# Employee compensation
- **Employee compensation** encompasses all payments made to employees for their services, including **cash payments** and **in-kind benefits** such as **food and housing**.
- It also includes **government contributions to social insurance schemes**, such as **social security and pensions**, which provide additional benefits to employees.
# Employee compensation in Türkiye
- The chart displays **employee compensation in Türkiye**, measured in **current local currency units (LCU)**, over a **15-year period from 2008 to 2022**.
- In **2022**, **employee compensation in Türkiye** was reported to be **855 billion LCU**.