The Minimum Wage Determination Commission set 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 at 33,030 TL monthly gross. The daily gross equivalent is 1,101 TL. For an ordinary worker this gross nets 28,075.50 TL, and it stays the same in all twelve months of the year.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Gross | 33,030.00 TL |
| SGK worker share 14% | 4,624.20 TL |
| Unemployment worker share 1% | 330.30 TL |
| Income tax | 0.00 TL |
| Stamp tax | 0.00 TL |
| Net | 28,075.50 TL |
Income tax and stamp tax are zero because the part that matches minimum wage is exempt from both taxes. The only deduction is social-security and unemployment premium: 4,954.50 TL. 33,030 − 4,954.50 = 28,075.50.
Cost to the employer is not one number
The Directorate-General of Labour’s 2026 cost table publishes three columns. In all three the unemployment employer share is 2% (660.60 TL). What splits is the SGK employer premium.
| Column | SGK employer | Total cost |
|---|---|---|
| No incentive | 21.75% · 7,184.03 TL | 40,874.63 TL |
| Other sectors | 19.75% · 6,523.43 TL | 40,214.03 TL |
| Manufacturing, 5 points | 16.75% · 5,532.53 TL | 39,223.13 TL |
The incentive depends on workplaces with no debt that file declarations on time. The short-term insurance branch changes with the workplace risk class. The 21.75% no-incentive rate is the SGK table’s 12% disability-old-age-death, 7.5% general health and 2.25% short-term shares added together.
A retired minimum-wage worker takes home more on the same gross
A retired worker pays no unemployment premium; the social-security support premium is 7.5%. In January 2026, 33,030 TL gross nets 30,181.16 TL. On the employer side the support premium is 22.5% plus short-term 2.25%; the 5-point cut is not written on this premium. Employer cost is 41,204.93 TL.
The monthly floor of pensionable earnings is 33,030 TL; the 2026 ceiling is nine times minimum wage, 297,270 TL. A full-month wage cannot sit below that floor. Missing days, part-time work and overtime sit outside this page’s flat monthly example.