What are Net and Gross Salary?
Gross salary is the total wage promised by the employer to the employee; it's the figure before any deductions. Net salary is the amount the employee actually receives — the amount remaining after all legal deductions.
What Deductions Are Made?
In Turkey, the following deductions are made from an employee's salary:
- SSI Employee Share: 14% of gross salary (Health: 5%, Pension: 9%)
- Unemployment Insurance Employee Share: 1% of gross salary
- Income Tax: Progressive rates on taxable base (15%, 20%, 27%, 35%)
- Stamp Duty: 0.759% of gross salary
2025 Minimum Wage
The minimum wage for 2025 was set at gross 22,104.67 TL. Income tax and stamp duty exemptions apply for minimum wage earners.
Net-Gross Calculation Example
Example: For a gross salary of 30,000 TL:
- SSI Employee Share (14%): 4,200 TL
- Unemployment Insurance (1%): 300 TL
- Taxable Base: 25,500 TL
- Income Tax (cumulative calculation): approx. 4,100 TL
- Stamp Duty (0.759%): 227.70 TL
- Net Salary: approx. 21,172 TL
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