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Mehmed Sadık 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 Sadık Efendi began in Mecca (Mekke) in 1871/72 (AH 1288); the father's occupation was "Hicaz Vilayeti Meclis-i İdaresi kâtip muavini". The annual lists begin in 1885/86, with Mehmed Sadık as Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı and no place named. At the same time, from 1893 to 1909, the lists also place Mehmed Sadık in Jeddah (Cidde) as Mukayyit refiki. The last entries, from 1909 to 1911, name Mehmed Sadık as Merkez mukayyitliği refik-i sânisi, with no place.

Pay rose from 30 kuruş a month in 1885/86 to a peak of 700 in 1910/11, when 59 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, 26 years of salary come to 75,120 kuruş, 57 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1910/11.

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 4 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1893/9413MeccaJeddah

Not on the map, as no position is recorded: stop 2 (Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi), stop 4 (Hicaz vilayet merkezi).

  1. Mecca (Mekke)

    Born 1871/72 (AH 1288)

  2. Hicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1885 to 1894 (AH 1303 to 1311)

    Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı

    30 to 120 kuruş a month; entries in 9 years

  3. Jeddah (Cidde)

    1893 to 1909 (AH 1311 to 1326)

    Mukayyit refiki

    150 to 350 kuruş a month; entries in 16 years

  4. Hicaz vilayet merkezi as worded, no place record not on the map

    1909 to 1911 (AH 1327 to 1328)

    Merkez mukayyitliği refik-i sânisi

    400 to 700 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
02004006008001886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 13261910/11AH 1328700 kuruşMuhasebe Kalemi mülazımıMukayyit refiki
Salary against the medians of the same year
20501002005001,0001886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 13241908/09AH 13261910/11AH 1328This 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 Sadık Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1885/86304000%
1886/87504001%
1887/88804003%
1888/891204007%
1889/901204007%
1890/911204007%
1891/921204007%
1892/931204007%
1893/94150400262.510%
1894/9515040032510%
1895/9622540030019%
1896/97225450277.517%
1897/9822540025019%
1898/9925040030020%
1899/190025040030021%
1900/0125040030021%
1901/02285400292.528%
1902/0330040025028%
1903/0430040530029%
1904/0532040030036%
1905/0632043040035%
1906/0735045032237%
1907/0835046034437%
1908/09350400415.0540%
1909/1050060041%
1910/1170050059%

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 Sadık Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1885 to 1894AH 1303 to 1311Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımı
12 entries
YearSalary
1885/8630
1886/8730
1886/8750
1887/8850
1887/8880
1888/8980
1888/89120
1889/90120
1890/91120
1891/92120
1892/93120
1893/94120
30 to 120
1893 to 1909AH 1311 to 1326Mukayyit refiki
24 entries
YearSalary
1893/94150
1894/95150
1894/95150
1895/96150
1895/96225
1896/97225
1897/98225
1898/99225
1898/99250
1898/99250
1899/1900250
1900/01250
1901/02250
1901/02285
1902/03285
1902/03300
1903/04300
1904/05300
1904/05320
1905/06320
1906/07320
1906/07350
1907/08350
1908/09350
Jeddah (Cidde)150 to 350
1909 to 1911AH 1327 to 1328Merkez mukayyitliği refik-i sânisi
5 entries
YearSalary
1909/10400
1909/10430
1909/10500
1910/11500
1910/11700
400 to 700

Record

Personal

Born
1871/72 (AH 1288)
Birthplace
Mecca (Mekke)
Father's occupation
Hicaz Vilayeti Meclis-i İdaresi kâtip muavini

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 24 officials with entries in Jeddah (Cidde) in the same years, Mehmed Sadık Efendi had the 12th highest salary.

All 52 officials with entries in Jeddah (Cidde)

Same birthplace

Of the 117 officials born in Mecca (Mekke), 107 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Sadık Efendi had the 45th highest salary of them.

The page of Mecca (Mekke), with the 117 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 181 officials whose first annual entry is for 1885/86 (AH 1303), 164 have a recorded salary; Mehmed Sadık Efendi had the 54th highest salary of them.

All 181 officials whose first annual entry is for 1885/86 (AH 1303)

Annual entries and original values

Annual entries of Mehmed Sadık Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1885/86AH 1303Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıHicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi30Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1886/87AH 1304Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıHicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi30Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1886/87AH 1304Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıHicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi50Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1887/88AH 1305Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıHicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi50Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1887/88AH 1305Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıHicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi80Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1888/89AH 1306Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıHicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi80Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1888/89AH 1306Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıHicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi120Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1889/90AH 1307Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıHicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi120Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1890/91AH 1308Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıHicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi120Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1891/92AH 1309Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıHicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi120Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1892/93AH 1310Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıHicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi120Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1893/94AH 1311Muhasebe Kalemi mülazımıHicaz Vilayeti Muhasebe Kalemi120Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1893/94AH 1311Mukayyit refikiJeddah (Cidde)150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1894/95AH 1312Mukayyit refikiJeddah (Cidde)150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1894/95AH 1312Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1895/96AH 1313Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1895/96AH 1313Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)225Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1896/97AH 1314Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)225Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1897/98AH 1315Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)225Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1898/99AH 1316Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)225Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1898/99AH 1316Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1898/99AH 1316Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1899/1900AH 1317Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1900/01AH 1318Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1901/02AH 1319Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)250Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1901/02AH 1319Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)285Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1902/03AH 1320Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)285Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1902/03AH 1320Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1903/04AH 1321Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1904/05AH 1322Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1904/05AH 1322Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1905/06AH 1323Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1906/07AH 1324Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1906/07AH 1324Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1907/08AH 1325Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1908/09AH 1326Maaş mukayyidi refik-i evveliJeddah (Cidde)350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1909/10AH 1327Merkez mukayyitliği refik-i sânisiHicaz vilayet merkezi400Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1909/10AH 1327Merkez mukayyitliği refik-i sânisiHicaz vilayet merkezi430Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1909/10AH 1327Maaş kâtibiHicaz vilayet merkezi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1910/11AH 1328Maaş kâtibiHicaz vilayet merkezi500Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
1910/11AH 1328Yevmiye kâtibiHicaz vilayet merkezi700Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career records276 BOA. DH. SAĠD. d, nr. 148/473 s.473.
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 Sadık 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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