North Cyprus Minimum Wage 2026 (Second Period): Current Gross and Net Amounts

This page summarizes the minimum wage in effect in North Cyprus — the 2026 second period (second half of the year) amounts. The figures below are automatically updated from the minimum wage data announced by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security; they are not written into the text manually. This way, whenever the minimum wage changes, the amounts on this page and the thresholds indexed to the minimum wage automatically stay current.

Current Amounts

For the 2026 second period, the monthly minimum wage is set at gross ₺70,893.00^{17 Jul 2026 ↗}, net ₺61,677.00^{17 Jul 2026 ↗}.

Rates by work period:

• Hourly: ₺408.99^{17 Jul 2026 ↗}
• Daily: ₺3,271.98^{17 Jul 2026 ↗}
• Weekly: ₺16,359.92^{17 Jul 2026 ↗}
• Monthly gross: ₺70,893.00^{17 Jul 2026 ↗}
• Monthly net: ₺61,677.00^{17 Jul 2026 ↗}

For a current summary of all periods on a single page, see the Minimum Wage data page.

Gross and Net Difference

The announced minimum wage is stated both gross and net, and they differ. Gross is the amount before legal deductions (tax and social security contributions). Net is what the worker receives after these deductions are applied; therefore, net is always lower than gross. Pay attention to which amount is used in employment contracts and payslips.

In statutory calculations — for example, in residence permit income thresholds — the figure used is the gross minimum wage.

16 July 2026 Decision: 2026's Second Update

In North Cyprus, the minimum wage is set by the Minimum Wage Determination Committee. For 2026, the minimum wage has been set twice: the first period (beginning of year) and second period (second half of the year). The second period rates were accepted by majority vote at the Committee's meeting on 16 July 2026, using the cost of living increase for the first six months of the year, which was 16.95 percent, as the basis.

A note on the effective date: although the decision was made on 16 July 2026, the amounts are set for "the second half of the year / second period." The Committee's announcement defers details of the process and implementation conditions to the official notice. Therefore, on this page, the amounts for the second period are processed (as of 2026-07-01^{17 Jul 2026 ↗}); for the exact application/effective date, rely on the official announcement from the TRNC Labour Department.

What Does the Minimum Wage Affect?

The minimum wage is not only the floor for worker salaries; many statutory amounts in North Cyprus are indexed to it:

• Residence permit income thresholds: For income-based short-term residence permits, monthly income must be at least five times the gross minimum wage; for residence permits based on real property ownership, at least three times the gross minimum wage. The multipliers are fixed; the amount changes with the minimum wage. For threshold amounts calculated with the current minimum wage, use the Income Threshold Calculator and the Residence Permit Types and Income Thresholds guide.
• Immigration and work permit fines: In the relevant laws, many administrative fines are defined as multiples of the gross minimum wage; when the minimum wage increases, these fines also rise.

For this reason, the minimum wage is the site's most critical derived figure: updating a single value automatically updates many thresholds and amounts at the same time.