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Germany vs Turkey: average wage in 2021
In 2021 the average full-time gross wage in Germany was €3,743 a month, against €821 in Turkey. In euros, that puts Turkey at 22% of this level, and at 50% once price levels are taken into account.
Source: OECD, average annual wages · Eurostat exchange rates · Checked: 12 October 2026
Germany
2021
€3,743
gross, per month
- Per year
- €44,918
- Purchasing power (PPP $, 2025 prices)
- $6,221
Turkey
2021
€821
gross, per month
- Per year
- €9,848
- In lira, per month
- ₺8,628
- Purchasing power (PPP $, 2025 prices)
- $3,116
The gap
In euros
22% Turkey as a share of the level in Germany
Once price levels are taken into account
50% Turkey as a share of the level in Germany
Germany and Turkey over time
- Germany
- Turkey
- Median of countries
Show the numbers
| Period | Germany | Turkey | Median of countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | €3,632 | €852 | €2,618 |
| 2021 | €3,743 | €821 | €2,735 |
| 2022 | €3,909 | €886 | €2,799 |
| 2023 | €4,163 | €1,274 | €2,746 |
| 2024 | €4,373 | €1,740 | €2,945 |
| 2025 | €4,570 | not published | too few countries yet |
- Germany
- Turkey
- Median of countries
Show the numbers
| Period | Germany | Turkey | Median of countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6,234 | $2,993 | $4,708 |
| 2021 | $6,221 | $3,116 | $4,906 |
| 2022 | $6,088 | $3,065 | $4,771 |
| 2023 | $6,079 | $4,010 | $4,811 |
| 2024 | $6,238 | $4,773 | $5,007 |
| 2025 | $6,357 | not published | too few countries yet |
Every country, 2021
Average gross wage per month, in euros, highest first.
- 1Switzerland€6,976
- 2Luxembourg€5,981
- 3United States€5,245
- 4Denmark€5,181
- 5Norway€4,995
- 6Australia€4,788
- 7Ireland€4,417
- 8Netherlands€4,253
- 9Canada€4,200
- 10Belgium€4,114
- 11New Zealand€4,003
- 12Israel€3,910
- 13Austria€3,909
- 14Sweden€3,888
- 15Finland€3,838
- 16Germany€3,743
- 17United Kingdom€3,657
- 18France€3,222
- 19Japan€3,047
- 20South Korea€2,888
- 21Italy€2,581
- 22Spain€2,457
- 23Slovenia€2,374
- 24Lithuania€1,809
- 25Estonia€1,752
- 26Portugal€1,647
- 27Czechia€1,563
- 28Latvia€1,490
- 29Costa Rica€1,485
- 30Chile€1,441
- 31Greece€1,354
- 32Slovakia€1,350
- 33Croatia€1,313
- 34Poland€1,177
- 35Romania€1,101
- 36Hungary€1,099
- 37Bulgaria€858
- 38Turkey€821
- 39Colombia€757
- 40Mexico€726
How to read these numbers
- All figures are gross: before income tax and employee social security contributions.
- The OECD average wage is the mean annual wage of full-time equivalent employees; we divide it by 12. It is a mean, which high earners pull up, rather than a median.
- Euro figures use Eurostat's average exchange rate for each year, so the gap also moves with the exchange rate.
- Bulgarian lev figures use the fixed euro conversion rate of 1.95583.
- Purchasing power figures are OECD wages in US dollars at purchasing power parity and constant 2025 prices. They compare living standards; they are not cash dollars.