SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Turkey
Turkey: SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees was 240.93 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Turkey, 2005–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Turkey stood at 240.93. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 42.4% on the previous year and up 2,585.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Turkey peaked at 240.93 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.92, in 2005.
Turkey ranks 22nd of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.92 | — |
| 2006 | 3.3 | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 3.99 | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 4.3 | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 4.79 | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 5.52 | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 6.25 | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 6.53 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 7.5 | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 8.22 | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 8.97 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 10.48 | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 11.37 | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 13.17 | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 16.3 | +23.8% |
| 2020 | 22.01 | +35.0% |
| 2021 | 28.13 | +27.8% |
| 2022 | 41.47 | +47.4% |
| 2023 | 89 | +114.6% |
| 2024 | 169.17 | +90.1% |
| 2025 | 240.93 | +42.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 240.93 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.09, 2.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 240.93 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.67, 11.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +114.6% | 41.47 | 89 |
| 2024 | +90.1% | 89 | 169.17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.86 | 2.92 | 4.79 | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.43 | 5.52 | 16.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.45 | 22.01 | 240.93 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More work & labour data for Turkey
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 31,966 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 54.63 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 38,497 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.51 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 95,928 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 41,171 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 49.84 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.6505 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Turkey?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees in Turkey was 240.93 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 240.93 in 2025.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.92 in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees?
- Turkey ranks 22nd out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.5.1: average hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,585.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator presents data by sex on employees' average hourly earnings. The concept of earnings, as applied in wage statistics, relates to gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. Data are also disaggregated by occupation. Statistics on average hourly earnings by sex are the basis for the calculation of the gender pay gap. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.