
4. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
12,527.00 TRY
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
12,794.00 TRY
6. Cleaner General labour
13,093.00 TRY
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
13,318.00 TRY
8. Packer Production
13,400.00 TRY
9. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
13,472.00 TRY
10. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
13,483.00 TRY
11. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
13,550.00 TRY
12. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
13,619.00 TRY
13. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
13,767.00 TRY
14. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
13,821.00 TRY
15. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
13,916.00 TRY
16. Florist Service Industries
13,939.00 TRY
17. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
13,998.00 TRY
18. Cashier Commerce
14,046.00 TRY
19. Refuse Collector Service Industries
14,079.00 TRY
20. Security Guard Security & Protection
14,170.00 TRY

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
108,970 TRY (gross)
BulgariaBulgaria
82,018 TRY (net)
RomaniaRomania
75,154 TRY (net)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
126,888 TRY (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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Labourer
General labour
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Van
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
436 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
19,717 TRY
Anually salary
5,232 USD
Anually salary
236,604 TRY
ClockPosted: 2026-05-02 20:05:27
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Courier
Transport, Haulage, Logistics
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Istanbul
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
817 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
36,960 TRY
Anually salary
9,804 USD
Anually salary
443,520 TRY
ClockPosted: 2026-04-14 20:00:51
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Architect
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Samsun
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
663 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
30,000 TRY
Anually salary
7,956 USD
Anually salary
360,000 TRY
ClockPosted: 2026-03-30 21:21:11
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Customer Relationship Manager
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Istanbul
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,539 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
69,600 TRY
Anually salary
18,468 USD
Anually salary
835,200 TRY
ClockPosted: 2026-03-19 21:10:05
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Sales Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Istanbul
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,106 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
50,000 TRY
Anually salary
13,272 USD
Anually salary
600,000 TRY
ClockPosted: 2026-02-26 20:46:55
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Digital marketing specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Izmir
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,061 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
48,000 TRY
Anually salary
12,732 USD
Anually salary
576,000 TRY
ClockPosted: 2026-01-28 12:42:10
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Carpenter
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Istanbul
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
133 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,000 TRY
Anually salary
1,596 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
663 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
30,000 TRY
Anually salary
7,956 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
870 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
39,353 TRY
Anually salary
10,440 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
774 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
35,000 TRY
Anually salary
9,288 USD
Anually salary
420,000 TRY
ClockPosted: 2025-11-16 17:26:04
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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 25,800 TRY.

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

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

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 12.16% less than men.

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