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  • Zenop Tangaryan Efendi

    Zenop Tangaryan Efendi, born in Istanbul in 1856/57 (AH 1273). 36 annual entries from 1872 to 1907, mainly as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Beyoğlu. School: Ermeni Sıbyan Mektebi. Languages: French, Turkish.

  • Abdürrahim Efendi

    Abdürrahim Efendi, born in Sidon (Sayda) in 1827/28 (AH 1243). 45 annual entries from 1851 to 1902, most often in Beirut (Beyrut), there most often as 1. Müdür. School: İbtidai Mektebi. Languages: Arabic, French, Turkish.

  • Edmon Mone Efendi

    Edmon Mone Efendi, born in Marsilya in 1835/36 (AH 1251). 31 annual entries from 1856 to 1886, most often in Ruse (Rusçuk), there most often as Sifre Memuru. School: Rüşdiye Mektebi. Languages: French, Italian, Turkish.

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Linked career accounts from AH 1240 and average monthly wage, AH 1256 to 1329Blue bars use the left count axis. The crimson line and circles use the independent right axis in nominal monthly kuruş. Gaps are not joined. Wages are displayed only from AH 1256 to 1329. Use Left and Right arrow keys to inspect a year, Home and End for the range limits. Exact values and the yearly salary sample size are in the table below.1824/25 (AH 1240): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1825/26 (AH 1241): 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1826/27 (AH 1242): 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1827/28 (AH 1243): 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1828/29 (AH 1244): 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1829/30 (AH 1245): 5 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1830/31 (AH 1246): 5 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1831/32 (AH 1247): 6 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1832/33 (AH 1248): 7 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1833/34 (AH 1249): 6 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1834/35 (AH 1250): 6 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1835/36 (AH 1251): 8 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1836/37 (AH 1252): 6 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1837/38 (AH 1253): 8 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1838/39 (AH 1254): 6 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1839/40 (AH 1255): 9 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1840/41 (AH 1256): 15 linked accounts; mean 1,375 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2 paid officials in the annual salary reference1841/42 (AH 1257): 14 linked accounts; mean 1,375 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2 paid officials in the annual salary reference1842/43 (AH 1258): 24 linked accounts; mean 1,550 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2 paid officials in the annual salary reference1843/44 (AH 1259): 32 linked accounts; mean 1,100 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 3 paid officials in the annual salary reference1844/45 (AH 1260): 31 linked accounts; mean 835 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 4 paid officials in the annual salary reference1845 (AH 1261): 34 linked accounts; mean 740 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 5 paid officials in the annual salary reference1845/46 (AH 1262): 41 linked accounts; mean 663.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 6 paid officials in the annual salary reference1846/47 (AH 1263): 45 linked accounts; mean 770 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 8 paid officials in the annual salary reference1847/48 (AH 1264): 61 linked accounts; mean 693.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 9 paid officials in the annual salary reference1848/49 (AH 1265): 72 linked accounts; mean 790 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 10 paid officials in the annual salary reference1849/50 (AH 1266): 78 linked accounts; mean 465.56 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 9 paid officials in the annual salary reference1850/51 (AH 1267): 81 linked accounts; mean 358.57 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 14 paid officials in the annual salary reference1851/52 (AH 1268): 98 linked accounts; mean 434.06 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 16 paid officials in the annual salary reference1852/53 (AH 1269): 113 linked accounts; mean 502.37 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 19 paid officials in the annual salary reference1853/54 (AH 1270): 136 linked accounts; mean 621.67 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 30 paid officials in the annual salary reference1854/55 (AH 1271): 161 linked accounts; mean 771.05 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 38 paid officials in the annual salary reference1855/56 (AH 1272): 182 linked accounts; mean 863.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 48 paid officials in the annual salary reference1856/57 (AH 1273): 236 linked accounts; mean 919.63 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 68 paid officials in the annual salary reference1857/58 (AH 1274): 253 linked accounts; mean 989.51 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 82 paid officials in the annual salary reference1858/59 (AH 1275): 293 linked accounts; mean 958.47 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 101 paid officials in the annual salary reference1859/60 (AH 1276): 346 linked accounts; mean 922.26 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 84 paid officials in the annual salary reference1860/61 (AH 1277): 392 linked accounts; mean 928.56 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 158 paid officials in the annual salary reference1861/62 (AH 1278): 445 linked accounts; mean 985.13 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 174 paid officials in the annual salary reference1862/63 (AH 1279): 537 linked accounts; mean 954.84 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 202 paid officials in the annual salary reference1863/64 (AH 1280): 611 linked accounts; mean 958.95 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 245 paid officials in the annual salary reference1864/65 (AH 1281): 678 linked accounts; mean 1,012.41 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 284 paid officials in the annual salary reference1865/66 (AH 1282): 839 linked accounts; mean 991.84 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 329 paid officials in the annual salary reference1866/67 (AH 1283): 938 linked accounts; mean 913.48 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 363 paid officials in the annual salary reference1867/68 (AH 1284): 1,077 linked accounts; mean 888.94 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 432 paid officials in the annual salary reference1868/69 (AH 1285): 1,249 linked accounts; mean 879.22 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 516 paid officials in the annual salary reference1869/70 (AH 1286): 1,453 linked accounts; mean 863.96 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 628 paid officials in the annual salary reference1870/71 (AH 1287): 1,573 linked accounts; mean 859.27 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 675 paid officials in the annual salary reference1871/72 (AH 1288): 1,711 linked accounts; mean 780.56 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 706 paid officials in the annual salary reference1872/73 (AH 1289): 1,864 linked accounts; mean 777.53 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 786 paid officials in the annual salary reference1873/74 (AH 1290): 1,977 linked accounts; mean 771.56 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 852 paid officials in the annual salary reference1874/75 (AH 1291): 2,146 linked accounts; mean 790.91 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 914 paid officials in the annual salary reference1875/76 (AH 1292): 2,335 linked accounts; mean 786.27 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 988 paid officials in the annual salary reference1876/77 (AH 1293): 2,597 linked accounts; mean 797.36 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,120 paid officials in the annual salary reference1877/78 (AH 1294): 2,773 linked accounts; mean 785.24 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,198 paid officials in the annual salary reference1878 (AH 1295): 2,880 linked accounts; mean 832.1 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,137 paid officials in the annual salary reference1878/79 (AH 1296): 3,082 linked accounts; mean 837.49 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,234 paid officials in the annual salary reference1879/80 (AH 1297): 3,330 linked accounts; mean 688.67 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,210 paid officials in the annual salary reference1880/81 (AH 1298): 3,314 linked accounts; mean 690.64 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,320 paid officials in the annual salary reference1881/82 (AH 1299): 3,430 linked accounts; mean 705.53 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,397 paid officials in the annual salary reference1882/83 (AH 1300): 3,671 linked accounts; mean 718.85 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,447 paid officials in the annual salary reference1883/84 (AH 1301): 3,778 linked accounts; mean 711.57 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,496 paid officials in the annual salary reference1884/85 (AH 1302): 3,834 linked accounts; mean 724.1 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,537 paid officials in the annual salary reference1885/86 (AH 1303): 3,961 linked accounts; mean 700.4 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,610 paid officials in the annual salary reference1886/87 (AH 1304): 3,939 linked accounts; mean 699.76 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,639 paid officials in the annual salary reference1887/88 (AH 1305): 4,100 linked accounts; mean 704.32 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,715 paid officials in the annual salary reference1888/89 (AH 1306): 4,210 linked accounts; mean 697.27 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,823 paid officials in the annual salary reference1889/90 (AH 1307): 4,386 linked accounts; mean 681.13 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,911 paid officials in the annual salary reference1890/91 (AH 1308): 4,432 linked accounts; mean 667.77 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,977 paid officials in the annual salary reference1891/92 (AH 1309): 4,598 linked accounts; mean 649.55 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,079 paid officials in the annual salary reference1892/93 (AH 1310): 4,743 linked accounts; mean 636.55 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,219 paid officials in the annual salary reference1893/94 (AH 1311): 4,792 linked accounts; mean 630.18 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,299 paid officials in the annual salary reference1894/95 (AH 1312): 4,998 linked accounts; mean 632.51 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,403 paid officials in the annual salary reference1895/96 (AH 1313): 5,045 linked accounts; mean 636.92 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,485 paid officials in the annual salary reference1896/97 (AH 1314): 5,191 linked accounts; mean 587.39 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,552 paid officials in the annual salary reference1897/98 (AH 1315): 4,857 linked accounts; mean 577.61 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,481 paid officials in the annual salary reference1898/99 (AH 1316): 4,829 linked accounts; mean 582.13 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,450 paid officials in the annual salary reference1899/1900 (AH 1317): 4,786 linked accounts; mean 600.22 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,454 paid officials in the annual salary reference1900/01 (AH 1318): 4,727 linked accounts; mean 619.02 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,506 paid officials in the annual salary reference1901/02 (AH 1319): 4,633 linked accounts; mean 615.71 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,500 paid officials in the annual salary reference1902/03 (AH 1320): 4,588 linked accounts; mean 615.1 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,520 paid officials in the annual salary reference1903/04 (AH 1321): 4,468 linked accounts; mean 606.93 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,439 paid officials in the annual salary reference1904/05 (AH 1322): 4,084 linked accounts; mean 609.79 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,105 paid officials in the annual salary reference1905/06 (AH 1323): 3,695 linked accounts; mean 623.02 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,850 paid officials in the annual salary reference1906/07 (AH 1324): 3,142 linked accounts; mean 640.67 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,374 paid officials in the annual salary reference1907/08 (AH 1325): 2,338 linked accounts; mean 674.65 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 733 paid officials in the annual salary reference1908/09 (AH 1326): 2,021 linked accounts; mean 789.84 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 538 paid officials in the annual salary reference1909/10 (AH 1327): 1,719 linked accounts; mean 1,034.41 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 358 paid officials in the annual salary reference1910/11 (AH 1328): 1,084 linked accounts; mean 1,105.02 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 193 paid officials in the annual salary reference1911 (AH 1329): 629 linked accounts; mean 1,133.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 117 paid officials in the annual salary reference1911/12 (AH 1330): 360 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1912/13 (AH 1331): 234 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1913/14 (AH 1332): 106 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1914/15 (AH 1333): 53 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1915/16 (AH 1334): 45 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1916/17 (AH 1335): 29 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1917/18 (AH 1336): 28 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1918/19 (AH 1337): 26 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1919/20 (AH 1338): 25 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1920/21 (AH 1339): 23 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1921/22 (AH 1340): 17 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1922/23 (AH 1341): 9 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1923/24 (AH 1342): 7 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1924/25 (AH 1343): 7 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1925/26 (AH 1344): 5 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1926/27 (AH 1345): 7 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1927/28 (AH 1346): 5 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1928/29 (AH 1347): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1929/30 (AH 1348): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1930/31 (AH 1349): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1931/32 (AH 1350): 4 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1932/33 (AH 1351): 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1933/34 (AH 1352): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1934/35 (AH 1353): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1935/36 (AH 1354): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1936/37 (AH 1355): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1937/38 (AH 1356): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1938/39 (AH 1357): 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1939/40 (AH 1358): 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1940/41 (AH 1359): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1941/42 (AH 1360): 3 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1942/43 (AH 1361): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1943 (AH 1362): 2 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1951/52 (AH 1371): 1 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1952/53 (AH 1372): 1 linked accounts; outside the wage display period; see full table1840/41 (AH 1256): 15 linked accounts; mean 1,375 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2 paid officials in the annual salary reference1841/42 (AH 1257): 14 linked accounts; mean 1,375 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2 paid officials in the annual salary reference1842/43 (AH 1258): 24 linked accounts; mean 1,550 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2 paid officials in the annual salary reference1843/44 (AH 1259): 32 linked accounts; mean 1,100 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 3 paid officials in the annual salary reference1844/45 (AH 1260): 31 linked accounts; mean 835 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 4 paid officials in the annual salary reference1845 (AH 1261): 34 linked accounts; mean 740 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 5 paid officials in the annual salary reference1845/46 (AH 1262): 41 linked accounts; mean 663.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 6 paid officials in the annual salary reference1846/47 (AH 1263): 45 linked accounts; mean 770 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 8 paid officials in the annual salary reference1847/48 (AH 1264): 61 linked accounts; mean 693.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 9 paid officials in the annual salary reference1848/49 (AH 1265): 72 linked accounts; mean 790 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 10 paid officials in the annual salary reference1849/50 (AH 1266): 78 linked accounts; mean 465.56 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 9 paid officials in the annual salary reference1850/51 (AH 1267): 81 linked accounts; mean 358.57 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 14 paid officials in the annual salary reference1851/52 (AH 1268): 98 linked accounts; mean 434.06 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 16 paid officials in the annual salary reference1852/53 (AH 1269): 113 linked accounts; mean 502.37 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 19 paid officials in the annual salary reference1853/54 (AH 1270): 136 linked accounts; mean 621.67 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 30 paid officials in the annual salary reference1854/55 (AH 1271): 161 linked accounts; mean 771.05 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 38 paid officials in the annual salary reference1855/56 (AH 1272): 182 linked accounts; mean 863.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 48 paid officials in the annual salary reference1856/57 (AH 1273): 236 linked accounts; mean 919.63 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 68 paid officials in the annual salary reference1857/58 (AH 1274): 253 linked accounts; mean 989.51 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 82 paid officials in the annual salary reference1858/59 (AH 1275): 293 linked accounts; mean 958.47 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 101 paid officials in the annual salary reference1859/60 (AH 1276): 346 linked accounts; mean 922.26 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 84 paid officials in the annual salary reference1860/61 (AH 1277): 392 linked accounts; mean 928.56 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 158 paid officials in the annual salary reference1861/62 (AH 1278): 445 linked accounts; mean 985.13 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 174 paid officials in the annual salary reference1862/63 (AH 1279): 537 linked accounts; mean 954.84 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 202 paid officials in the annual salary reference1863/64 (AH 1280): 611 linked accounts; mean 958.95 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 245 paid officials in the annual salary reference1864/65 (AH 1281): 678 linked accounts; mean 1,012.41 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 284 paid officials in the annual salary reference1865/66 (AH 1282): 839 linked accounts; mean 991.84 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 329 paid officials in the annual salary reference1866/67 (AH 1283): 938 linked accounts; mean 913.48 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 363 paid officials in the annual salary reference1867/68 (AH 1284): 1,077 linked accounts; mean 888.94 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 432 paid officials in the annual salary reference1868/69 (AH 1285): 1,249 linked accounts; mean 879.22 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 516 paid officials in the annual salary reference1869/70 (AH 1286): 1,453 linked accounts; mean 863.96 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 628 paid officials in the annual salary reference1870/71 (AH 1287): 1,573 linked accounts; mean 859.27 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 675 paid officials in the annual salary reference1871/72 (AH 1288): 1,711 linked accounts; mean 780.56 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 706 paid officials in the annual salary reference1872/73 (AH 1289): 1,864 linked accounts; mean 777.53 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 786 paid officials in the annual salary reference1873/74 (AH 1290): 1,977 linked accounts; mean 771.56 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 852 paid officials in the annual salary reference1874/75 (AH 1291): 2,146 linked accounts; mean 790.91 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 914 paid officials in the annual salary reference1875/76 (AH 1292): 2,335 linked accounts; mean 786.27 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 988 paid officials in the annual salary reference1876/77 (AH 1293): 2,597 linked accounts; mean 797.36 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,120 paid officials in the annual salary reference1877/78 (AH 1294): 2,773 linked accounts; mean 785.24 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,198 paid officials in the annual salary reference1878 (AH 1295): 2,880 linked accounts; mean 832.1 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,137 paid officials in the annual salary reference1878/79 (AH 1296): 3,082 linked accounts; mean 837.49 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,234 paid officials in the annual salary reference1879/80 (AH 1297): 3,330 linked accounts; mean 688.67 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,210 paid officials in the annual salary reference1880/81 (AH 1298): 3,314 linked accounts; mean 690.64 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,320 paid officials in the annual salary reference1881/82 (AH 1299): 3,430 linked accounts; mean 705.53 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,397 paid officials in the annual salary reference1882/83 (AH 1300): 3,671 linked accounts; mean 718.85 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,447 paid officials in the annual salary reference1883/84 (AH 1301): 3,778 linked accounts; mean 711.57 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,496 paid officials in the annual salary reference1884/85 (AH 1302): 3,834 linked accounts; mean 724.1 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,537 paid officials in the annual salary reference1885/86 (AH 1303): 3,961 linked accounts; mean 700.4 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,610 paid officials in the annual salary reference1886/87 (AH 1304): 3,939 linked accounts; mean 699.76 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,639 paid officials in the annual salary reference1887/88 (AH 1305): 4,100 linked accounts; mean 704.32 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,715 paid officials in the annual salary reference1888/89 (AH 1306): 4,210 linked accounts; mean 697.27 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,823 paid officials in the annual salary reference1889/90 (AH 1307): 4,386 linked accounts; mean 681.13 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,911 paid officials in the annual salary reference1890/91 (AH 1308): 4,432 linked accounts; mean 667.77 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,977 paid officials in the annual salary reference1891/92 (AH 1309): 4,598 linked accounts; mean 649.55 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,079 paid officials in the annual salary reference1892/93 (AH 1310): 4,743 linked accounts; mean 636.55 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,219 paid officials in the annual salary reference1893/94 (AH 1311): 4,792 linked accounts; mean 630.18 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,299 paid officials in the annual salary reference1894/95 (AH 1312): 4,998 linked accounts; mean 632.51 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,403 paid officials in the annual salary reference1895/96 (AH 1313): 5,045 linked accounts; mean 636.92 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,485 paid officials in the annual salary reference1896/97 (AH 1314): 5,191 linked accounts; mean 587.39 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,552 paid officials in the annual salary reference1897/98 (AH 1315): 4,857 linked accounts; mean 577.61 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,481 paid officials in the annual salary reference1898/99 (AH 1316): 4,829 linked accounts; mean 582.13 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,450 paid officials in the annual salary reference1899/1900 (AH 1317): 4,786 linked accounts; mean 600.22 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,454 paid officials in the annual salary reference1900/01 (AH 1318): 4,727 linked accounts; mean 619.02 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,506 paid officials in the annual salary reference1901/02 (AH 1319): 4,633 linked accounts; mean 615.71 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,500 paid officials in the annual salary reference1902/03 (AH 1320): 4,588 linked accounts; mean 615.1 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,520 paid officials in the annual salary reference1903/04 (AH 1321): 4,468 linked accounts; mean 606.93 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,439 paid officials in the annual salary reference1904/05 (AH 1322): 4,084 linked accounts; mean 609.79 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 2,105 paid officials in the annual salary reference1905/06 (AH 1323): 3,695 linked accounts; mean 623.02 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,850 paid officials in the annual salary reference1906/07 (AH 1324): 3,142 linked accounts; mean 640.67 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 1,374 paid officials in the annual salary reference1907/08 (AH 1325): 2,338 linked accounts; mean 674.65 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 733 paid officials in the annual salary reference1908/09 (AH 1326): 2,021 linked accounts; mean 789.84 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 538 paid officials in the annual salary reference1909/10 (AH 1327): 1,719 linked accounts; mean 1,034.41 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 358 paid officials in the annual salary reference1910/11 (AH 1328): 1,084 linked accounts; mean 1,105.02 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 193 paid officials in the annual salary reference1911 (AH 1329): 629 linked accounts; mean 1,133.33 nominal monthly kuruş, N = 117 paid officials in the annual salary reference

Small wage samples: AH 1256, N = 2; AH 1257, N = 2; AH 1258, N = 2; AH 1259, N = 3.

1896/97 (AH 1314)5,191 linked accounts587.39 kuruş / month · salary N = 2,552

Counts from AH 1240; wages AH 1256 to 1329. Point or use arrow keys to inspect. Filters do not change this chart.

Sample, units and calculation

Counts: distinct linked biographical accounts within each AH year across the full collection. An account may recur in later years. Blank years have no dated career evidence indexed. These series describe the records, not the Ottoman workforce.

Wages: arithmetic mean of each paid official’s highest recorded monthly rate in that AH year, in nominal kuruş. The display period is 1840/41 (AH 1256) to 1911 (AH 1329), covering 5,202 officials and 71,238 paid official-years. N is the number with recorded positive pay that year.

The Post and Telegraph and cross-ministry annual salary reference has observed wages in 1840 to 1911 (AH 1256 to 1329) within this display period. Its denominator differs from the wider account count. Unpaid service, missing pay and source-specific textual amounts are excluded. There is no price adjustment or gap filling; these are not averages across all officials including unpaid service.

Both axes are linear and start at zero. The right axis uses only wages in the display period. Small samples can produce high wage means. Earlier and later observations remain in the full yearly table, with exact account counts, means and salary N.

Full yearly table, including 17 years before AH 1240
All observed AH years. Wage means use paid officials in the annual salary reference; account counts cover the wider collection. “Not recorded” means no comparable salary observation.
AH yearDate spanAccountsMean monthly kuruşSalary N
9871579/80 (AH 987)1Not recorded0
11031691/92 (AH 1103)1Not recorded0
11721758/59 (AH 1172)1Not recorded0
11731759/60 (AH 1173)1Not recorded0
11951780/81 (AH 1195)1Not recorded0
11961781/82 (AH 1196)1Not recorded0
11971782/83 (AH 1197)1Not recorded0
11981783/84 (AH 1198)1Not recorded0
12051790/91 (AH 1205)1Not recorded0
12321816/17 (AH 1232)1Not recorded0
12331817/18 (AH 1233)1Not recorded0
12341818/19 (AH 1234)1Not recorded0
12351819/20 (AH 1235)1Not recorded0
12361820/21 (AH 1236)2Not recorded0
12371821/22 (AH 1237)2Not recorded0
12381822/23 (AH 1238)2Not recorded0
12391823/24 (AH 1239)1Not recorded0
12401824/25 (AH 1240)2Not recorded0
12411825/26 (AH 1241)3Not recorded0
12421826/27 (AH 1242)3Not recorded0
12431827/28 (AH 1243)3Not recorded0
12441828/29 (AH 1244)3Not recorded0
12451829/30 (AH 1245)5Not recorded0
12461830/31 (AH 1246)5Not recorded0
12471831/32 (AH 1247)6Not recorded0
12481832/33 (AH 1248)7Not recorded0
12491833/34 (AH 1249)6Not recorded0
12501834/35 (AH 1250)6Not recorded0
12511835/36 (AH 1251)8Not recorded0
12521836/37 (AH 1252)6Not recorded0
12531837/38 (AH 1253)8Not recorded0
12541838/39 (AH 1254)6Not recorded0
12551839/40 (AH 1255)92001
12561840/41 (AH 1256)151,3752
12571841/42 (AH 1257)141,3752
12581842/43 (AH 1258)241,5502
12591843/44 (AH 1259)321,1003
12601844/45 (AH 1260)318354
12611845 (AH 1261)347405
12621845/46 (AH 1262)41663.336
12631846/47 (AH 1263)457708
12641847/48 (AH 1264)61693.339
12651848/49 (AH 1265)7279010
12661849/50 (AH 1266)78465.569
12671850/51 (AH 1267)81358.5714
12681851/52 (AH 1268)98434.0616
12691852/53 (AH 1269)113502.3719
12701853/54 (AH 1270)136621.6730
12711854/55 (AH 1271)161771.0538
12721855/56 (AH 1272)182863.3348
12731856/57 (AH 1273)236919.6368
12741857/58 (AH 1274)253989.5182
12751858/59 (AH 1275)293958.47101
12761859/60 (AH 1276)346922.2684
12771860/61 (AH 1277)392928.56158
12781861/62 (AH 1278)445985.13174
12791862/63 (AH 1279)537954.84202
12801863/64 (AH 1280)611958.95245
12811864/65 (AH 1281)6781,012.41284
12821865/66 (AH 1282)839991.84329
12831866/67 (AH 1283)938913.48363
12841867/68 (AH 1284)1,077888.94432
12851868/69 (AH 1285)1,249879.22516
12861869/70 (AH 1286)1,453863.96628
12871870/71 (AH 1287)1,573859.27675
12881871/72 (AH 1288)1,711780.56706
12891872/73 (AH 1289)1,864777.53786
12901873/74 (AH 1290)1,977771.56852
12911874/75 (AH 1291)2,146790.91914
12921875/76 (AH 1292)2,335786.27988
12931876/77 (AH 1293)2,597797.361,120
12941877/78 (AH 1294)2,773785.241,198
12951878 (AH 1295)2,880832.11,137
12961878/79 (AH 1296)3,082837.491,234
12971879/80 (AH 1297)3,330688.671,210
12981880/81 (AH 1298)3,314690.641,320
12991881/82 (AH 1299)3,430705.531,397
13001882/83 (AH 1300)3,671718.851,447
13011883/84 (AH 1301)3,778711.571,496
13021884/85 (AH 1302)3,834724.11,537
13031885/86 (AH 1303)3,961700.41,610
13041886/87 (AH 1304)3,939699.761,639
13051887/88 (AH 1305)4,100704.321,715
13061888/89 (AH 1306)4,210697.271,823
13071889/90 (AH 1307)4,386681.131,911
13081890/91 (AH 1308)4,432667.771,977
13091891/92 (AH 1309)4,598649.552,079
13101892/93 (AH 1310)4,743636.552,219
13111893/94 (AH 1311)4,792630.182,299
13121894/95 (AH 1312)4,998632.512,403
13131895/96 (AH 1313)5,045636.922,485
13141896/97 (AH 1314)5,191587.392,552
13151897/98 (AH 1315)4,857577.612,481
13161898/99 (AH 1316)4,829582.132,450
13171899/1900 (AH 1317)4,786600.222,454
13181900/01 (AH 1318)4,727619.022,506
13191901/02 (AH 1319)4,633615.712,500
13201902/03 (AH 1320)4,588615.12,520
13211903/04 (AH 1321)4,468606.932,439
13221904/05 (AH 1322)4,084609.792,105
13231905/06 (AH 1323)3,695623.021,850
13241906/07 (AH 1324)3,142640.671,374
13251907/08 (AH 1325)2,338674.65733
13261908/09 (AH 1326)2,021789.84538
13271909/10 (AH 1327)1,7191,034.41358
13281910/11 (AH 1328)1,0841,105.02193
13291911 (AH 1329)6291,133.33117
13301911/12 (AH 1330)3601,871.2540
13311912/13 (AH 1331)2343,305.569
13321913/14 (AH 1332)1069,0002
13331914/15 (AH 1333)53Not recorded0
13341915/16 (AH 1334)45Not recorded0
13351916/17 (AH 1335)29Not recorded0
13361917/18 (AH 1336)2815,0001
13371918/19 (AH 1337)26Not recorded0
13381919/20 (AH 1338)25Not recorded0
13391920/21 (AH 1339)23Not recorded0
13401921/22 (AH 1340)17Not recorded0
13411922/23 (AH 1341)9Not recorded0
13421923/24 (AH 1342)7Not recorded0
13431924/25 (AH 1343)7Not recorded0
13441925/26 (AH 1344)5Not recorded0
13451926/27 (AH 1345)7Not recorded0
13461927/28 (AH 1346)5Not recorded0
13471928/29 (AH 1347)2Not recorded0
13481929/30 (AH 1348)2Not recorded0
13491930/31 (AH 1349)2Not recorded0
13501931/32 (AH 1350)4Not recorded0
13511932/33 (AH 1351)3Not recorded0
13521933/34 (AH 1352)2Not recorded0
13531934/35 (AH 1353)2Not recorded0
13541935/36 (AH 1354)2Not recorded0
13551936/37 (AH 1355)2Not recorded0
13561937/38 (AH 1356)2Not recorded0
13571938/39 (AH 1357)3Not recorded0
13581939/40 (AH 1358)3Not recorded0
13591940/41 (AH 1359)2Not recorded0
13601941/42 (AH 1360)3Not recorded0
13611942/43 (AH 1361)2Not recorded0
13621943 (AH 1362)2Not recorded0
13711951/52 (AH 1371)1Not recorded0
13721952/53 (AH 1372)1Not recorded0

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Choose the first letter of the name (14,521 biographical entries across the whole collection; 14,345 named and 176 unnamed). Turkish letters count as their base letter, so İ and Ö are listed with I and O.

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These lists cover first annual entries in the annual salary reference records, including linked institutional service. Choose the year of the first annual entry; it is not the year of hiring. Each page lists the officials on record for its year by highest salary.

Official & archive reference directory14,521 biographical records. Showing 1 to 100.Click to open or close the 3-column list
Official & archive referenceRecorded yearsCareer entries
Unnamed official (0002_0176; 350)0002_0176; 3501859 to 1907 (AH 1276 to 1324)97
Unnamed official (0006_0294; 583)0006_0294; 5831876 to 1911 (AH 1293 to 1328)37
Unnamed official (0006_0303; 601)0006_0303; 6011878 to 1910 (AH 1296 to 1327)62
Unnamed official (0006_0311; 617)0006_0311; 6171879 to 1886 (AH 1297 to 1303)13
Unnamed official (0006_0366; 727)0006_0366; 7271853 to 1886 (AH 1270 to 1303)67
Unnamed official (0007_0142; 281)0007_0142; 2811867 to 1880 (AH 1284 to 1297)25
Unnamed official (0007_0144; 285)0007_0144; 2851863 to 1907 (AH 1280 to 1324)90
Unnamed official (0007_0145; 287)0007_0145; 2871880 to 1886 (AH 1298 to 1303)11
Unnamed official (0007_0146; 289)0007_0146; 2891878 to 1897 (AH 1296 to 1314)20
Unnamed official (0007_0147; 291)0007_0147; 2911869 to 1893 (AH 1286 to 1310)50
Unnamed official (0007_0148; 293)0007_0148; 2931879 to 1885 (AH 1297 to 1302)10
Unnamed official (0007_0149; 295)0007_0149; 2951864 to 1901 (AH 1281 to 1318)76
Unnamed official (0049_0019; 35)0049_0019; 351877 to 1905 (AH 1294 to 1322)29
Unnamed official (0049_0020; 37)0049_0020; 371882 to 1901 (AH 1300 to 1318)38
Unnamed official (0049_0023; 43)0049_0023; 431874 to 1905 (AH 1291 to 1322)33
Unnamed official (0049_0030; 57-58)0049_0030; 57-581882 to 1907 (AH 1300 to 1324)26
Unnamed official (0049_0031; 59)0049_0031; 591882 to 1908 (AH 1300 to 1325)52
Unnamed official (0049_0032; 61)0049_0032; 611888 to 1907 (AH 1306 to 1324)38
Unnamed official (0049_0033; 63)0049_0033; 631874 to 1901 (AH 1291 to 1318)29
Unnamed official (0049_0034; 65)0049_0034; 651867 to 1908 (AH 1284 to 1325)43
Unnamed official (0049_0036; 69)0049_0036; 691878 to 1905 (AH 1296 to 1322)53
Unnamed official (0049_0038; 73)0049_0038; 731879 to 1904 (AH 1297 to 1321)26
Unnamed official (0049_0039; 75)0049_0039; 751872 to 1905 (AH 1289 to 1322)34
Unnamed official (0049_0040; 77)0049_0040; 771865 to 1905 (AH 1282 to 1322)42
Unnamed official (0049_0041; 79)0049_0041; 791871 to 1903 (AH 1288 to 1320)56
Unnamed official (0049_0042; 81)0049_0042; 811877 to 1907 (AH 1294 to 1324)32
Unnamed official (0049_0043; 83)0049_0043; 831873 to 1907 (AH 1290 to 1324)70
Unnamed official (0049_0045; 87)0049_0045; 871879 to 1901 (AH 1297 to 1318)43
Unnamed official (0065_0158; 313)0065_0158; 3131882 to 1905 (AH 1300 to 1322)24
Unnamed official (0067_00148; sayfa no:293)0067_00148; sayfa no:2931889 to 1903 (AH 1307 to 1320)14
Unnamed official (0067_00160; sayfa no:317)0067_00160; sayfa no:3171894 to 1906 (AH 1312 to 1323)12
Unnamed official (0067_00226; sayfa no:449)0067_00226; sayfa no:4491889 to 1905 (AH 1307 to 1322)16
Unnamed official (0067_00227; sayfa no:451)0067_00227; sayfa no:4511890 to 1910 (AH 1308 to 1327)20
Unnamed official (0067_00228; sayfa no:453)0067_00228; sayfa no:4531886 to 1897 (AH 1304 to 1314)18
Unnamed official (0067_00229; sayfa no:455-456)0067_00229; sayfa no:455-4561884 to 1911 (AH 1302 to 1328)51
Unnamed official (0067_00230; sayfa no:457)0067_00230; sayfa no:4571873 to 1905 (AH 1290 to 1322)63
Unnamed official (0067_0231; sayfa no:459)0067_0231; sayfa no:4591893 to 1903 (AH 1311 to 1320)10
Unnamed official (0067_0232 sayfa no:461)0067_0232 sayfa no:4611893 to 1903 (AH 1311 to 1320)20
Unnamed official (0067_0233, sayfa no:463)0067_0233, sayfa no:4631894 to 1906 (AH 1312 to 1323)23
Unnamed official (0067_0234; sayfa no:465)0067_0234; sayfa no:4651888 to 1891 (AH 1306 to 1308)3
Unnamed official (0067_0237; sayfa no:471)0067_0237; sayfa no:4711894 to 1904 (AH 1312 to 1321)20
Unnamed official (0067_0238; sayfa no:473)0067_0238; sayfa no:4731892 to 1905 (AH 1310 to 1322)13
Unnamed official (0067_0239; sayfa no:475)0067_0239; sayfa no:4751885 to 1902 (AH 1303 to 1319)17
Unnamed official (0067_0240; sayfa no:477)0067_0240; sayfa no:4771872 to 1901 (AH 1289 to 1318)58
Unnamed official (0067_0242; sayfa no:481)0067_0242; sayfa no:4811875 to 1907 (AH 1292 to 1324)33
Unnamed official (0067_0243; sayfa no:483.)0067_0243; sayfa no:4831881 to 1897 (AH 1299 to 1314)30
Unnamed official (0067_0244; sayfa no:485)0067_0244; sayfa no:4851890 to 1906 (AH 1308 to 1323)16
Unnamed official (0067_0245; sayfa no:487)0067_0245; sayfa no:4871894 to 1905 (AH 1312 to 1322)22
Unnamed official (0067_0246; sayfa no:489)0067_0246; sayfa no:4891891 to 1907 (AH 1309 to 1324)29
Unnamed official (0067_0247; sayfa no:491)0067_0247; sayfa no:4911892 to 1903 (AH 1310 to 1320)20
Unnamed official (0067_0248; sayfa no:493)0067_0248; sayfa no:4931888 to 1902 (AH 1306 to 1319)23
Unnamed official (0067_0249; sayfa no:495)0067_0249; sayfa no:4951881 to 1904 (AH 1299 to 1321)42
Unnamed official (0067_0250; sayfa no:498)0067_0250; sayfa no:4981889 to 1905 (AH 1307 to 1322)16
Unnamed official (0074_0158; 313)0074_0158; 3131889 to 1899 (AH 1307 to 1316)18
Unnamed official (0075_0070; 137)0075_0070; 1371884 to 1906 (AH 1302 to 1323)23
Unnamed official (0081_0143, sayfa no:283.)0081_0143, sayfa no:2831877 to 1904 (AH 1294 to 1321)28
Unnamed official (0085_0150: 295)0085_0150: 2951894 to 1904 (AH 1312 to 1321)15
Unnamed official (0086_0152: 299)0086_0152: 2991894 to 1906 (AH 1312 to 1323)24
Unnamed official (0086_0153: 301)0086_0153: 3011895 to 1906 (AH 1313 to 1323)11
Unnamed official (0086_0154:303)0086_0154:3031895 to 1905 (AH 1313 to 1322)10
Unnamed official (0086_0156:307)0086_0156:3071895 to 1907 (AH 1313 to 1324)12
Unnamed official (0086_0157: 309)0086_0157: 3091895 to 1907 (AH 1313 to 1324)12
Unnamed official (0086_0158: 311)0086_0158: 3111893 to 1904 (AH 1311 to 1321)21
Unnamed official (0086_0159: 313)0086_0159: 3131893 to 1906 (AH 1311 to 1323)23
Unnamed official (0086_0160: 315)0086_0160: 3151892 to 1903 (AH 1310 to 1320)22
Unnamed official (0086_0161: 317)0086_0161: 3171892 to 1906 (AH 1310 to 1323)14
Unnamed official (0086_0162: 319)0086_0162: 3191891 to 1902 (AH 1309 to 1319)12
Unnamed official (0086_0163: 321)0086_0163: 3211896 to 1907 (AH 1314 to 1324)11
Unnamed official (0086_0164:323)0086_0164:3231885 to 1911 (AH 1303 to 1328)52
Unnamed official (0087_0089, sayfa no:175.)0087_0089, sayfa no:1751889 to 1907 (AH 1307 to 1324)35
Unnamed official (0087_0090, sayfa no:177.)0087_0090, sayfa no:1771880 to 1903 (AH 1298 to 1320)23
Unnamed official (0087_0092, sayfa no:181)0087_0092, sayfa no:1811892 to 1906 (AH 1310 to 1323)14
Unnamed official (0087_0093, sayfa no:183.)0087_0093, sayfa no:1831893 to 1906 (AH 1311 to 1323)13
Unnamed official (0087_0094, sayfa no:185.)0087_0094, sayfa no:1851885 to 1905 (AH 1303 to 1322)20
Unnamed official (0087_0095, sayfa no:187.)0087_0095, sayfa no:1871885 to 1901 (AH 1303 to 1318)16
Unnamed official (0087_0096, sayfa no:189)0087_0096, sayfa no:1891884 to 1906 (AH 1302 to 1323)22
Unnamed official (0087_0097, sayfa no:191.)0087_0097, sayfa no:1911890 to 1895 (AH 1308 to 1312)5
Unnamed official (0087_0098, sayfa no:193.)0087_0098, sayfa no:1931887 to 1904 (AH 1305 to 1321)17
Unnamed official (0087_0099,195.)0087_0099,1951892 to 1900 (AH 1310 to 1317)15
Unnamed official (0087_0129; 255)0087_0129; 2551895 to 1899 (AH 1313 to 1316)4
Unnamed official (0087_0141, sayfa no:279)0087_0141, sayfa no:2791893 to 1902 (AH 1311 to 1319)12
Unnamed official (0087_0142, sayfa no:281.)0087_0142, sayfa no:2811889 to 1905 (AH 1307 to 1322)16
Unnamed official (0087_0143, sayfa no:283.)0087_0143, sayfa no:2831896 to 1906 (AH 1314 to 1323)20
Unnamed official (0087_0144, sayfa no:285)0087_0144, sayfa no:2851892 to 1903 (AH 1310 to 1320)11
Unnamed official (0087_0145, sayfa no:287.)0087_0145, sayfa no:2871891 to 1910 (AH 1309 to 1327)36
Unnamed official (0087_0146, sayfa no:289.)0087_0146, sayfa no:2891895 to 1902 (AH 1313 to 1319)14
Unnamed official (0087_0147, sayfa no:291.)0087_0147, sayfa no:2911895 to 1905 (AH 1313 to 1322)10
Unnamed official (0087_0148, sayfa no:293.)0087_0148, sayfa no:2931895 to 1906 (AH 1313 to 1323)11
Unnamed official (0087_0149, sayfa no:295.)0087_0149, sayfa no:2951896 to 1906 (AH 1314 to 1323)10
Unnamed official (0087_0150, sayfa no:297.)0087_0150, sayfa no:2971879 to 1903 (AH 1297 to 1320)24
Unnamed official (0089_0155:305)0089_0155:3051892 to 1906 (AH 1310 to 1323)25
Unnamed official (0094_14; 25)0094_14; 251878 to 1902 (AH 1295 to 1319)25
Unnamed official (0094_15; 27)0094_15; 271874 to 1895 (AH 1291 to 1312)44
Unnamed official (0094_18; 33)0094_18; 331889 to 1906 (AH 1307 to 1323)18
Unnamed official (0094_2; 1)0094_2; 11897 to 1906 (AH 1315 to 1323)17
Unnamed official (0094_4; 5)0094_4; 51897 to 1904 (AH 1315 to 1321)13
Unnamed official (0094_5; 7)0094_5; 71896 to 1904 (AH 1314 to 1321)9
Unnamed official (0094_8; 13)0094_8; 131890 to 1904 (AH 1308 to 1321)18
Unnamed official (0098_0163; 323)0098_0163; 3231897 to 1907 (AH 1315 to 1324)20
Unnamed official (0100_0023; 43)0100_0023; 431865 to 1902 (AH 1282 to 1319)70

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