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Total median annual earnings were €36,095 in 2018

Total median annual earnings were highest in the Information and communication sector at €56,506 in 2018 with median earnings for males in the sector at €61,846 and females at €46,700. The public sector had total median annual earnings of €47,116 while the private sector median was 32.8% lower at €31,684. The lowest median annual earnings were in the Accommodation and food services sector at €19,949 where males had a median of €22,592 and females a median of €17,932.

Total mean annual earnings were also highest in the Information and communication sector in 2018 at €70,264 an increase of 4.1% on 2017's figure of €67,513 and an increase of 19.7% in the 5 years from 2013 when it stood at €58,703. The lowest 5-year increase in mean annual earnings was in the education sector which saw an increase of 1.1% between 2013 and 2018 from €48,995 to €49,534. The lowest mean annual earnings are recorded in the Accommodation and food services sector at €21,914. For more details on annual data please see Tables 8.1 to 8.15 and Fig 8.1

Employees who worked for less than 50 weeks in the reference year are excluded from the calculations for annual earnings. This is done to improve comparability of the data over time.

Table 8.1 Mean and median annual earnings 2013-2018 by sex

X-axis label	Male	Female
2011	37656	29293
2012	37217	29457
2013	37262	29827
2014	37412	30096
2015	37452	30499
2016	37739	30789
2017	38331	31386
2018	39658	32264

Table 8.2 Mean annual earnings by NACE principal activity, public/private sector status and sex

Table 8.3 Median annual earnings by NACE principal activity, public/private sector status and sex

Table 8.3 Median¹ annual earnings by NACE principal activity, public/private sector status and sex
NACE Principal Activity		Male			Female			Total
		Male			Female			Total
		2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018
		€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
B-E	Industry	40,772	41,272	42,582	33,578	34,188	35,643	38,621	39,163	40,542
F	Construction	35,031	35,657	37,312	23,047	23,647	24,249	33,698	34,358	35,766
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	29,590	30,160	31,018	20,723	20,972	21,493	25,225	25,664	26,366
H	Transportation and storage	38,560	37,908	39,459	30,491	30,765	31,999	36,626	36,127	37,504
I	Accommodation and food services	20,973	21,737	22,592	17,113	17,466	17,932	18,824	19,312	19,949
J	Information and communication	57,903	59,691	61,846	43,223	45,021	46,700	52,879	54,743	56,506
K-L	Financial, insurance and real estate	52,529	53,676	55,951	38,046	38,980	40,181	43,265	44,388	46,096
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities	44,833	45,817	46,793	32,017	32,843	33,810	37,554	38,392	39,702
N	Administrative and support services	28,804	29,835	31,078	21,698	22,852	23,883	26,525	27,444	28,704
O	Public administration and defence	48,515	49,076	49,409	41,263	42,153	42,580	44,976	45,777	46,301
P	Education	52,232	53,386	54,291	43,689	44,719	44,777	46,070	47,275	47,827
Q	Human health and social work	40,101	40,278	41,390	33,661	34,321	35,125	34,857	35,540	36,411
R-S	Arts, entertainment, recreation and other service activities	26,846	27,340	27,870	18,611	19,044	19,647	21,459	21,907	22,523
Total		37,739	38,331	39,658	30,789	31,386	32,264	34,236	34,973	36,095
Of which:
	Public sector²	51,198	51,797	52,543	42,597	43,462	44,043	45,491	46,346	47,116
	Private sector	34,222	34,923	36,170	24,977	25,374	26,145	30,000	30,669	31,684
¹Median annual earnings: Half of the employees earn more than this amount and half earn less.
²Public sector including semi-state companies. See Background Notes for further information.
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources

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Table 8.4 Mean annual earnings by size class and sex

Table 8.5 Median annual earnings by size class and sex

Table 8.6 Mean annual earnings by age group and sex

Table 8.7 Median annual earnings by age group and sex

Table 8.8 Mean annual earnings by nationality and sex

Table 8.9 Median annual earnings by nationality and sex

Table 8.10 Mean annual earnings by region of residence and sex

Table 8.11 Median annual earnings by region of residence and sex

Table 8.12 Mean annual earnings by region (NUTS 3) and sex

Table 8.13 Median annual earnings by region(NUTS 3) and sex

Table 8.14 Mean annual earnings by county and sex

Table 8.14 Mean annual earnings by county and sex
County	Male			Female			Total
	Male			Female			Total
	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
Carlow	39,678	40,553	41,680	31,496	32,049	33,100	35,720	36,494	37,589
Cavan	39,491	39,919	41,043	31,754	32,173	33,256	35,685	36,153	37,243
Clare	46,610	47,663	48,624	33,998	34,800	35,949	40,141	41,147	42,241
Cork	48,288	49,230	51,404	34,276	35,117	36,476	41,393	42,315	44,134
Donegal	34,716	35,012	36,373	29,990	30,398	31,356	32,232	32,600	33,776
Dublin	53,955	55,685	58,106	40,203	41,506	43,067	47,216	48,771	50,801
Galway	44,431	45,285	46,803	34,806	35,659	36,921	39,469	40,344	41,765
Kerry	40,113	40,805	41,916	30,851	31,563	32,326	35,315	36,038	36,966
Kildare	51,500	52,807	54,408	36,659	37,735	39,001	44,395	45,623	47,044
Kilkenny	42,682	43,500	44,895	33,267	34,066	35,622	37,756	38,618	40,080
Laois	42,946	44,038	45,263	33,257	34,144	35,207	38,075	39,108	40,307
Leitrim	38,812	39,521	40,888	32,530	33,198	33,964	35,456	36,191	37,238
Limerick	45,911	47,003	48,293	33,723	34,490	35,757	39,938	40,894	42,223
Longford	37,860	38,138	39,403	31,665	32,162	33,181	34,820	35,187	36,356
Louth	42,084	42,908	44,445	32,459	33,042	34,130	37,397	38,113	39,479
Mayo	39,829	39,887	41,758	32,091	32,642	33,915	35,786	36,113	37,703
Meath	50,062	51,119	52,482	35,475	36,293	37,507	42,974	43,942	45,204
Monaghan	35,105	36,039	37,257	30,571	31,106	32,039	32,851	33,614	34,685
Offaly	40,197	41,050	42,421	32,261	32,778	33,793	36,327	37,017	38,249
Roscommon	40,715	41,454	42,728	33,321	33,702	34,785	36,897	37,461	38,628
Sligo	41,734	42,202	43,388	34,189	34,749	35,898	37,682	38,243	39,466
Tipperary	41,726	42,624	43,598	32,121	32,887	33,814	36,790	37,670	38,625
Waterford	43,319	44,213	45,202	32,014	32,814	33,636	37,702	38,602	39,501
Westmeath	42,858	43,379	44,811	33,639	34,237	35,209	38,360	38,930	40,113
Wexford	39,241	39,816	41,021	30,578	31,295	32,285	34,824	35,511	36,617
Wicklow	50,853	51,786	53,685	35,771	36,652	37,744	43,340	44,300	45,743
Total¹	47,607	48,694	50,430	35,605	36,508	37,750	41,627	42,666	44,180
¹Total includes Northern Ireland counties not listed above.
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources

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Table 8.15 Median annual earnings by county and sex

Table 8.15 Median¹ annual earnings by county and sex
County	Male			Female			Total
	Male			Female			Total
	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
Carlow	33,475	34,174	35,065	27,699	28,000	28,766	31,199	31,737	32,751
Cavan	33,260	33,526	34,614	28,585	28,537	29,328	31,175	31,445	32,308
Clare	38,170	38,493	39,440	29,901	30,499	31,479	33,947	34,580	35,568
Cork	39,499	39,940	41,735	29,837	30,469	31,530	34,530	35,219	36,747
Donegal	29,437	29,711	30,635	26,406	26,640	27,482	28,057	28,369	29,298
Dublin	41,006	42,086	43,719	33,626	34,534	35,535	37,084	38,067	39,408
Galway	36,179	36,708	38,017	31,096	31,804	32,800	33,638	34,430	35,632
Kerry	33,443	33,868	34,915	26,590	27,144	27,681	30,086	30,680	31,434
Kildare	41,189	41,902	43,320	32,036	32,898	33,666	36,527	37,502	38,673
Kilkenny	35,408	36,150	37,582	29,891	30,832	32,290	32,639	33,480	34,887
Laois	36,780	37,155	38,118	30,673	31,051	32,096	33,588	34,343	35,380
Leitrim	32,928	33,449	34,909	30,000	30,579	31,151	31,648	32,113	33,163
Limerick	37,436	38,083	39,417	29,502	29,972	31,099	33,422	34,055	35,313
Longford	32,408	32,412	33,596	28,221	28,614	29,213	30,547	30,736	31,747
Louth	34,893	35,598	36,630	28,874	28,977	29,918	31,827	32,509	33,535
Mayo	33,837	34,020	35,202	28,713	29,106	30,222	31,365	31,731	33,011
Meath	40,282	40,788	42,000	31,117	31,630	32,499	35,637	36,231	37,258
Monaghan	30,337	31,071	31,927	26,763	26,987	27,494	28,836	29,413	30,256
Offaly	34,260	34,714	36,056	29,142	29,188	29,940	31,838	32,454	33,403
Roscommon	35,368	35,511	36,642	30,108	30,161	31,099	32,704	33,129	34,082
Sligo	34,905	34,957	36,075	31,522	32,000	33,001	33,096	33,450	34,507
Tipperary	34,867	35,163	36,201	28,500	28,789	29,774	31,664	32,292	33,142
Waterford	36,166	36,815	37,659	28,009	28,440	29,148	32,228	32,954	33,841
Westmeath	36,047	36,301	37,536	29,814	30,024	30,818	33,399	33,667	34,769
Wexford	32,853	33,333	34,330	26,808	27,349	28,284	30,162	30,721	31,590
Wicklow	39,445	39,936	41,362	30,571	31,200	31,857	34,857	35,503	36,592
Total²	37,739	38,331	39,658	30,789	31,386	32,264	34,236	34,973	36,095
¹Median annual earnings: Half of the employees earn more than this amount and half earn less.
²Total includes Northern Ireland counties not listed above.
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources

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Table 8.2 Mean annual earnings by NACE principal activity, public/private sector status and sex
NACE Principal Activity		Male			Female			Total
		Male			Female			Total
		2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018
		€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
B-E	Industry	50,923	51,739	53,477	41,059	41,945	44,131	48,254	49,087	50,913
F	Construction	39,397	40,237	41,797	25,922	26,474	27,333	37,626	38,490	39,938
G	Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	37,208	38,231	39,622	25,303	25,974	26,563	31,417	32,291	33,327
H	Transportation and storage	43,165	43,313	45,143	33,942	34,343	35,719	41,082	41,290	43,018
I	Accommodation and food services	23,326	24,117	24,838	18,189	18,644	19,141	20,717	21,322	21,914
J	Information and communication	69,466	72,500	75,484	54,694	57,893	60,362	64,396	67,513	70,264
K-L	Financial, insurance and real estate	70,712	72,049	74,728	45,802	47,138	48,733	57,403	58,895	61,061
M	Professional, scientific and technical activities	59,815	60,592	62,182	39,997	41,083	42,495	49,723	50,804	52,413
N	Administrative and support services	37,905	39,556	41,267	27,618	28,788	30,232	33,585	34,999	36,652
O	Public administration and defence	52,052	53,830	54,683	43,884	45,177	45,912	48,749	50,319	51,089
P	Education	53,246	54,391	55,934	44,595	45,834	47,071	46,997	48,200	49,534
Q	Human health and social work	49,112	49,852	51,306	35,840	36,476	37,370	38,420	39,116	40,150
R-S	Arts, entertainment, recreation and other service activities	34,811	35,421	35,651	22,421	22,845	23,486	27,273	27,778	28,212
Total		47,607	48,694	50,430	35,605	36,508	37,750	41,627	42,666	44,180
Of which:
	Public sector¹	55,954	57,387	58,709	44,916	46,131	47,291	49,192	50,476	51,696
	Private sector	45,510	46,573	48,409	31,224	32,013	33,235	38,961	39,966	41,566
¹Public sector including semi-state companies. See Background Notes for further information.
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources

Table 8.4 Mean annual earnings by size class and sex
Size Class	Male			Female			Total
	Male			Female			Total
	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
1 to 9 employees	31,080	31,895	33,005	21,515	21,883	22,225	26,390	27,059	27,828
10 to 49 employees	40,228	40,918	42,205	27,246	27,702	28,461	34,351	34,949	36,013
50 to 249 employees	47,256	48,320	49,800	33,118	33,802	34,901	40,998	41,975	43,327
250 to 499 employees	53,821	54,083	55,774	40,099	39,745	41,595	48,108	48,056	49,940
500 to 999 employees	59,043	57,802	61,142	42,800	43,241	44,907	51,359	51,010	53,705
1000+ employees	55,507	57,715	59,286	42,747	44,342	45,539	48,193	50,085	51,429
Total	47,607	48,694	50,430	35,605	36,508	37,750	41,627	42,666	44,180
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources

Table 8.5 Median¹ annual earnings by size class and sex
Size Class	Male			Female			Total
	Male			Female			Total
	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
1 to 9 employees	25,924	26,506	27,379	17,997	18,121	18,304	21,703	22,306	23,016
10 to 49 employees	32,000	32,583	33,607	22,313	22,752	23,380	27,825	28,325	29,131
50 to 249 employees	35,824	36,720	37,907	26,515	27,016	27,745	31,701	32,500	33,480
250 to 499 employees	42,064	42,226	43,094	33,907	33,409	34,522	38,272	38,085	39,144
500 to 999 employees	47,774	47,187	49,942	36,626	37,469	38,468	41,405	41,677	43,795
1000+ employees	47,887	48,862	49,923	39,199	40,136	40,858	42,741	43,655	44,430
Total	37,739	38,331	39,658	30,789	31,386	32,264	34,236	34,973	36,095
¹Median annual earnings: Half of the employees earn more than this amount and half earn less.
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources

Table 8.6 Mean annual earnings by age group and sex
Age group	Male			Female			Total
	Male			Female			Total
	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
15-24	19,936	20,599	21,463	17,384	17,835	18,570	18,648	19,210	20,008
25-29	32,861	34,248	35,959	29,723	31,021	32,448	31,308	32,676	34,256
30-39	44,717	46,170	47,985	37,734	38,669	39,886	41,328	42,556	44,097
40-49	56,693	57,376	58,939	40,403	41,369	42,760	48,712	49,558	51,034
50-59	56,820	57,636	59,441	37,075	37,943	39,252	46,570	47,458	49,092
60 and over	43,928	44,877	46,191	27,748	28,519	29,614	35,703	36,571	37,828
Total	47,607	48,694	50,430	35,605	36,508	37,750	41,627	42,666	44,180
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources

Table 8.7 Median¹ annual earnings by age group and sex
Age group	Male			Female			Total
	Male			Female			Total
	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
15-24	18,999	19,393	20,130	16,423	16,634	17,244	17,702	18,047	18,669
25-29	29,725	30,773	32,202	27,813	28,879	30,320	28,833	29,956	31,369
30-39	37,568	38,439	39,917	34,220	34,775	35,687	35,999	36,721	38,000
40-49	44,824	45,005	46,249	34,226	34,970	35,956	39,315	39,799	40,900
50-59	44,851	44,980	45,952	31,691	32,240	33,093	37,330	37,897	38,673
60 and over	35,608	36,000	36,864	23,101	23,544	24,582	29,359	29,920	30,747
Total	37,739	38,331	39,658	30,789	31,386	32,264	34,236	34,973	36,095
¹Median annual earnings: Half of the employees earn more than this amount and half earn less.
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources

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Table 8.1 Mean and median¹ annual earnings 2013-2018 by sex
		2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Annual Change (2017-2018)	Five Year Change (2013-2018)
		2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Annual Change (2017-2018)	Five Year Change (2013-2018)
		€	€	€	€	€	€	%	%
All employments	Mean	40,015	40,437	41,130	41,627	42,666	44,180	3.5	10.4
	Median	33,414	33,694	33,999	34,236	34,973	36,095	3.2	8.0

Male	Mean	45,929	46,405	47,107	47,607	48,694	50,430	3.6	9.8
	Median	37,262	37,412	37,452	37,739	38,331	39,658	3.5	6.4

Female	Mean	34,331	34,596	35,212	35,605	36,508	37,750	3.4	10.0
	Median	29,827	30,096	30,499	30,789	31,386	32,264	2.8	8.2
¹Median annual earnings: Half of the employees earn more than this amount and half earn less.
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources

Table 8.8 Mean annual earnings by nationality and sex
Nationality	Male			Female			Total
	Male			Female			Total
	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
Ireland	49,325	50,299	51,896	36,433	37,332	38,516	42,738	43,712	45,124
United Kingdom	56,618	56,966	58,698	37,102	37,882	38,855	47,838	48,510	50,016
EU27/28 excl UK & Ireland	35,109	36,888	39,091	27,200	28,365	30,184	31,666	33,167	35,191
Other	43,224	45,601	48,596	36,885	37,979	39,428	40,778	42,617	44,898
Total	47,607	48,694	50,430	35,605	36,508	37,750	41,627	42,666	44,180
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources

Table 8.9 Median¹ annual earnings by nationality and sex
Nationality	Male			Female			Total
	Male			Female			Total
	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
Ireland	39,982	40,274	41,488	31,999	32,633	33,536	35,779	36,422	37,464
United Kingdom	42,465	42,649	43,611	30,983	31,324	31,847	36,923	37,098	38,013
EU27/28 excl UK & Ireland	28,318	29,467	30,980	22,734	23,517	24,754	26,173	27,131	28,605
Other	31,418	33,078	35,290	30,385	31,568	33,228	31,095	32,488	34,552
Total	37,739	38,331	39,658	30,789	31,386	32,264	34,236	34,973	36,095
¹Median annual earnings: Half of the employees earn more than this amount and half earn less.
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources

Table 8.10 Mean annual earnings by region of residence and sex
Region of residence	Male			Female			Total
	Male			Female			Total
	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
Dublin	53,909	55,685	58,106	40,190	41,506	43,067	47,169	48,771	50,801
Rest of Leinster	45,759	46,671	48,079	34,029	34,805	35,948	39,974	40,857	42,134
Munster	45,791	46,711	48,279	33,357	34,142	35,291	39,578	40,474	41,860
Connacht	42,425	42,991	44,516	33,843	34,513	35,714	37,956	38,599	39,985
Ulster (Part of)	36,191	36,646	37,889	30,617	31,021	32,008	33,357	33,801	34,925
Total	47,607	48,694	50,430	35,605	36,508	37,750	41,627	42,666	44,180
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources

Table 8.11 Median¹ annual earnings by region of residence and sex
Region of residence	Male			Female			Total
	Male			Female			Total
	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
Dublin	40,971	42,086	43,719	33,615	34,534	35,535	37,052	38,067	39,408
Rest of Leinster	37,053	37,635	38,812	29,996	30,421	31,246	33,592	34,242	35,287
Munster	37,522	38,017	39,415	29,085	29,663	30,631	33,308	33,924	35,100
Connacht	35,281	35,620	36,950	30,538	31,046	32,008	32,846	33,444	34,571
Ulster (Part of)	30,800	31,200	32,070	27,139	27,250	28,000	29,179	29,502	30,379
Total	37,739	38,331	39,658	30,789	31,386	32,264	34,236	34,973	36,095
¹Median annual earnings: Half of the employees earn more than this amount and half earn less.
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources

Table 8.12 Mean annual earnings by region (NUTS 3) and sex
Region	Male			Female			Total
	Male			Female			Total
	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
Northern and Western
Border	37,352	37,851	39,085	31,438	31,909	32,891	34,295	34,807	35,931
West	42,705	43,322	44,896	33,870	34,567	35,806	38,132	38,808	40,236
Southern
Mid-West	44,757	45,756	46,872	33,264	34,035	35,155	38,969	39,902	41,049
South-East	41,297	42,060	43,218	31,773	32,509	33,585	36,480	37,278	38,395
South-West	46,845	47,731	49,698	33,617	34,426	35,655	40,272	41,148	42,781
Eastern and Midland
Dublin	53,955	55,685	58,106	40,203	41,506	43,067	47,216	48,771	50,801
Mid-East	49,320	50,375	51,936	35,406	36,267	37,455	42,557	43,547	44,913
Midlands	41,523	42,265	43,586	32,910	33,553	34,566	37,281	37,986	39,176
Total	47,607	48,694	50,430	35,605	36,508	37,750	41,627	42,666	44,180
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources

Table 8.13 Median¹ annual earnings by region (NUTS 3) and sex
Region	Male			Female			Total
	Male			Female			Total
	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018	2016	2017	2018
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
Northern and Western
Border	31,585	31,985	32,901	28,164	28,420	29,158	30,088	30,456	31,256
West	35,485	35,835	37,161	30,413	30,960	31,956	32,885	33,515	34,690
Southern
Mid-West	36,718	37,161	38,315	29,257	29,709	30,791	32,999	33,583	34,635
South-East	34,400	34,957	36,000	28,008	28,570	29,561	31,434	32,077	33,147
South-West	38,333	38,765	40,384	29,166	29,827	30,750	33,716	34,322	35,657
Eastern and Midland
Dublin	41,006	42,086	43,719	33,626	34,534	35,535	37,084	38,067	39,408
Mid-East	39,395	39,973	41,193	30,893	31,387	32,180	35,080	35,823	36,917
Midlands	35,259	35,550	36,773	29,703	29,946	30,745	32,636	33,100	34,156
Total	37,739	38,331	39,658	30,789	31,386	32,264	34,236	34,973	36,095
¹Median annual earnings: Half of the employees earn more than this amount and half earn less.
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources