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South Korea vs Turkey: average wage in 2025
In 2025 the average full-time gross wage in South Korea was €2,799 a month. Turkey's latest figure (2024) is €1,740, which puts it at 62% of this level in euros, and at 93% once price levels are taken into account.
Source: OECD, average annual wages · Eurostat exchange rates · Checked: 12 October 2026
South Korea
2025
€2,799
gross, per month
- Per year
- €33,583
- National currency, per month
- KRW 4,492,978
- Purchasing power (PPP $, 2025 prices)
- $5,105
Turkey
Latest: 20242024
€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
62% Turkey as a share of the level in South Korea
Once price levels are taken into account
93% 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 | €2,618 |
| 2021 | €2,888 | €821 | €2,735 |
| 2022 | €2,950 | €886 | €2,799 |
| 2023 | €2,960 | €1,274 | €2,746 |
| 2024 | €2,973 | €1,740 | €2,945 |
| 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 | $4,708 |
| 2021 | $4,987 | $3,116 | $4,906 |
| 2022 | $4,891 | $3,065 | $4,771 |
| 2023 | $4,933 | $4,010 | $4,811 |
| 2024 | $5,076 | $4,773 | $5,007 |
| 2025 | $5,105 | not published | too few countries yet |
Every country, 2025
Average gross wage per month, in euros, highest first.
- 1Switzerland€8,745
- 2Luxembourg€7,168
- 3United States€6,414
- 4Denmark€6,035
- 5Ireland€5,282
- 6Norway€5,225
- 7Belgium€5,146
- 8Netherlands€5,124
- 9Australia€5,018
- 10Austria€4,896
- 11Germany€4,570
- 12United Kingdom€4,524
- 13Canada€4,518
- 14Israel€4,494
- 15Finland€4,214
- 16Sweden€4,113
- 17New Zealand€3,995
- 18France€3,692
- 19Slovenia€3,131
- 20Spain€2,927
- 21Italy€2,894
- 22South Korea€2,799
- 23Lithuania€2,662
- 24Japan€2,556
- 25Estonia€2,296
- 26Czechia€2,158
- 27Portugal€2,152
- 28Latvia€2,057
- 29Poland€1,990
- 30Slovakia€1,784
- 31Hungary€1,677
- 32Greece€1,567
- 33Mexico€1,064
Turkey is not in this list because OECD has not published its 2025 figure yet.
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.
- 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.
- Turkey's 2025 figure is not published yet, so we compare with its latest one, 2024.