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Mehmed Halid Efendi

Annual salary study and register readings

This study view uses the annual salary reference records. The main biography brings together the wider career and its sources.

Life and register readings

The life of Mehmed Halid Efendi began in Shkodër (İşkodra) in 1869/70 (AH 1286). Work began in Shkodër in 1883/84, at about 15. The annual lists begin in 1883/84, with Mehmed Halid as Rüsumat Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı in Shkodër, the birthplace, where the entries run to 1890/91. At the same time, from 1890 to 1894, the lists also place Mehmed Halid in a post with no place named as İskele kolcusu. Alongside, the lists for 1893 to 1908 give a second post, in Shkodër as Merkez gümrük kolcusu.

The salary went from 150 kuruş a month in 1890/91 to 450 in 1907/08, the peak, in Shkodër, when half the paid officials earned less. Over 18 years the salaries add up to 54,120 kuruş, 60 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned. The last annual entry is for 1907/08.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 3 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1893/9413Shkodër

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Ebut İskelesi).

  1. Shkodër (İşkodra)

    Born 1869/70 (AH 1286); First work 1883/84 (AH 1301); 1883 to 1891 (AH 1301 to 1308)

    Rüsumat Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı

    entries in 8 years

  2. Ebut İskelesi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1890 to 1894 (AH 1308 to 1311)

    İskele kolcusu

    150 kuruş a month; entries in 4 years

  3. Shkodër (İşkodra)

    1893 to 1908 (AH 1311 to 1325)

    Merkez gümrük kolcusu

    150 to 450 kuruş a month; entries in 15 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearentry of another institutionsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
02004006001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324450 kuruşRüsumat Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıİskele kolcusuMerkez gümrük kolcusu
Salary against the medians of the same year
1002005001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same province

Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.

The numbers of the chart
Salary of Mehmed Halid Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1890/9115040011%
1891/9215040010%
1892/9315040010%
1893/9415040010%
1894/9524040030021%
1895/9625040030020%
1896/9725045032518%
1897/9825040035020%
1898/9925040030020%
1899/190025040030021%
1900/0125040030021%
1901/0225040050021%
1902/0325040035021%
1903/0425040535022%
1904/0525040030022%
1905/0632043025035%
1906/0740045032041%
1907/0845046035049%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of Mehmed Halid Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1883/84AH 1301First workShkodër (İşkodra)
1883 to 1891AH 1301 to 1308Rüsumat Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı
Rüsûmat
8 entries
YearSalary
1883/84
1884/85
1885/86
1886/87
1887/88
1888/89
1889/90
1890/91
Shkodër (İşkodra)
1890 to 1894AH 1308 to 1311İskele kolcusu
4 entries
YearSalary
1890/91150
1891/92150
1892/93150
1893/94150
150
1893 to 1908AH 1311 to 1325Merkez gümrük kolcusu
20 entries
YearSalary
1893/94150
1894/95240
1895/96240
1895/96250
1896/97250
1897/98250
1898/99250
1899/1900250
1900/01250
1901/02250
1902/03250
1903/04250
1904/05250
1905/06250
1905/06320
1906/07320
1906/07400
1906/07350
1907/08350
1907/08450
Shkodër (İşkodra)150 to 450

Record

Personal

Born
1869/70 (AH 1286)

First work

Year
1883/84 (AH 1301)

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same place, same years

Of the 142 officials with entries in Shkodër (İşkodra) in the same years, 138 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Halid Efendi had the 63rd highest salary of them.

All 191 officials with entries in Shkodër (İşkodra)

Same birthplace

Of the 311 officials born in Shkodër (İşkodra), 200 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Halid Efendi had the 80th highest salary of them.

The page of Shkodër (İşkodra), with the 311 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 218 officials whose first annual entry is for 1883/84 (AH 1301), 195 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Halid Efendi had the 99th highest salary of them.

All 218 officials whose first annual entry is for 1883/84 (AH 1301)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Halid Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1883/84AH 1301Rüsumat Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıShkodër (İşkodra)RüsûmatSelected canonical career records
1884/85AH 1302Rüsumat Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıShkodër (İşkodra)RüsûmatSelected canonical career records
1885/86AH 1303Rüsumat Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıShkodër (İşkodra)RüsûmatSelected canonical career records
1886/87AH 1304Rüsumat Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıShkodër (İşkodra)RüsûmatSelected canonical career records
1887/88AH 1305Rüsumat Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıShkodër (İşkodra)RüsûmatSelected canonical career records
1888/89AH 1306Rüsumat Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıShkodër (İşkodra)RüsûmatSelected canonical career records
1889/90AH 1307Rüsumat Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıShkodër (İşkodra)RüsûmatSelected canonical career records
1890/91AH 1308Rüsumat Nezareti Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıShkodër (İşkodra)RüsûmatSelected canonical career records
1890/91AH 1308İskele kolcusuEbut İskelesi150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1891/92AH 1309İskele kolcusuEbut İskelesi150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1892/93AH 1310İskele kolcusuEbut İskelesi150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1893/94AH 1311İskele kolcusuEbut İskelesi150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1893/94AH 1311Merkez gümrük kolcusuShkodër (İşkodra)150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1894/95AH 1312Gümrük kapı memuruShkodër (İşkodra)240Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1895/96AH 1313Gümrük kapı memuruShkodër (İşkodra)240Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1895/96AH 1313Rüsumat tezkere muharririShkodër (İşkodra)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1896/97AH 1314Rüsumat tezkere muharririShkodër (İşkodra)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1897/98AH 1315Rüsumat tezkere muharririShkodër (İşkodra)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1898/99AH 1316Rüsumat tezkere muharririShkodër (İşkodra)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1899/1900AH 1317Rüsumat tezkere muharririShkodër (İşkodra)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1900/01AH 1318Rüsumat tezkere muharririShkodër (İşkodra)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1901/02AH 1319Rüsumat tezkere muharririShkodër (İşkodra)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1902/03AH 1320Rüsumat tezkere muharririShkodër (İşkodra)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1903/04AH 1321Rüsumat tezkere muharririShkodër (İşkodra)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1904/05AH 1322Rüsumat tezkere muharririShkodër (İşkodra)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1905/06AH 1323Rüsumat tezkere muharririShkodër (İşkodra)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1905/06AH 1323Rüsumat muhasibi ve yevmiye mukayyidiShkodër (İşkodra)320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1906/07AH 1324Rüsumat muhasibi ve yevmiye mukayyidiShkodër (İşkodra)320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1906/07AH 1324Rüsumat transit memuruShkodër (İşkodra)400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1906/07AH 1324Rüsumat muhasebe refakati memuruShkodër (İşkodra)350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1907/08AH 1325Rüsumat muhasebe refakati memuruShkodër (İşkodra)350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
1907/08AH 1325Rüsumat muhasebe refakati memuruShkodër (İşkodra)450Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.
Recorded values of Mehmed Halid Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
What the sources named in this table are
Selected canonical career records
Dated AH projections of the selected canonical collection; documentary and inferred bases remain available in each dossier.

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