Turkish Income Tax Calculator 2022

How it is calculated

The tool applies the 2022 wage-earner (ücret) income tax tariff to an annual taxable income in Turkish lira. Tax is progressive: only the part of income inside each bracket is taxed at that bracket's rate. The brackets are 0–32,000 at 15%, 32,000–70,000 at 20%, 70,000–250,000 at 27%, 250,000–880,000 at 35% and anything above at 40%. Tax is Σ (income inside bracket × rate). The result also shows net income after tax and the effective rate, tax / income. It does not subtract allowances, social security contributions or stamp tax. The non-wage tariff has different bounds, and other years use different brackets.

Common mistakes

• Applying the top rate to the whole income: only the slice above a threshold is taxed at the higher rate.
• Entering a gross salary: the tool taxes the figure you give, so subtract social security and unemployment contributions and any exemptions first to get the taxable base.
• Typing a monthly salary: the brackets are annual, and the cumulative base grows through the year, so a single month gives the wrong picture.
• Using the 2022 table for another year's income, or for non-wage income, which has a different upper bracket structure.
• Confusing the 27% marginal rate with the effective rate, which is lower.