5-month inflation difference announced! Civil servant and retiree salary hikes becoming clear

TÜİK has announced the inflation data for May. The 5-month inflation difference has been determined.

Millions of people have been wondering how much civil servant and retiree salaries will be in July 2025, ahead of the May inflation data.

The raise rate that civil servants and retirees will receive in July has become clear based on the 5-month inflation difference.

Economists' inflation expectations for May were 2.10 percent. Inflation in May was 1.53 percent monthly and 35.41 percent annually.

So, what is the 5-month inflation difference? How much will the July civil servant and retiree salaries be, and what will the percentage increase be?

5-MONTH INFLATION DIFFERENCE

Civil servants and civil servant retirees receive an inflation difference in addition to the collective bargaining raise.

According to the collective bargaining raise, civil servants and civil servant retirees will receive their second raise of 2025 in July.

After the April inflation, this figure had exceeded 6.94 percent. It had become clear that if the 6.94 percent inflation difference was added to the 5 percent increase in the 7th Term Collective Bargaining Agreement, a total cumulative raise of 12.29 percent would occur for civil servants and civil servant retirees.

Inflation in May was 15.09 percent.

HOW MUCH OF A RAISE WILL RETIREE SALARIES GET?

With May inflation at , the 5-month inflation difference that retirees will receive will be 15.09 percent.

HOW MUCH OF A RAISE WILL CIVIL SERVANT SALARIES GET?

For civil servants, the inflation difference was 8.57 percent.

In line with these calculations, if the inflation difference is added to the 5 percent increase in the 7th Term Collective Bargaining Agreement, a total cumulative raise of 14 percent will occur in April for civil servant salaries.