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South Korea vs Turkey: average wage in 2023
In 2023 the average full-time gross wage in South Korea was €2,960 a month, against €1,274 in Turkey. In euros, that puts Turkey at 43% of this level, and at 81% once price levels are taken into account.
Source: OECD, average annual wages · Eurostat exchange rates · Checked: 1 November 2026
South Korea
2023
€2,960
gross, per month
- Per year
- €35,519
- National currency, per month
- KRW 4,182,011
- Purchasing power (PPP $, 2025 prices)
- $4,933
Turkey
2023
€1,274
gross, per month
- Per year
- €15,288
- In lira, per month
- ₺32,818
- Purchasing power (PPP $, 2025 prices)
- $4,010
The gap
In euros
43% Turkey as a share of the level in South Korea
Once price levels are taken into account
81% Turkey as a share of the level in South Korea
South Korea and Turkey over time
- South Korea
- Turkey
- Median of countries
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| 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
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| 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, 2023
Average gross wage per month, in euros, highest first.
- 1Switzerland€8,174
- 2Luxembourg€6,683
- 3United States€6,137
- 4Denmark€5,580
- 5Australia€4,986
- 6Ireland€4,903
- 7Norway€4,877
- 8Belgium€4,789
- 9Netherlands€4,625
- 10Canada€4,591
- 11Austria€4,400
- 12Germany€4,163
- 13New Zealand€4,127
- 14United Kingdom€4,075
- 15Finland€4,059
- 16Sweden€3,683
- 17France€3,537
- 18South Korea€2,960
- 19Slovenia€2,747
- 20Italy€2,746
- 21Spain€2,690
- 22Japan€2,682
- 23Lithuania€2,262
- 24Estonia€2,054
- 25Costa Rica€2,000
- 26Czechia€1,946
- 27Portugal€1,926
- 28Latvia€1,755
- 29Chile€1,668
- 30Croatia€1,642
- 31Slovakia€1,579
- 32Poland€1,519
- 33Romania€1,471
- 34Greece€1,438
- 35Hungary€1,420
- 36Turkey€1,274
- 37Bulgaria€1,105
- 38Mexico€1,060
- 39Colombia€794
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.