Mehmed Tahir 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 Tahir Efendi began in Shkodër (İşkodra) in 1854/55 (AH 1271). At about 16, in 1870/71, Mehmed Tahir began work in Shkodër, on a first salary of 60 kuruş. From the first annual entry, for 1870/71, to 1908/09, every annual entry places Mehmed Tahir in the same post, Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi memuru, in Shkodër, the birthplace. Of the 446 officials whose entries span 40 years or more, 14 stayed in one place throughout.
Pay rose from 60 kuruş a month in 1870/71 to a peak of 720 in 1908/09, in Shkodër, when 68 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, 40 years of salary come to 184,680 kuruş, about what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final annual entry is for 1908/09.
Career and salary#
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
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870/71 | 60 | 400 | 320 | 3% | |
| 1871/72 | 60 | 420.5 | 390 | 3% | |
| 1872/73 | 70 | 450 | 320 | 3% | |
| 1873/74 | 100 | 405 | 300 | 5% | |
| 1874/75 | 100 | 450 | 300 | 4% | |
| 1875/76 | 100 | 450 | 300 | 5% | |
| 1876/77 | 100 | 420 | 300 | 5% | |
| 1877/78 | 100 | 450 | 300 | 4% | |
| 1878 | 250 | 450 | 455 | 23% | |
| 1878/79 | 255 | 400 | 400 | 26% | |
| 1879/80 | 255 | 400 | 304 | 24% | |
| 1880/81 | 255 | 400 | 312 | 25% | |
| 1881/82 | 255 | 400 | 270 | 25% | |
| 1882/83 | 255 | 400 | 300 | 25% | |
| 1883/84 | 420 | 400 | 300 | 55% | |
| 1884/85 | 420 | 400 | 310 | 54% | |
| 1885/86 | 420 | 400 | 335 | 53% | |
| 1886/87 | 460 | 400 | 300 | 56% | |
| 1887/88 | 460 | 400 | 300 | 53% | |
| 1888/89 | 460 | 400 | 300 | 54% | |
| 1889/90 | 460 | 400 | 300 | 55% | |
| 1890/91 | 460 | 400 | 300 | 55% | |
| 1891/92 | 460 | 400 | 300 | 55% | |
| 1892/93 | 460 | 400 | 350 | 55% | |
| 1893/94 | 500 | 400 | 350 | 55% | |
| 1894/95 | 500 | 400 | 300 | 55% | |
| 1895/96 | 500 | 400 | 300 | 55% | |
| 1896/97 | 500 | 450 | 325 | 52% | |
| 1897/98 | 500 | 400 | 350 | 56% | |
| 1898/99 | 500 | 400 | 300 | 55% | |
| 1899/1900 | 520 | 400 | 300 | 64% | |
| 1900/01 | 520 | 400 | 300 | 63% | |
| 1901/02 | 520 | 400 | 500 | 61% | |
| 1902/03 | 520 | 400 | 350 | 63% | |
| 1903/04 | 540 | 405 | 350 | 62% | |
| 1904/05 | 540 | 400 | 300 | 63% | |
| 1905/06 | 540 | 430 | 250 | 61% | |
| 1906/07 | 575 | 450 | 320 | 62% | |
| 1907/08 | 700 | 460 | 350 | 66% | |
| 1908/09 | 720 | 400 | 500 | 68% |
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.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870/71AH 1287 | First work | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 60first-salary field |
| 1870 to 1909AH 1287 to 1326 | Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 60 to 720 |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1854/55 (AH 1271)
- Birthplace
- Shkodër (İşkodra)
First work
- Year
- 1870/71 (AH 1287)
- Place
- Shkodër (İşkodra)
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 183 officials with entries in Shkodër (İşkodra) in the same years, 177 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Tahir Efendi had the 66th highest salary of them.
- ZÜBEYİR NAZİF EFENDİ40 shared years; highest salary 800 kuruş
- İBRAHİM HAKKI EFENDİ38 shared years; highest salary 880 kuruş
- Receb Kamil Efendi37 shared years; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- İBRAHİM HAKKI EFENDİ36 shared years; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- OSMAN NURİ EFENDİ30 shared years; highest salary 500 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 311 officials born in Shkodër (İşkodra), 200 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Tahir Efendi had the 45th highest salary of them.
- ADEM AĞAborn 1854/55 (AH 1271); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Ali Rıza Efendiborn 1854/55 (AH 1271); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Bekir Sıdkı Efendiborn 1854/55 (AH 1271); highest salary 450 kuruş
- HALİL ZİYA EFENDİborn 1854/55 (AH 1271); highest salary 300 kuruş
- Hüseyin Ağaborn 1854/55 (AH 1271); highest salary 235 kuruş
The page of Shkodër (İşkodra), with the 311 officials born there
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 104 officials whose first annual entry is for 1870/71 (AH 1287), 84 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Tahir Efendi had the 42nd highest salary of them.
- İbrahim Hilmi Efendifirst entry in Shkodër (İşkodra); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Abdülfettah Efendifirst entry in Kütahya; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Ali Rıza Efendifirst entry in Silifke; highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- HACI KAZIM HİLMİ EFENDİfirst annual entry 1870/71 (AH 1287); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Hristo Efendifirst annual entry 1870/71 (AH 1287); no salary recorded
All 104 officials whose first annual entry is for 1870/71 (AH 1287)
Annual entries and original values
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870/71AH 1287 | Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 60 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1871/72AH 1288 | Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 60 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 60 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1872/73AH 1289 | Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 70 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Vilayet Muhasebe Kalemi memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 70 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1873/74AH 1290 | Sandık Emaneti kâtibi | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1874/75AH 1291 | Sandık Emaneti kâtibi | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1875/76AH 1292 | Sandık Emaneti kâtibi | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1876/77AH 1293 | Sandık Emaneti kâtibi | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1877/78AH 1294 | Sandık Emaneti kâtibi | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1878AH 1295 | Sandık Emaneti kâtibi | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 100 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1878AH 1295 | Sandık Emaneti kâtibi | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1878AH 1295 | Mesalih-i Fevkalade Kitabeti muavini | Shkodër (İşkodra) | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. | |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Sandık Emaneti kâtibi | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Mesalih-i Fevkalade Kitabeti muavini | Shkodër (İşkodra) | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. | |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Mesalih-i Fevkalade Kitabeti muavini (İnfisal) | Shkodër (İşkodra) | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. | |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Sandık Emaneti kâtibi | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 250 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Sandık Emaneti kâtibi (İnfisal) | Shkodër (İşkodra) | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. | |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Evrak Kalemi müdürü | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 255 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Evrak Kalemi müdürü | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 255 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Evrak Kalemi müdürü | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 255 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Evrak Kalemi müdürü | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 255 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Evrak Kalemi müdürü | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 255 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Evrak Kalemi müdürü | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 255 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 350 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 420 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 420 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1885/86AH 1303 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 420 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 420 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1886/87AH 1304 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 460 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1887/88AH 1305 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 460 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1888/89AH 1306 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 460 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 460 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1890/91AH 1308 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 460 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1891/92AH 1309 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 460 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1892/93AH 1310 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 460 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 460 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1893/94AH 1311 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1894/95AH 1312 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1898/99AH 1316 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 500 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1899/1900AH 1317 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 520 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1900/01AH 1318 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 520 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 520 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 520 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 520 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1903/04AH 1321 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 540 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1904/05AH 1322 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 540 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1905/06AH 1323 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 540 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 540 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1906/07AH 1324 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 575 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 575 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1907/08AH 1325 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 700 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 700 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
| 1908/09AH 1326 | Sancak Mukayyidliği refakat memuru | Shkodër (İşkodra) | 720 | Affiliation not recorded | Selected canonical career records | BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133; 338 BOA. DH. SAİDd., 35/133, s. 263. |
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.
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|
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.
- Origin of the record: Source collection.
Subjects
- List of Ottoman officials (Osmanlı memurları listesi)
- Collective biography (kolektif biyografi)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)