TURKEY / SALARY

SALARY SURVEYS

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

Gross income

Net (after tax)

18.82 TRY = 1 USD

877,741 TRY

$46,639 USD

Istanbul

929,816 TRY

319,938 TRY

$17,000 USD

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Average Salary / Turkey

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Average salary in Turkey is 877,741 TRY per year. The most typical earning is 319,938 TRY. All data are based on 1,352 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 901,473 TRY. Women receive a salary of 749,032 TRY.

The most paid careers are Management & Business with average income 1,370,089 TRY and Law with income 1,264,697 TRY.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Bellow H. School with salary of 1,084,026 TRY. The second most paid education level is Doctorate Degree with salary of 1,057,678 TRY.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 1,430,312 TRY. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive 1,232,703 TRY.

Levels / Turkey (Gross TRY)

Salary Levels (TRY) per Year	Surveys	[%]
56,500 TRY - 94,099 TRY	0	n/a
94,100 TRY - 188,199 TRY	37	100% 2.74%
188,200 TRY - 282,299 TRY	120	97.26% 8.88%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
282,300 TRY - 376,399 TRY	147	88.39% 10.87%
376,400 TRY - 470,499 TRY	137	77.51% 10.13%
470,500 TRY - 564,599 TRY	123	67.38% 9.1%
564,600 TRY - 658,699 TRY	114	58.28% 8.43%
658,700 TRY - 752,799 TRY	94	49.85% 6.95%
752,800 TRY - 846,899 TRY	80	42.9% 5.92%
846,900 TRY - 940,999 TRY	82	36.98% 6.07%
941,000 TRY - 1,035,099 TRY	56	30.92% 4.14%
1,035,100 TRY - 1,129,199 TRY	42	26.78% 3.11%
1,129,200 TRY - 1,223,299 TRY	36	23.67% 2.66%
1,223,300 TRY - 1,317,399 TRY	44	21.01% 3.25%
1,317,400 TRY - 1,411,499 TRY	26	17.75% 1.92%
1,411,500 TRY - 1,505,599 TRY	28	15.83% 2.07%
1,505,600 TRY - 1,599,699 TRY	31	13.76% 2.29%
1,599,700 TRY - 1,693,799 TRY	14	11.46% 1.04%
1,693,800 TRY - 1,787,899 TRY	11	10.43% 0.81%
1,787,900 TRY - 1,881,999 TRY	20	9.62% 1.48%
1,882,000 TRY - 1,976,099 TRY	11	8.14% 0.81%
1,976,100 TRY - 2,070,199 TRY	11	7.32% 0.81%
2,070,200 TRY - 2,164,299 TRY	10	6.51% 0.74%
2,164,300 TRY - 2,258,399 TRY	4	5.77% 0.3%
2,258,400 TRY - 2,352,499 TRY	6	5.47% 0.44%
2,352,500 TRY - 2,446,599 TRY	7	5.03% 0.52%
2,446,600 TRY - 2,540,699 TRY	6	4.51% 0.44%
2,540,700 TRY - 2,634,799 TRY	9	4.07% 0.67%
2,634,800 TRY - 2,728,899 TRY	7	3.4% 0.52%
2,728,900 TRY - 2,822,999 TRY	8	2.88% 0.59%
HIGH SALARIES
2,823,000 TRY - 3,011,199 TRY	5	2.29% 0.37%
3,011,200 TRY - 3,199,399 TRY	6	1.92% 0.44%
3,199,400 TRY - 3,387,599 TRY	2	1.48% 0.15%
3,387,600 TRY - 3,575,799 TRY	2	1.33% 0.15%
3,575,800 TRY - 3,763,999 TRY	1	1.18% 0.07%
3,764,000 TRY - 3,952,199 TRY	2	1.11% 0.15%
3,952,200 TRY - 4,140,399 TRY	1	0.96% 0.07%
4,140,400 TRY - 4,328,599 TRY	4	0.89% 0.3%
4,328,600 TRY - 4,516,799 TRY	0	n/a
4,516,800 TRY - 4,704,999 TRY	0	n/a
4,705,000 TRY - 6,586,999 TRY	8	0.59% 0.59%

Gender / Turkey (Gross TRY)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	1,059	901,473 TRY
2	Women	247	749,032 TRY

Education / Turkey (Gross TRY)

#		Surveys
1	Bellow H. School	9	1,084,026 TRY
2	Doctorate Degree	79	1,057,678 TRY
3	Masters Degree	436	1,001,218 TRY
4	Bachelors Degree	729	818,665 TRY
5	High School	37	630,466 TRY
6	Some College	62	602,236 TRY

Experience / Turkey (Gross TRY)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	147	1,430,312 TRY
2	20+ Years	143	1,232,703 TRY
3	12-16 Years	182	1,078,380 TRY
4	8-12 Years	299	937,231 TRY
5	4-8 Years	264	677,516 TRY
6	2-4 Years	153	493,081 TRY
7	1-2 Years	90	436,621 TRY
8	0-1 Year	74	408,391 TRY

Age / Turkey (Gross TRY)

#		Surveys
1	51-55	31	1,688,145 TRY
2	56-60	14	1,584,635 TRY
3	46-50	85	1,309,865 TRY
4	41-45	146	1,212,001 TRY
5	36-40	264	1,027,566 TRY
6	n/a	46	1,016,274 TRY
7	61-65	3	997,454 TRY
8	14-20	5	875,125 TRY
9	31-35	346	820,547 TRY
10	66-70	2	671,870 TRY
11	71-75	1	566,479 TRY
12	26-30	295	562,715 TRY
13	21-25	114	410,273 TRY

Work Type / Turkey (Gross TRY)

#		Surveys
1	Permanent	1,104	912,765 TRY
2	Contract	181	752,796 TRY
3	Self Employed	41	705,746 TRY
4	Part Time	26	536,367 TRY

Cities / Turkey (Gross TRY)

#		Surveys
1	Van	1	2,247,096 TRY
2	Istanbul	970	929,703 TRY
3	Antalya	23	861,951 TRY
4	--Other--	18	835,603 TRY
5	Izmir	105	779,144 TRY
6	Ankara	137	745,268 TRY
7	Mersin	6	741,504 TRY
8	Malatya	1	732,094 TRY
9	Konya	4	724,566 TRY
10	Diyarbakir	1	720,802 TRY
11	Samsun	7	696,336 TRY
12	Adana	11	686,926 TRY
13	Bursa	31	681,280 TRY
14	Adapazari	9	656,814 TRY
15	Gaziantep	7	637,994 TRY
16	Eskisehir	11	619,174 TRY
17	Erzurum	2	510,019 TRY
18	Kayseri	3	444,149 TRY
19	Denizli	4	415,919 TRY
20	Elazig	1	254,068 TRY

Career Groups / Turkey (Gross TRY)

#		Surveys
1	Management & Business	244	1,370,089 TRY
2	Law	11	1,264,697 TRY
3	Military	5	999,336 TRY
4	Logistics, Road, Railway	29	988,044 TRY
5	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	18	971,107 TRY
6	Health Care & Medical	39	956,051 TRY
7	Hotels & Tourism	27	933,467 TRY
8	Finance & Banking	76	888,299 TRY
9	Construction & Labor Workers	9	878,889 TRY
10	Salesmen & Saleswomen	36	861,951 TRY
11	Engineers & Technicians III	4	848,777 TRY
12	Aviation & Shipping	20	831,839 TRY
13	Accounting & Administration	48	809,255 TRY
14	Media	12	794,199 TRY
15	Human Resources	71	792,317 TRY
16	Properties & Real Estates	5	792,317 TRY
17	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	121	790,435 TRY
18	IT & Programming II	61	767,852 TRY
19	Automobile	7	765,970 TRY
20	Geography & Geodesy	4	765,970 TRY
21	Fashion	3	754,678 TRY
22	IT & Programming	168	750,914 TRY
23	Engineers & Technicians IV	19	732,094 TRY
24	Health Care & Medical II	9	707,628 TRY
25	Engineers & Technicians	142	696,336 TRY
26	Engineers & Technicians V	11	660,578 TRY
27	Public Sector	5	658,696 TRY
28	Insurance	3	639,876 TRY
29	Arts, Culture, Performance	3	607,882 TRY
30	Making Design	11	598,472 TRY
31	Organization & Coordination	17	596,590 TRY
32	Engineers & Technicians II	4	587,181 TRY
33	Architect Constructions	28	575,889 TRY
34	Education & University	54	560,833 TRY
35	Customer Services	14	457,323 TRY
36	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	6	440,385 TRY
37	Sports & Recreation	1	359,460 TRY
38	Archaeology & History	1	299,236 TRY
39	Agriculture & Fishing	3	291,708 TRY
40	Security & Fireguard	3	259,714 TRY

Careers / Turkey (Gross TRY)

#		Surveys
1	CEO	11	2,708,184 TRY
2	General Manager	33	2,145,469 TRY
3	Director	51	1,814,238 TRY
4	Risk Manager	8	1,441,604 TRY
5	Account Manager	8	1,309,865 TRY
6	Engineering Manager	16	1,243,995 TRY
7	Technical Manager	11	1,227,057 TRY
8	Logistics Manager	18	1,148,014 TRY
9	Other Tourism Career	9	1,100,964 TRY
10	Lead Developer	7	1,095,318 TRY
11	Doctor Specialist	19	1,093,436 TRY
12	Finance Manager	19	1,091,554 TRY
13	Project Manager	13	1,089,672 TRY
14	IT Manager	29	1,084,026 TRY
15	Manufacturing	11	1,072,734 TRY
16	Manager	48	1,033,212 TRY
17	IT Project Manager	21	986,162 TRY
18	Operations Manager	16	971,107 TRY
19	Other Sales Career	11	954,169 TRY
20	Human Resources Manager	40	946,641 TRY
21	Software Engineer	16	944,759 TRY
22	Sales Manager	36	929,703 TRY
23	Marketing Manager	23	916,529 TRY
24	University Professor	19	875,125 TRY
25	Marketing Executive	7	846,895 TRY
26	Business Development Manager	16	828,075 TRY
27	Salesmen or Saleswomen	13	828,075 TRY
28	Web Developer	8	813,019 TRY
29	CPA - Certified Public Accountant	8	805,491 TRY
30	Civil Engineer	10	801,727 TRY
31	Electrical Engineer Lead	6	796,081 TRY
32	Other Automobile Career	7	765,970 TRY
33	Other Finance Career	12	718,920 TRY
34	Other Human Resource Career	11	707,628 TRY
35	Other Engineer Career	10	707,628 TRY
36	Financial Analyst	7	707,628 TRY
37	C, C++ Developer	9	703,864 TRY
38	Banks	8	690,690 TRY
39	Business Manager	7	668,106 TRY
40	Mechanical Engineer Lead	7	645,522 TRY
41	Other Management Career	13	641,758 TRY
42	Human Resource	11	619,174 TRY
43	Product Manager	10	617,292 TRY
44	Java Developer	7	596,590 TRY
45	Engineer	46	585,299 TRY
46	Doctor	13	577,771 TRY
47	Research Engineer	13	560,833 TRY
48	Mechanical Engineer	15	557,069 TRY
49	Software Developer	40	549,541 TRY
50	.NET Developer	9	547,659 TRY
51	Architect	26	536,367 TRY
52	Tourism and Travel	6	506,255 TRY
53	Electrical Engineer	19	489,317 TRY
54	Sales Executives	8	462,969 TRY
55	Accountant	8	455,441 TRY
56	Human Resource Administrator	8	410,273 TRY
57	PHP Developer	7	361,342 TRY
58	Lecturer	8	355,696 TRY

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Finance Manager

Posted 28 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Reporting, accounting, finance, IFRS."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	773,300 TRY

Technical Director

Posted 13 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Construction sector, management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	806,400 TRY

Export Specialist

Posted 10 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Export, import, purchase, sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	268,800 TRY

Agricultural Operation Director

Posted 10 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Agricultural experience."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	1,129,000 TRY

Radiology Assistant

Posted 07 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Radiology assistant."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ankara	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	155,100 TRY

Marketing Manager

Posted 02 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Marketing Strategist, Marketing Director."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	1,881,500 TRY

Captain

Posted 01 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"To pilot aircraft."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Antalya	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	2,069,600 TRY

Senior Cloud Solution Architect

Posted 01 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Cloud, Telco."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	605,300 TRY

Development Leader

Posted 30 August 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Leader engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Bursa	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	289,500 TRY

General Manager

Posted 27 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales & Aftersales management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	1,279,100 TRY

Golang

Posted 25 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Golang developer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	888,400 TRY

It Director

Posted 24 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Airline business, Project & Program Management, Business Analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	2,027,600 TRY

Sales Manager

Posted 22 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales expert, pricing, yield management, customer care and loyalty within marketing coordination and yearly strategic plan."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	High School	16-20 Years	Expert	962,400 TRY

Electrical Automotive Engineer

Posted 20 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"R&D Electrical Engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	865,100 TRY

Sales Manger

Posted 18 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	540,700 TRY

Regional Sales Manager

Posted 17 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing sales, team and building overall regional strategy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	1,027,300 TRY

Business Development Senior Specialist

Posted 15 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales, inside sales, business development, social media, crm."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	439,800 TRY

Chief

Posted 14 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Security."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ankara	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	2,634,800 TRY

Shopowner

Posted 11 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"I sell eggs and milks."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	High School	1-2 Years	Advanced	489,000 TRY

Production Manager

Posted 17 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"To manage production activities."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Bursa	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	644,000 TRY

Senior Structural Eng.

Posted 12 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design and analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	276,000 TRY

Head Housekeeper

Posted 10 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supervisor of all room attendants maintain ample standards in all hotel guest rooms."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	677,500 TRY

Managing Director

Posted 09 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Company management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Doctorate Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	1,104,000 TRY

Senior Developer

Posted 30 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Izmir	Some College	8-12 Years	Expert	338,800 TRY

Financial Planner

Posted 30 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Budget planning, financial projection plans."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	306,200 TRY

Head Of Advisory Services

Posted 25 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Financial analysis, transfer pricing reporting, sustainability assurance services, M&A support."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	505,300 TRY

Commercial Director

Posted 15 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"SALES AND MARKETING."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Some College	12-16 Years	Advanced	877,900 TRY

Accountant

Posted 15 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Skills accounting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	338,800 TRY

Hr Manager

Posted 07 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Legislation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Izmir	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	735,800 TRY

Audit Manager

Posted 07 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accounting and ecomomics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	640,100 TRY

Production Manager

Posted 07 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Wire production."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	817,600 TRY

Mechanical Engineer

Posted 06 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Izmir	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	545,000 TRY

Researcher

Posted 26 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	245,300 TRY

Product Manager

Posted 20 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Mobile PM."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	658,700 TRY

Budget Manager

Posted 18 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Financial accounting budgeting auditing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	447,700 TRY

Streamer Success Specialist

Posted 18 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"STREAMER 
MANAGEMENT."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	109,000 TRY

Mechanical Design Manager

Posted 17 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Rolling stock, railway, bogie, mechanical design, production."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Ankara	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	359,700 TRY

Supply Chain Manager

Posted 17 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Customer Service, Warehousing, Customs, Production and Supply Planning, S&OP, HSE."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	517,800 TRY

Coordinator

Posted 11 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"I'm coordinating the R&D studies."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Bursa	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	637,700 TRY

Creative Director

Posted 10 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Directing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	408,800 TRY

Manager

Posted 18 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manufacturing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	365,200 TRY

Vice President

Posted 18 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Analytics vice president."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	520,200 TRY

Marketing Expert

Posted 16 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	415,100 TRY

Data Engineer

Posted 13 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Data manipulation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	542,000 TRY

It Project Manager

Posted 13 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Project management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Some College	8-12 Years	Expert	276,700 TRY

Sales Project Supervisor

Posted 18 January 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Izmir	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	272,900 TRY

Pr Officer

Posted 18 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Politics, economics, relation management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	338,800 TRY

Software Engineer

Posted 18 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software Engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	946,200 TRY

Software Engineer

Posted 18 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"C#. net."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	513,600 TRY

Human Resources

Posted 17 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Human Resources."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Istanbul	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	216,300 TRY

ECONOMY / Turkey

The economy in the Turkey is developed and part of the IMF - International Monetary Fund. The largest industrial sectors in the country are textiles, ships and vehicles building, transportation equipment, army industry, and steel-iron industry. The largest service sectors are transport, communications, finance, and tourism. Private sector in the Turkey is growing very fast in the recent years.

The largest companies are Garanti Garanti Bankasi, Türkiye Is Bankasi, Koç Holding, Akbank, Sabanci Holding, Halk Bankasi, Vakifbank, and Turk Telekom.