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Mustafa Hilmi 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 Mustafa Hilmi Efendi began in Kütahya in 1871/72 (AH 1288); the father's occupation was "Altıntaş nahiyesi zabıta memuru (münfasıl)". Work began in Kütahya in 1883/84, at about 13. Fewer than 5 per cent of the 5,664 officials whose age at first work is known began work at 13 or younger. From the first annual entry, for 1883/84, to 1907/08, every annual entry places Mustafa Hilmi in the same post, Sancak Meclis-i İdare Kalemi mülazımı, in Kütahya, the birthplace. A career like this is rare; fewer than 5 per cent of the 2,755 officials whose entries span 20 years or more stayed in one place throughout.

Pay rose from 40 kuruş a month in 1888/89 to a peak of 350 in 1904/05, in Kütahya, when 37 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, 20 years of salary come to 55,080 kuruş, 56 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The last annual entry is for 1907/08.

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearsalary not recordedyears with one job titleno annual entry
01002003004001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 13161900/01AH 13181902/03AH 13201904/05AH 13221906/07AH 1324350 kuruşSancak Meclis-i İdare Kalemi mülazımı
Salary against the medians of the same year
20501002005001884/85AH 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 Mustafa Hilmi Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1888/89404003501%
1889/90404003801%
1890/91804003504%
1891/92904003504%
1892/93904003404%
1893/9490400377.54%
1894/95904003504%
1895/9615040030010%
1896/9730045030026%
1897/9830040030028%
1898/9932040035037%
1899/190032040030037%
1900/0132040030038%
1901/0232040030037%
1902/0332040030038%
1903/0432040530036%
1904/0535040035037%
1905/0635043040036%
1906/0735045037537%
1907/0835046030037%

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 Mustafa Hilmi Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1883/84AH 1301First workKütahya
1883 to 1908AH 1301 to 1325Sancak Meclis-i İdare Kalemi mülazımı
37 entries
YearSalary
1883/84
1884/85
1885/86
1886/87
1887/88
1888/89
1888/8940
1889/9040
1890/9140
1890/9180
1891/9280
1891/9290
1892/9390
1893/9490
1894/9590
1895/9690
1895/96150
1896/97150
1896/97300
1897/98300
1898/99300
1898/99320
1899/1900320
1900/01320
1901/02320
1901/02
1902/03320
1902/03
1902/03
1903/04320
1904/05320
1904/05350
1905/06350
1906/07350
1907/08350
1907/08
1907/08
Kütahya

Record

Personal

Born
1871/72 (AH 1288)
Birthplace
Kütahya
Father's occupation
Altıntaş nahiyesi zabıta memuru (münfasıl)

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 94 officials with entries in Kütahya in the same years, 87 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Hilmi Efendi had the 43rd highest salary of them.

All 133 officials with entries in Kütahya

Same birthplace

Of the 150 officials born in Kütahya, 140 have a recorded salary; Mustafa Hilmi Efendi had the 80th highest salary of them.

The page of Kütahya, with the 150 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; Mustafa Hilmi Efendi had the 133rd 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 Mustafa Hilmi Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1883/84AH 1301Sancak Meclis-i İdare Kalemi mülazımıKütahyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1884/85AH 1302Sancak Meclis-i İdare Kalemi mülazımıKütahyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1885/86AH 1303Sancak Meclis-i İdare Kalemi mülazımıKütahyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1886/87AH 1304Sancak Meclis-i İdare Kalemi mülazımıKütahyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1887/88AH 1305Sancak Meclis-i İdare Kalemi mülazımıKütahyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1888/89AH 1306Sancak Meclis-i İdare Kalemi mülazımıKütahyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1888/89AH 1306Sancak Meclis-i İdare Kalemi refik-i sanisiKütahya40Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1889/90AH 1307Sancak Meclis-i İdare Kalemi refik-i sanisiKütahya40Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1890/91AH 1308Sancak Meclis-i İdare Kalemi refik-i sanisiKütahya40Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1890/91AH 1308Tahrirat Kalemi mukayyit refikiKütahya80Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1891/92AH 1309Tahrirat Kalemi mukayyit refikiKütahya80Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1891/92AH 1309Tahrirat Kalemi mukayyit refikiKütahya90Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1892/93AH 1310Tahrirat Kalemi mukayyit refikiKütahya90Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1893/94AH 1311Tahrirat Kalemi mukayyit refikiKütahya90Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1894/95AH 1312Tahrirat Kalemi mukayyit refikiKütahya90Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1895/96AH 1313Tahrirat Kalemi mukayyit refikiKütahya90Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1895/96AH 1313Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i sanisiKütahya150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1896/97AH 1314Tahrirat Kalemi mübeyyiz-i sanisiKütahya150Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1896/97AH 1314Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvit-i evveliKütahya300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1897/98AH 1315Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvit-i evveliKütahya300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1898/99AH 1316Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvit-i evveliKütahya300Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1898/99AH 1316Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvit-i evveliKütahya320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1899/1900AH 1317Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvit-i evveliKütahya320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1900/01AH 1318Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvit-i evveliKütahya320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1901/02AH 1319Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvit-i evveliKütahya320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1901/02AH 1319Tahrirat müdürü vekiliKütahyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1902/03AH 1320Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvit-i evveliKütahya320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1902/03AH 1320Tahrirat müdürü vekiliKütahyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1902/03AH 1320Tahrirat müdürü vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)KütahyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1903/04AH 1321Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvit-i evveliKütahya320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1904/05AH 1322Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvit-i evveliKütahya320Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1904/05AH 1322Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvit-i evveliKütahya350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1905/06AH 1323Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvit-i evveliKütahya350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1906/07AH 1324Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvit-i evveliKütahya350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1907/08AH 1325Tahrirat Kalemi müsevvit-i evveliKütahya350Affiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1907/08AH 1325Tahrirat müdürü vekiliKütahyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
1907/08AH 1325Tahrirat müdürü vekili (Görevin sona ermesi)KütahyaAffiliation not recordedSelected canonical career recordsBOA.DH.SAİD., No:67, s.123; BOA.DH.SAİD., No:146, s.303
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 Mustafa Hilmi 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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