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Germany vs Turkey: average wage in 2024
In 2024 the average full-time gross wage in Germany was €4,373 a month, against €1,740 in Turkey. In euros, that puts Turkey at 40% of this level, and at 77% once price levels are taken into account.
Source: OECD, average annual wages · Eurostat exchange rates · Checked: 1 November 2026
Germany
2024
€4,373
gross, per month
- Per year
- €52,477
- Purchasing power (PPP $, 2025 prices)
- $6,238
Turkey
2024
€1,740
gross, per month
- Per year
- €20,885
- In lira, per month
- ₺61,913
- Purchasing power (PPP $, 2025 prices)
- $4,773
The gap
In euros
40% Turkey as a share of the level in Germany
Once price levels are taken into account
77% 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 | €2,421 |
| 2021 | €3,743 | €821 | €2,581 |
| 2022 | €3,909 | €886 | €2,676 |
| 2023 | €4,163 | €1,274 | €2,746 |
| 2024 | €4,373 | €1,740 | €2,917 |
| 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 | $4,784 |
| 2021 | $6,221 | $3,116 | $4,946 |
| 2022 | $6,088 | $3,065 | $4,807 |
| 2023 | $6,079 | $4,010 | $4,872 |
| 2024 | $6,238 | $4,773 | $5,023 |
| 2025 | $6,357 | not published | too few countries yet |
Every country, 2024
Average gross wage per month, in euros, highest first.
- 1Switzerland€8,549
- 2Luxembourg€6,941
- 3United States€6,417
- 4Denmark€5,879
- 5Australia€5,141
- 6Ireland€5,109
- 7Norway€5,017
- 8Belgium€4,944
- 9Netherlands€4,910
- 10Austria€4,729
- 11Canada€4,694
- 12United Kingdom€4,395
- 13Germany€4,373
- 14New Zealand€4,199
- 15Finland€4,123
- 16Sweden€3,843
- 17France€3,630
- 18South Korea€2,973
- 19Slovenia€2,917
- 20Italy€2,820
- 21Spain€2,814
- 22Japan€2,575
- 23Lithuania€2,428
- 24Estonia€2,198
- 25Portugal€2,062
- 26Czechia€1,981
- 27Latvia€1,921
- 28Croatia€1,907
- 29Poland€1,804
- 30Turkey€1,740
- 31Slovakia€1,686
- 32Romania€1,645
- 33Hungary€1,544
- 34Greece€1,519
- 35Bulgaria€1,199
- 36Mexico€1,109
- 37Colombia€904
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.