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Portugal vs Turkey: average wage in 2022
In 2022 the average full-time gross wage in Portugal was €1,755 a month, against €886 in Turkey. In euros, that puts Turkey at 50% of this level, and at 91% once price levels are taken into account.
Source: OECD, average annual wages · Eurostat exchange rates · Checked: 1 November 2026
Portugal
2022
€1,755
gross, per month
- Per year
- €21,066
- Purchasing power (PPP $, 2025 prices)
- $3,372
Turkey
2022
€886
gross, per month
- Per year
- €10,631
- In lira, per month
- ₺15,423
- Purchasing power (PPP $, 2025 prices)
- $3,065
The gap
In euros
50% Turkey as a share of the level in Portugal
Once price levels are taken into account
91% Turkey as a share of the level in Portugal
Portugal and Turkey over time
- Portugal
- Turkey
- Median of countries
Show the numbers
| Period | Portugal | Turkey | Median of countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | €1,564 | €852 | €2,421 |
| 2021 | €1,647 | €821 | €2,581 |
| 2022 | €1,755 | €886 | €2,676 |
| 2023 | €1,926 | €1,274 | €2,746 |
| 2024 | €2,062 | €1,740 | €2,917 |
| 2025 | €2,152 | not published | too few countries yet |
- Portugal
- Turkey
- Median of countries
Show the numbers
| Period | Portugal | Turkey | Median of countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3,288 | $2,993 | $4,784 |
| 2021 | $3,395 | $3,116 | $4,946 |
| 2022 | $3,372 | $3,065 | $4,807 |
| 2023 | $3,530 | $4,010 | $4,872 |
| 2024 | $3,679 | $4,773 | $5,023 |
| 2025 | $3,745 | not published | too few countries yet |
Every country, 2022
Average gross wage per month, in euros, highest first.
- 1Switzerland€7,786
- 2Luxembourg€6,206
- 3United States€6,097
- 4Denmark€5,352
- 5Norway€5,234
- 6Australia€5,124
- 7Canada€4,736
- 8Ireland€4,544
- 9Belgium€4,441
- 10Netherlands€4,342
- 11New Zealand€4,210
- 12Austria€4,104
- 13Finland€3,945
- 14United Kingdom€3,919
- 15Germany€3,909
- 16Sweden€3,831
- 17France€3,388
- 18South Korea€2,950
- 19Japan€2,923
- 20Italy€2,676
- 21Spain€2,577
- 22Slovenia€2,499
- 23Lithuania€2,020
- 24Estonia€1,888
- 25Czechia€1,772
- 26Portugal€1,755
- 27Latvia€1,630
- 28Costa Rica€1,624
- 29Chile€1,518
- 30Croatia€1,463
- 31Slovakia€1,434
- 32Greece€1,390
- 33Poland€1,288
- 34Romania€1,248
- 35Hungary€1,201
- 36Bulgaria€982
- 37Turkey€886
- 38Mexico€885
- 39Colombia€760
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.