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United States vs Turkey: average wage in 2024
In 2024 the average full-time gross wage in the United States was €6,417 a month, against €1,740 in Turkey. In euros, that puts Turkey at 27% of this level, and at 67% once price levels are taken into account.
Source: OECD, average annual wages · Eurostat exchange rates · Checked: 12 October 2026
United States
2024
€6,417
gross, per month
- Per year
- €77,009
- National currency, per month
- $6,946
- Purchasing power (PPP $, 2025 prices)
- $7,129
Turkey
2024
€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
27% Turkey as a share of the level in the United States
Once price levels are taken into account
67% Turkey as a share of the level in the United States
United States and Turkey over time
- United States
- Turkey
- Median of countries
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| Period | United States | Turkey | Median of countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | €5,125 | €852 | €2,618 |
| 2021 | €5,245 | €821 | €2,735 |
| 2022 | €6,097 | €886 | €2,799 |
| 2023 | €6,137 | €1,274 | €2,746 |
| 2024 | €6,417 | €1,740 | €2,945 |
| 2025 | €6,414 | not published | too few countries yet |
- United States
- Turkey
- Median of countries
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| Period | United States | Turkey | Median of countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $7,098 | $2,993 | $4,708 |
| 2021 | $7,225 | $3,116 | $4,906 |
| 2022 | $7,018 | $3,065 | $4,771 |
| 2023 | $6,989 | $4,010 | $4,811 |
| 2024 | $7,129 | $4,773 | $5,007 |
| 2025 | $7,248 | not published | too few countries yet |
Every country, 2024
Average gross wage per month, in euros, highest first.
- 1Switzerland€8,549
- 2Luxembourg€6,941
- 3United States€6,417
- 4Denmark€5,879
- 5Australia€5,141
- 6Ireland€5,109
- 7Norway€5,017
- 8Belgium€4,944
- 9Netherlands€4,910
- 10Austria€4,729
- 11Canada€4,694
- 12United Kingdom€4,395
- 13Germany€4,373
- 14Israel€4,243
- 15New Zealand€4,199
- 16Finland€4,123
- 17Sweden€3,843
- 18France€3,630
- 19South Korea€2,973
- 20Slovenia€2,917
- 21Italy€2,820
- 22Spain€2,814
- 23Japan€2,575
- 24Lithuania€2,428
- 25Estonia€2,198
- 26Portugal€2,062
- 27Czechia€1,981
- 28Latvia€1,921
- 29Croatia€1,907
- 30Poland€1,804
- 31Turkey€1,740
- 32Slovakia€1,686
- 33Romania€1,645
- 34Hungary€1,544
- 35Greece€1,519
- 36Bulgaria€1,199
- 37Mexico€1,109
- 38Colombia€904
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.