What an employee in Turkey costs the employer

Gross salary is only part of the bill. This calculator adds the employer's social security and unemployment insurance shares on the capped base, shows what the Treasury incentive takes back off, and gives a foreign employer a precise budget for a Turkish hire.

Inputs

Monthly gross salary

TRY / month

Apply the Treasury incentiveA 2-point discount on the employer social security share, available to employers with no premium debt who file on time.

Verified 21 Aug 20262026 parameters · official sources listed below

Result

₺121,750total employer cost per month

₺1,461,000

cost for the full year

×1.218

of gross salary

₺19,750

employer social security / month

₺69,490

what the employee nets on average

Gross salary: ₺100,000 / monthEmployer social security: ₺19,750 / monthUnemployment insurance: ₺2,000 / month

The Treasury incentive saves ₺2,000 per month at this salary; toggle it off to see the undiscounted cost.

Hiring in Turkey without a Turkish entity? Employer of record providers hire on your behalf and run this payroll for a monthly fee. The provider comparison shows the full monthly bill for each, ranked by computed cost alone.

Methodology and sources

The employer pays 21.75% social security and 2% unemployment insurance on the gross salary, capped at the monthly earnings ceiling of ₺297,270. Employers with no premium debt who file on time qualify for a 2-point Treasury discount on the social security share. Severance accrual and fringe benefits are not included in this version and are noted per case in the severance tool.

2026 minimum wage: ₺33,030 gross / ₺28,075.50 net · Ministry of Labour (CSGB), official announcement
2026 wage income tax brackets (15% / 20% / 27% / 35% / 40%) · Revenue Administration (GIB) General Communique, 2026 payroll parameters
SGK ceiling raised to 9x minimum wage; employer MYO share 12%; incentive points · Law 7566, Official Gazette No. 33112 (19 Dec 2025)
2026 premium rates and earnings floor/ceiling table · Alomaliye, 2026 SGK premium guide
Severance ceiling ₺73,729.87 for 1 Jul to 31 Dec 2026 · Treasury and Finance Ministry Circular No. 5
Stamp duty 0.759% and minimum wage exemption mechanics · Law 7349 (2022), income tax code art. 23/18

No mid-year minimum wage revision was made in 2026, so a single parameter period covers the full year.

The Treasury incentive shown is the 2-point discount available to non-manufacturing employers in 2026; manufacturing workplaces keep a 5-point discount through 31 Dec 2026.

All premiums, employee and employer alike, are computed on the earnings base capped at the monthly ceiling; pay above the ceiling carries no premium.

Severance pay is income-tax exempt up to the ceiling but subject to stamp duty; severance accrual is not included in the employer cost shown here.

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