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South Korea vs Turkey: average wage in 2020
In 2020 the average full-time gross wage in South Korea was €2,814 a month, against €852 in Turkey. In euros, that puts Turkey at 30% of this level, and at 60% once price levels are taken into account.
Source: OECD, average annual wages · Eurostat exchange rates · Checked: 1 November 2026
South Korea
2020
€2,814
gross, per month
- Per year
- €33,773
- National currency, per month
- KRW 3,787,029
- Purchasing power (PPP $, 2025 prices)
- $4,952
Turkey
2020
€852
gross, per month
- Per year
- €10,228
- In lira, per month
- ₺6,865
- Purchasing power (PPP $, 2025 prices)
- $2,993
The gap
In euros
30% Turkey as a share of the level in South Korea
Once price levels are taken into account
60% Turkey as a share of the level in South Korea
South Korea and Turkey over time
- South Korea
- Turkey
- Median of countries
Show the numbers
| Period | South Korea | Turkey | Median of countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | €2,814 | €852 | €2,421 |
| 2021 | €2,888 | €821 | €2,581 |
| 2022 | €2,950 | €886 | €2,676 |
| 2023 | €2,960 | €1,274 | €2,746 |
| 2024 | €2,973 | €1,740 | €2,917 |
| 2025 | €2,799 | not published | too few countries yet |
- South Korea
- Turkey
- Median of countries
Show the numbers
| Period | South Korea | Turkey | Median of countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4,952 | $2,993 | $4,784 |
| 2021 | $4,987 | $3,116 | $4,946 |
| 2022 | $4,891 | $3,065 | $4,807 |
| 2023 | $4,933 | $4,010 | $4,872 |
| 2024 | $5,076 | $4,773 | $5,023 |
| 2025 | $5,105 | not published | too few countries yet |
Every country, 2020
Average gross wage per month, in euros, highest first.
- 1Switzerland€6,754
- 2Luxembourg€5,624
- 3United States€5,125
- 4Denmark€5,041
- 5Norway€4,486
- 6Australia€4,413
- 7Ireland€4,279
- 8Netherlands€4,146
- 9Canada€3,933
- 10Belgium€3,866
- 11Austria€3,763
- 12Finland€3,634
- 13Germany€3,632
- 14Sweden€3,599
- 15New Zealand€3,544
- 16United Kingdom€3,391
- 17Japan€3,183
- 18France€3,047
- 19South Korea€2,814
- 20Italy€2,421
- 21Spain€2,310
- 22Slovenia€2,203
- 23Lithuania€1,628
- 24Costa Rica€1,602
- 25Estonia€1,593
- 26Portugal€1,564
- 27Czechia€1,424
- 28Latvia€1,358
- 29Greece€1,338
- 30Chile€1,300
- 31Slovakia€1,279
- 32Croatia€1,240
- 33Poland€1,152
- 34Romania€1,054
- 35Hungary€1,030
- 36Turkey€852
- 37Colombia€821
- 38Bulgaria€769
- 39Mexico€682
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.