Türkiye
Data verified August 2026 · Sources
Türkiye's $57,275 PPP-adjusted wage for 2024 nearly doubled in real terms over a decade (+96.2%), the OECD set's largest change, while consumer prices read 32, the lowest on the US=100 scale.
Türkiye at a Glance
1Y Change
+19.0%
5Y Change
+61.0%
10Y Change
+96.2%
Historical Peak
$57,275 2024
Change From Peak
At the historical peak
Overall Price Level
32
Türkiye’s Wage Story
Follow how PPP-adjusted average annual wages have changed in Türkiye using constant-price OECD data.
USD PPP, constant prices · missing years shown as gaps, never interpolated
Ten Years Ago
$29,200 (2014)
Historical Peak
$57,275 2024
Latest Wage
$57,275 2024
Data Coverage
Wage history: 1990–2024
Reported observations: 35
Missing wage years: None
Latest price data: 2024 · 8 of 8 categories available
The Largest Changes in the OECD Set
Türkiye's wage record shows +96.2% growth over ten years, +61.0% across five, and +19.0% in the latest year — by far the largest changes in the OECD set. At $57,275 for 2024 the level is the series maximum, and the scale of these figures is exactly why constant-price PPP data matter: they strip out inflation to reveal the real trajectory. The 2014 reading of $29,200 shows the level has nearly doubled in real terms. No other series in this dataset moves at anything close to this speed.
Why Constant Prices Matter Most Here
Türkiye is the economy where the PPP-adjusted, constant-price basis is most indispensable. The +19.0% latest-year change at a peak is not a nominal surge but a real-terms shift, and reading it without the constant-price lens would be misleading. The +96.2% decade figure, once adjusted, tells a convergence story rather than an inflation story, and the +61.0% five-year change says most of it is recent.
The Lowest Price Reading in the Set
Türkiye's 2024 overall price level is 32, the lowest reading in the OECD set and 68 index points under the US benchmark. Extreme as it is, the figure remains a comparative index position rather than a lira amount, and it stays separate from the near-doubling wage trajectory even though both reflect the same environment. Türkiye's wage record begins in 1990 with 35 observations and a latest year of 2024.
Türkiye’s Everyday Price Profile
Compare eight consumer price categories in Türkiye with the United States reference value of 100.
Overall
Food
Clothing
Housing
Health
Transport
Recreation
Restaurants & Accommodation
What Stands Out
Highest: Transport
Transport has the highest relative price level of the 8 reported categories in 2024, at 79.9 against the United States reference of 100. That is −20.1 index points from the benchmark and 15.9 points ahead of the next category, Food at 64.
Lowest: Health
Health is the lowest of the reported categories in 2024 at 14.5, −85.5 index points against the United States benchmark of 100. The spread between the highest and lowest reported categories is 65.4 index points, which shows how uneven the 2024 price profile is across categories.
Overall vs United States
The overall price level for 2024 is 32, below the United States benchmark (−68.0 index points). Looking across the profile, all 8 reported categories read below 100, so the overall figure summarizes a spread of category positions rather than a uniform level.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Türkiye
What is the average annual wage in Türkiye?
Türkiye's 2024 average wage is $57,275. The constant-price basis is essential here: it filters out extreme inflation to show real purchasing power. The figure is an economy-wide mean and the series peak.
How has the average wage changed in Türkiye?
The decade change is +96.2% in real, PPP-adjusted terms, with +61.0% over five years and +19.0% in the latest year. These are among the largest figures in the OECD set. Each horizon compares against its precise target year.
What are consumer price levels like in Türkiye?
Türkiye's overall consumer price index is 32 for 2024, below the US at 100. That is a relative index standing, not a dollar amount or inflation rate.
Is Türkiye's wage at a record high?
Yes. The 2024 figure of $57,275 is Türkiye's peak in the available series. The +96.2% real decade change, visible only through constant-price PPP adjustment, traces an extraordinary convergence trajectory.