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Salaries in Turkey - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Turkey is, by default, in the range of 12,680.00 TRY (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 41,472.00 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 18,573
Median 17,277
10% 10,310
25% 13,205
75% 22,481
90% 28,411
25-34
 
 
Average 25,089
Median 22,359
10% 11,299
25% 15,740
75% 31,378
90% 42,181
35-44
 
 
Average 28,680
Median 25,390
10% 12,504
25% 17,663
75% 35,969
90% 48,776
45-54
 
 
Average 27,115
Median 23,525
10% 10,690
25% 15,757
75% 34,386
90% 47,822
55+
 
 
Average 24,986
Median 22,010
10% 10,614
25% 15,162
75% 31,442
90% 42,969

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

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Men
25,551 TRY
22,447 TRY
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Women
In general, in Turkey, men earn 13.8% 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
71,125.00 TRY
2. IT Director Top Management
69,248.00 TRY
3. Leasing Director Leasing
65,032.00 TRY
4. Plant manager Top Management
59,458.00 TRY
5. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
55,228.00 TRY
6. Managing Director Top Management
54,845.00 TRY
7. IT Architect Information Technology
54,494.00 TRY
8. Lead developer Information Technology
54,152.00 TRY
9. Country Manager/Director Top Management
53,885.00 TRY
10. Head of product development Management
53,866.00 TRY
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
53,802.00 TRY
12. Sales Director Top Management
52,083.00 TRY
13. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
49,146.00 TRY
14. Technical Director Top Management
49,063.00 TRY
15. Marketing Director Top Management
48,928.00 TRY
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
48,878.00 TRY
17. Logistics Director Top Management
47,979.00 TRY
18. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
46,206.00 TRY
19. Sailor Transport, Haulage, Logistics
45,493.00 TRY
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
45,369.00 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
10,719.00 TRY
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
11,896.00 TRY
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
12,158.00 TRY
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
12,289.00 TRY
5. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
12,661.00 TRY
6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
12,720.00 TRY
7. Cleaner General labour
13,224.00 TRY
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
13,240.00 TRY
9. Packer Production
13,322.00 TRY
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
13,394.00 TRY
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
13,405.00 TRY
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
13,471.00 TRY
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
13,541.00 TRY
14. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
13,687.00 TRY
15. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
13,741.00 TRY
16. Cashier Banking
13,805.00 TRY
17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
13,835.00 TRY
18. Florist Service Industries
13,859.00 TRY
19. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
13,887.00 TRY
20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
13,973.00 TRY

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

SerbiaSerbia
60,917 TRY (net)
CroatiaCroatia
82,578 TRY (net)
EstoniaEstonia
99,649 TRY (net)
LatviaLatvia
86,798 TRY (net)

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
139 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,000 TRY
Anually salary
1,668 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
693 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
30,000 TRY
Anually salary
8,316 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
909 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
39,353 TRY
Anually salary
10,908 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
809 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
35,000 TRY
Anually salary
9,708 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
901 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
39,000 TRY
Anually salary
10,812 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
462 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
20,000 TRY
Anually salary
5,544 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
809 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
35,000 TRY
Anually salary
9,708 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 25,651 TRY.

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 12.15% less than men.

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