Turkey Wages: Minimum and Average
Turkey Wages Data
| Indicator | Data | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum Wages | 13414 TRY/Month | 484.985 USD/Month | 4Q/23 |
Latest data on Minimum Wages (TRY/Month)
What is minimum wage in Turkey?
- Minimum Wages in Turkey increased to 13414 TRY/Month (484.985 USD/Month) in the forth quarter of 2023. The maximum rate of minimum wage for employees was 3578 TRY/Month and minimum was 1.5 TRY/Month.
- Data published Quarterly by Ministry of Labor and Social Security.
Historical Data (TRY/Month) by years
Data
Period
Date
| 13414 | 4Q/23 | 20.06.2023 |
| 10008 | 2Q/23 | 22.12.2022 |
| 6471 | 4Q/22 | 18.01.2022 |
| 3578 | 4Q/21 | 28.12.2020 |
| 2943 | 4Q/20 | 30.12.2019 |
| 2558 | 4Q/19 | 15.01.2019 |
| 2029.5 | 4Q/18 | 19.11.2018 |
| 2029 | 2Q/18 | 19.06.2018 |
Historical Chart by presidents (TRY/Month)
Minimum Wages in Turkey by presidents
| Name | Period | Start Data | End Data | Max Value | Min Value | CHG% Start/End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayyip Erdogan | 28.08.2014 - | 1134.0000 | 2029.0000 | 2029.5000 | 1134.0000 | 78.92% |
| Abdullah Gul | 28.08.2007 - 28.08.2014 | 585.0000 | 1071.0000 | 1071.0000 | 585.0000 | 83.08% |
| Necdet Sezer | 16.05.2000 - 28.08.2007 | 109.8000 | 562.5000 | 562.5000 | 109.8000 | 412.30% |
| Suleyman Demirel | 16.05.1993 - 16.05.2000 | 1.5000 | 93.6000 | 93.6000 | 1.5000 | 6140.00% |
| Turgut Ozal | 09.11.1989 - 17.04.1993 | 2.2500 | 1.5000 | 8.0100 | 1.5000 | -33.33% |
Other labor indicators in Turkey
| Index | Updated | Actual | Previous |
| Retirement Age Men | 2022 | 60 | 60 |
| Unemployment Rate | Aug/23 | 9.2 % | 9.4 |
| Labor Force Participation Rate | Aug/23 | 53.3 % | 53.4 |
| Living Wage Individual | 2018 | 281.547 USD/Month | 265.5 |
| Wages High Skilled | 2018 | 412.838 USD/Month | 412.838 |
| Wages Low Skilled | 2018 | 201.313 USD/Month | 201.313 |
Minimum Wages in other countries
| Country | Updated | Actual | Previous |
| Ireland | 2023 | 11.988 USD/Month | 11.139 |
| Luxembourg | 3Q/23 | 2660.726 USD/Month | 2532.357 |
| Spain | 3Q/23 | 1336.728 USD/Month | 1238.065 |
| Belarus | 2023 | 195.85 USD/Month | 161.558 |
| Belgium | 3Q/23 | 2074.05 USD/Month | 2074.05 |
| Bulgaria | 3Q/23 | 423.297 USD/Month | 423.297 |
| Croatia | 3Q/23 | 742.627 USD/Month | 742.627 |
| Czech Republic | 3Q/23 | 773.393 USD/Month | 760.662 |
| Estonia | 3Q/23 | 769.149 USD/Month | 769.149 |
| France | 3Q/23 | 1853.384 USD/Month | 1813.07 |
| Germany | 2023 | 2036.919 USD/Month | 2036.919 |
| Greece | 3Q/23 | 965.415 USD/Month | 882.665 |
| Hungary | 3Q/23 | 661.999 USD/Month | 614.258 |
| Latvia | 3Q/23 | 657.755 USD/Month | 657.755 |
| Lithuania | 3Q/23 | 891.152 USD/Month | 891.152 |
| Macedonia | 2023 | 512.908 USD/Month | 455.699 |
| Malta | 3Q/23 | 885.848 USD/Month | 885.848 |
| Montenegro | 3Q/23 | 565.457 USD/Month | 565.457 |
| Netherlands | 2Q/23 | 2116.486 USD/Month | 2051.772 |
| Poland | 3Q/23 | 860.386 USD/Month | 791.428 |
| Portugal | 3Q/23 | 941.014 USD/Month | 941.014 |
| Romania | 3Q/23 | 640.781 USD/Month | 642.903 |
| Russia | 2023 | 166.107 USD/Month | 156.258 |
| Serbia | 3Q/23 | 489.073 USD/Month | 488.012 |
| Slovakia | 3Q/23 | 742.627 USD/Month | 742.627 |
| Slovenia | 3Q/23 | 1276.257 USD/Month | 1276.257 |
| Turkey | 4Q/23 | 484.985 USD/Month | 361.84 |
| Ukraine | 2019 | 148.46 USD/Month | 141.18 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | 2048.409 USD/Month | 1867.551 |
| Albania | 2Q/23 | 401.897 USD/Month | 341.612 |
