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Target name By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value
Indicator name Average hourly gross wages by sex, occupation and age group
Global / Proxy indicator Global indicator
Description of indicator Average hourly gross wage is calculated as the division of gross wage in the reference month by monthly paid hours. Monthly gross wage includes the sum of monthly basic wages, over time payments, payments for shift work/night work and other regular payments paid to employees in the reference month by employers.
Unit (Turkish Lira)
Available disaggregation Sex, Occupation group, Age group
Calculation Average hourly gross wage = (Gross wage in the reference month / Monthly paid hours (working hours))
Comparability Comparable over time. Produced in full compliance with global metadata.
Revision -
Other information -
Data source TurkStat, Structure of Earnings Survey
Data source link https://data.tuik.gov.tr/Bulten/Index?p=Structure-of-Earnings-Survey-2018-30580
https://data.tuik.gov.tr/Kategori/GetKategori?p=istihdam-issizlik-ve-ucret-108&dil=2
Sample coverage The frame of the year 2018 was used. Local units of enterprises employing 10 and more employees are covered. In terms of activities, B-N and P-S sectors were covered according to NACE Rev.2.
Sample size 16 674 local units
Interview method Web questionnaire
Reference period for application of survey Enterprises were questioned about 2018 information in the survey. In addition, the information of November 2018, which is the reference month, was asked in detail on the basis of paid employees in the survey.
Field survey time and duration Field application was made between 16.07.2019-13.09.2019 (59 days).

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Target name

By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value

Indicator name

Average hourly earnings of employees, by sex, age, occupation and persons with disabilities

Designated tier

Tier II

Custodian agency

International Labour Organization (ILO)

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