Average wage · OECD
New Zealand vs Turkey: average wage in 2020
In 2020 the average full-time gross wage in New Zealand was €3,544 a month, against €852 in Turkey. In euros, that puts Turkey at 24% of this level, and at 61% once price levels are taken into account.
Source: OECD, average annual wages · Eurostat exchange rates · Checked: 12 October 2026
New Zealand
2020
€3,544
gross, per month
- Per year
- €42,534
- National currency, per month
- NZD 6,224
- Purchasing power (PPP $, 2025 prices)
- $4,946
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
24% Turkey as a share of the level in New Zealand
Once price levels are taken into account
61% Turkey as a share of the level in New Zealand
New Zealand and Turkey over time
- New Zealand
- Turkey
- Median of countries
Show the numbers
| Period | New Zealand | Turkey | Median of countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | €3,544 | €852 | €2,618 |
| 2021 | €4,003 | €821 | €2,735 |
| 2022 | €4,210 | €886 | €2,799 |
| 2023 | €4,127 | €1,274 | €2,746 |
| 2024 | €4,199 | €1,740 | €2,945 |
| 2025 | €3,995 | not published | too few countries yet |
- New Zealand
- Turkey
- Median of countries
Show the numbers
| Period | New Zealand | Turkey | Median of countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4,946 | $2,993 | $4,708 |
| 2021 | $5,169 | $3,116 | $4,906 |
| 2022 | $5,069 | $3,065 | $4,771 |
| 2023 | $5,010 | $4,010 | $4,811 |
| 2024 | $5,039 | $4,773 | $5,007 |
| 2025 | $5,075 | 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
- 15Israel€3,561
- 16New Zealand€3,544
- 17United Kingdom€3,391
- 18Japan€3,183
- 19France€3,047
- 20South Korea€2,814
- 21Italy€2,421
- 22Spain€2,310
- 23Slovenia€2,203
- 24Lithuania€1,628
- 25Costa Rica€1,602
- 26Estonia€1,593
- 27Portugal€1,564
- 28Czechia€1,424
- 29Latvia€1,358
- 30Greece€1,338
- 31Chile€1,300
- 32Slovakia€1,279
- 33Croatia€1,240
- 34Poland€1,152
- 35Romania€1,054
- 36Hungary€1,030
- 37Turkey€852
- 38Colombia€821
- 39Bulgaria€769
- 40Mexico€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.