2020 Minimum Wage & the Minimum Subsistence Allowance Rates (MSA)

a. Minimum wage

In The press release dated December 26, 2019 the Ministry of Labor along with the Minimum Wage Determination Committee have announced the minimum wage to be effective for the year of 2020 as shown in the table below.

TERM	GROSS	NET
2020 Year	2.943,00.-TRY	2.324,70.-TRY

b. Monthly SSI base and ceiling parameters

As per to the Article 82 of the 5510 numbered SSI Law, the SSI base and the SSI ceiling are determined by taking the minimum wage into account. The SSI ceiling is calculated as the 7,5 times of the minimum wage. The below table shows the legal parameters in regards for 2020.

SSI	Monthly SSI Base	Monthly SSI Ceiling
2020	2.943,00.-TRY	22.072,50.-TRY

c. The amount to be taken into account for discount calculation purposes related to the "Minimum Survival subsistence Allowance", which will be effective as of the start of 2020.

Minimum Wage * 12  = Annual Amount of the Minimum Wage

2.943,00 * 12 = 35.316,00.-TL

In order to calculate the MSA amount, the rates determined in accordance with the employees’ marital statuses are applied to the amount stated above.

One twelfth (1/12) of the income tax amount calculated over the Annual Minimum Wage Level is discounted from the employees’ income tax payable on monthly basis.

Employees Marital Status	Monthly discount Amount for 2020 (TRY)
Single	220,73
Married-spouse not working	264,87
Married-spouse not working 1 child	297,98
Married-spouse not working 2 child	331,09
Married-spouse not working 3 child	375,23
Married-spouse not working 4 child	375,23
Married-spouse not working 5 child	375,23
Married and spouse working	220,73
Married-spouse working 1 child	253,83
Married-spouse working 2 child	286,94
Married-spouse working 3 child	331,09
Married-spouse working 4 child	353,16
Married-spouse working 5 child	375,23

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