How Much Do Software Developers Earn in Turkey?

“” was created as a parody in 2012 and has become one of the prominent accounts of the software industry today.Previous Developer” shared today the 2024 results of the “Software Developer Salaries” survey it has organized in recent years. The survey showed how much software developers who are paid in Turkish Lira earn on average per month in Turkey.

This survey will provide insight for many people who aim or are considering becoming a software developer in the future. The most profitable positions also showed it. In total 5,989 Turkish software developers This survey, in which she participated, also revealed the gender imbalance in the software industry. Of those who responded to the survey, 5,288 were men and 701 were women.

The majority work remotely.

In terms of location, the majority (3,175 people) living in Istanbul; We see that the other provinces are Ankara (1,050 people), Izmir (455 people), Kocaeli (199 people), Bursa (156 people) and Antalya (98 people), respectively. It is noteworthy that the majority of work types are remote. Right after this, there is the hybrid model and then the office working model.

So how much salary do software developers earn according to their positions?

The numbers you will see here were determined by taking information from a certain number of people. Some have hundreds, some have dozens of people transmitting data. Values ​​are the values ​​of all these people. taken as the average.

• Back-end Developer
  • Junior: 36.500 TL
  • Middle: 55.500 TL
  • Senior: 87,500 TL
• Full Stack Developer
  • Junior: 35.500 TL
  • Middle: 50.500 TL
  • Senior: 77,500 TL
• Front-end Developer
  • Junior: 30.500 TL
  • Middle: 49.500 TL
  • Senior: 77,500 TL
• Software Architect
  • JR + MID + SR: 117,500 TL
• Team/Tech Lead
  • JR + MID + SR: 102,500 TL
• Software Development Manager
  • JR + MID + SR: 122.500 TL
• Embedded Software Developer
  • Junior: 48.500 TL
  • Middle: 60.500 TL
  • Senior: 87,500 TL
• Mobile Developer
  • Junior: 38,500 TL
  • Middle: 60.500 TL
  • Senior: 97,500 TL
• Mobile Developer (iOS)
  • Junior: 36.500 TL
  • Middle: 61.500 TL
  • Senior: 107,500 TL
• Mobile Developer (Full Stack)
  • Junior: 32,500 TL
  • Middle: 50.500 TL
  • Senior: 77,500 TL
• DevOps Engineer
  • Junior: 34.500 TL
  • Middle: 58.500 TL
  • Senior: 92,500 TL
• Data Scientist
  • Junior: 40.500 TL
  • Middle: 56.500 TL
  • Senior: 82,500 TL
• Game Developer
  • Junior: 32,500 TL
  • Middle: 45.500 TL
  • Senior: 70,500 TL
• QA/Automation
  • Junior: 35.500 TL
  • Middle: 53.500 TL
  • Senior: 77,500 TL
• QA / Manual Testing
  • Junior: 27.500 TL
  • Middle: 42.500 TL
  • Senior: 68,500 TL
• Director of Software Development
  • JR + MID + SR: 152.500 TL
• CTO
  • JR + MID + SR: 137,500 TL
• ProjectManager
  • Junior: 35.500 TL
  • Middle: 52.500 TL
  • Senior: 82,500 TL
• Product Manager
  • Junior: 30.500 TL
  • Middle: 50.500 TL
  • Senior: 92,500 TL
• Product Owner
  • Junior: 31,500 TL
  • Middle: 44.500 TL
  • Senior: 87,500 TL
• Data Analyst
  • Junior: 31,500 TL
  • Middle: 46.500 TL
  • Senior: 82,500 TL
• Business Analyst
  • Junior: 36.500 TL
  • Middle: 52.500 TL
  • Senior: 66,500 TL
• Database Administrator (DBA)
  • Junior: 27,500 TL
  • Middle: 59.500 TL
  • Senior: 102,500 TL
• SAP/ABAP Developer & Consultant
  • Junior: 24.500 TL
  • Middle: 40.500 TL
  • Senior: 77,500 TL
• Data Engineer
  • Junior: 40.500 TL
  • Middle: 50.500 TL
  • Senior: 102,500 TL
• cyber security
• Support Engineer
• AI Engineer

These values ​​are taken as an average, and the number of people participating (especially considering that the average of 11 people was taken for the last AI Engineer position) cannot represent the entire professional group; but about the salary of the profession in question for the purpose of giving ideas Let us remind you that this list was revealed.

According to the survey, the majority of software developers receive raises twice a year. While 3,548 people received a raise twice a year, 129 people stated that they received a raise four times. Previous Developer’s X account from this link you can reach. What are your thoughts?

Last year’s results: