Software Architect salaries
Monthly net pay from 974 answers since 2018. In 2026 the median is ₺235,000; the middle half earns ₺197,500–₺285,000.
- 2026 median
- ₺235,000
- Last year
- +29%
- 2026 answers
- 137
Monthly net pay by year
MedianMiddle 50% (P25–P75)
- 2019 +17%
- 2020 +29%
- 2021 +37%
- 2022 +43%
- 2023 +128%
- 2024 +94%
- 2025 +55%
- 2026 +29%
Amounts are in each year's nominal lira; in years of high inflation most of the rise is prices, not purchasing power.
2026 distribution · point at a year on the chart
137 people- Bottom 10%
- ₺142,500
- Lower quartile (P25)
- ₺197,500
- Median
- ₺235,000
- Upper quartile (P75)
- ₺285,000
- Top 10%
- ₺325,000
The bottom and top tenth are shown instead of the single lowest and highest answer: the extremes are either mistakes or one person, and showing one answer makes that person recognisable.
2026, by experience
- 6–10 yearsLower quartile ₺205,000, upper quartile ₺245,000, 21 people₺215,000
- 10+ yearsLower quartile ₺205,000, upper quartile ₺295,000, 106 people₺245,000
The line is the median, the light band the middle half.
2026, by level
- Senior₺245,000₺205,000 – ₺295,000128 people
The level is the respondent's own answer.
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Every year
| Year | Answers | Lower quartile | Median | Upper quartile | Against the year before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 137 | ₺197,500 | ₺235,000 | ₺285,000 | +29% |
| 2025 | 219 | ₺152,500 | ₺182,500 | ₺215,000 | +55% |
| 2024 | 125 | ₺97,500 | ₺117,500 | ₺142,500 | +94% |
| 2023 | 159 | ₺48,500 | ₺60,500 | ₺70,500 | +128% |
| 2022 | 109 | ₺20,500 | ₺26,500 | ₺32,500 | +43% |
| 2021 | 62 | ₺15,500 | ₺18,500 | ₺22,500 | +37% |
| 2020 | 66 | ₺8,500 | ₺13,500 | ₺16,000 | +29% |
| 2019 | 44 | ₺6,500 | ₺10,500 | ₺13,500 | +17% |
| 2018 | 53 | ₺9,000 | ₺9,000 | ₺14,000 | — |
Where do the numbers come from?
- The Önceki Yazılımcı salary surveys, run every year from 2018 to 2026: 40,459 answers in all.
Used with the survey author's permission. We keep nothing per person; this page only holds group summaries.
- Only groups of at least 15 people are shown; no figure of a smaller group is published.
- The survey asks for a range; each value is the middle of its range, rounded to 500 lira. A value that falls in an open top range is written with "≥".
- Only answers from people working in Turkey and paid in Turkish lira count.
- Amounts are each year's nominal lira, not adjusted for inflation.