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Annual Earnings

Median annual earnings were €43,221 in 2023, up 3.3% on 2022

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CSO statistical publication, 02 September 2024, 11am

Please note: Employments active 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. Typically, the proportion of employments retained for annual earnings analysis is relatively consistent at both the total economy and economic sector level. However, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the labour market, the proportion of employments retained for annual earnings analysis differs from previous years, specifically for those sectors most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Median Annual Earnings

Median annual earnings rose by 3.3% from €41,823 in 2022 to €43,221 in 2023. The median weekly earnings among males (€47,187) were 20.9% higher than among females (€39,039).

Median annual earnings were highest in the Information & Communication (€76,002), Financial, Insurance & Real Estate (€56,582) and Public Administration & Defence (€54,760) economic sectors. The lowest median annual earnings were recorded among employments in the Accommodation & Food (€24,464) and Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Other Services (€26,811) sectors in 2023.

Median annual earnings increased across all economic sectors since 2022, ranging from 0.4% in Transportation & Storage from €41,451 in 2022 to €41,609 in 2023, to a 6.3% increase in the Information & Communication sector from €71,494 in 2022 to €76,002 in 2023.

X-axis label	Male	Female
2015	37038	30272
2016	37328	30507
2017	37960	31153
2018	39279	32014
2019	40517	33056
2020	44105	37462
2021	44892	37894
2022	45537	37782
2023	47187	39039

Table 7.1 Mean and median annual earnings by sex, 2018 - 2023

Table 7.2 Mean annual earnings by economic sector, public/private sector status and sex, 2021 - 2023

Table 7.2 Mean annual earnings by economic sector, public/private sector status and sex, 2021 - 2023
Economic sector		Male			Female			Total			Annual Change
		2021	2022	2023	2021	2022	2023	2021	2022	2023	2022	2023
		€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	%	%
B-E	Industry	59,574	61,062	62,134	51,395	52,611	54,191	57,299	58,663	59,839	2.4	2.0
F	Construction	49,684	48,306	50,694	33,592	32,832	34,167	47,504	46,252	48,357	-2.6	4.6
G	Wholesale & retail trade; repair of motor vehicles & motorcycles	45,232	46,363	48,031	31,908	32,032	33,186	39,167	39,585	40,945	1.1	3.4
H	Transportation & storage	46,389	49,525	50,126	38,061	41,753	41,353	44,621	47,836	48,105	7.2	0.6
I	Accommodation & food services	29,420	29,474	29,842	24,036	23,161	23,443	26,872	26,276	26,562	-2.2	1.1
J	Information & communication	90,488	94,802	100,192	75,596	78,996	83,950	85,336	89,173	94,366	4.5	5.8
K-L	Financial, insurance & real estate	82,193	87,072	88,925	56,284	58,645	60,649	69,000	72,528	74,319	5.1	2.5
M	Professional, scientific & technical activities	69,361	71,550	74,607	49,696	51,624	54,220	59,868	61,836	64,694	3.3	4.6
N	Administrative & support services	47,536	50,292	52,841	36,594	38,365	39,498	42,913	45,219	47,054	5.4	4.1
O	Public administration & defence	57,564	60,649	63,810	49,623	52,764	55,113	54,168	57,283	60,045	5.8	4.8
P	Education	58,860	61,725	63,588	49,487	51,855	53,430	52,028	54,572	56,210	4.9	3.0
Q	Human health & social work	49,066	51,831	55,827	41,011	42,957	45,500	42,915	45,042	47,918	5.0	6.4
R-S	Arts, entertainment, recreation & other service activities	41,383	40,171	41,001	31,161	28,052	28,841	35,915	32,990	33,755	-8.1	2.3
Total		57,348	58,612	60,816	44,433	45,151	46,915	51,068	52,053	53,995	1.9	3.7
Of which:
	Public sector¹	61,384	64,334	66,794	51,081	53,266	55,615	55,019	57,456	59,861	4.4	4.2
	Private sector	56,288	57,248	59,486	40,770	41,106	43,033	49,535	50,147	52,101	1.2	3.9
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources
¹Public sector including semi-state companies. See Background Notes for further information.

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Table 7.3 Median annual earnings by economic sector, public/private sector status and sex, 2021 - 2023

Table 7.3 Median¹ annual earnings by economic sector, public/private sector status and sex, 2021 - 2023
Economic sector		Male			Female			Total			Annual Change
		2021	2022	2023	2021	2022	2023	2021	2022	2023	2022	2023
		€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	%	%
B-E	Industry	47,646	48,620	49,814	41,300	41,726	43,066	45,804	46,600	47,808	1.7	2.6
F	Construction	43,600	42,669	44,500	30,275	29,112	30,347	41,760	41,003	42,643	-1.8	4.0
G	Wholesale & retail trade; repair of motor vehicles & motorcycles	34,804	35,635	37,058	25,385	25,256	26,336	30,476	30,660	31,752	0.6	3.6
H	Transportation & storage	41,666	42,780	43,159	33,383	37,000	36,640	39,972	41,451	41,609	3.7	0.4
I	Accommodation & food services	26,224	27,161	27,497	21,556	21,446	21,701	23,795	24,099	24,464	1.3	1.5
J	Information & communication	71,271	76,775	81,891	56,012	61,884	65,443	66,082	71,494	76,002	8.2	6.3
K-L	Financial, insurance & real estate	63,000	66,572	68,563	45,420	47,001	48,423	52,350	54,999	56,582	5.1	2.9
M	Professional, scientific & technical activities	52,805	54,339	57,800	38,902	40,000	42,283	45,394	46,674	49,533	2.8	6.1
N	Administrative & support services	34,845	37,171	38,848	28,519	29,541	30,390	32,618	34,377	35,666	5.4	3.8
O	Public administration & defence	52,427	55,186	57,937	46,023	48,840	50,872	49,507	52,459	54,760	6.0	4.4
P	Education	56,517	59,294	61,163	46,304	48,555	49,835	48,791	51,692	53,005	5.9	2.5
Q	Human health & social work	40,003	42,322	45,131	38,087	39,829	41,927	38,517	40,285	42,599	4.6	5.7
R-S	Arts, entertainment, recreation & other service activities	31,596	30,893	32,322	26,041	23,174	23,873	28,568	25,915	26,811	-9.3	3.5
Total		44,892	45,537	47,187	37,894	37,782	39,039	41,222	41,823	43,221	1.5	3.3
Of which:
	Public sector²	54,363	57,069	59,388	47,263	49,509	51,699	49,931	52,288	54,513	4.7	4.3
	Private sector	41,670	42,200	43,938	31,452	31,259	32,891	37,010	37,286	38,866	0.7	4.2
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources
¹Median annual earnings: Half of the employments earn more than this amount and half earn less.
²Public sector including semi-state companies. See Background Notes for further information.

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Table 7.4 Mean annual earnings by age group and sex, 2021 - 2023

Table 7.5 Median annual earnings by age group and sex, 2021 - 2023

Table 7.6 Mean annual earnings by county and sex, 2021 - 2023

Table 7.6 Mean annual earnings by county and sex, 2021 - 2023
County¹	Male			Female			Total			Annual Change
	2021	2022	2023	2021	2022	2023	2021	2022	2023	2022	2023
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	%	%
Carlow	46,986	48,548	49,696	38,224	38,901	40,242	42,861	44,000	45,276	2.7	2.9
Cavan	46,876	47,515	49,426	38,755	38,613	40,150	42,942	43,183	44,893	0.6	4.0
Clare	53,429	54,410	56,334	41,824	42,665	43,903	47,600	48,576	50,089	2.1	3.1
Cork	58,776	60,075	62,451	43,163	43,951	45,657	51,316	52,284	54,266	1.9	3.8
Donegal	41,299	41,474	43,501	37,363	36,931	38,276	39,288	39,156	40,803	-0.3	4.2
Dublin	67,406	68,913	71,440	51,151	52,185	54,281	59,548	60,804	63,048	2.1	3.7
Galway	52,473	53,684	56,102	42,847	43,868	45,456	47,618	48,765	50,739	2.4	4.0
Kerry	47,030	47,226	48,788	38,226	38,244	39,404	42,572	42,674	44,024	0.2	3.2
Kildare	61,528	63,990	66,119	45,437	46,811	48,415	53,924	55,861	57,652	3.6	3.2
Kilkenny	51,080	51,663	54,151	41,433	41,541	43,048	46,180	46,510	48,497	0.7	4.3
Laois	50,884	51,801	54,041	40,593	40,977	42,520	45,882	46,563	48,368	1.5	3.9
Leitrim	45,362	45,628	48,285	39,447	40,357	41,776	42,322	42,924	44,897	1.4	4.6
Limerick	53,999	55,317	57,471	41,715	42,759	44,579	48,158	49,272	51,258	2.3	4.0
Longford	43,593	44,757	47,014	37,990	37,920	39,693	40,884	41,418	43,377	1.3	4.7
Louth	49,875	50,945	53,111	39,772	40,447	41,661	45,057	45,905	47,528	1.9	3.5
Mayo	46,540	47,428	49,308	39,424	39,571	40,871	42,954	43,480	45,033	1.2	3.6
Meath	58,831	60,747	62,287	43,854	44,586	46,383	51,615	53,018	54,573	2.7	2.9
Monaghan	42,404	42,953	44,726	37,286	36,939	38,364	39,904	40,024	41,582	0.3	3.9
Offaly	47,473	48,442	50,624	39,260	39,376	41,175	43,564	44,108	46,018	1.2	4.3
Roscommon	47,494	48,550	50,260	40,280	41,124	42,317	43,858	44,833	46,283	2.2	3.2
Sligo	48,011	49,222	51,007	41,621	42,206	43,773	44,756	45,599	47,265	1.9	3.7
Tipperary	48,511	49,534	51,797	39,339	39,821	41,482	43,952	44,678	46,603	1.7	4.3
Waterford	50,806	52,197	54,117	39,683	40,126	41,917	45,460	46,308	48,114	1.9	3.9
Westmeath	50,403	51,630	53,834	41,113	41,641	43,202	45,969	46,782	48,687	1.8	4.1
Wexford	46,234	47,315	49,374	38,062	38,338	39,708	42,173	42,906	44,582	1.7	3.9
Wicklow	60,972	64,176	66,674	44,864	46,203	48,175	53,046	55,361	57,540	4.4	3.9
Total²	57,348	58,612	60,816	44,433	45,151	46,915	51,068	52,053	53,995	1.9	3.7
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources
¹County of residence is based on CSO's Census of Population (COP 2022) and the frontier series 'Irish Population Estimates from Administrative Data Sources' (IPEADS 2022).
²Total includes Northern Ireland counties not listed above and employments where a county of residence could not be determined.

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Table 7.7 Median annual earnings by county and sex, 2021 - 2023

Table 7.7 Median¹ annual earnings by county and sex, 2021 - 2023
County²	Male			Female			Total			Annual Change
	2021	2022	2023	2021	2022	2023	2021	2022	2023	2022	2023
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	%	%
Carlow	40,133	40,750	41,855	33,534	33,336	34,055	37,552	37,802	38,556	0.7	2.0
Cavan	39,788	40,121	41,265	34,739	33,883	34,857	37,497	37,224	38,514	-0.7	3.5
Clare	43,474	43,734	45,769	37,083	37,210	37,917	40,299	40,654	41,942	0.9	3.2
Cork	47,102	48,135	50,143	37,133	37,269	38,696	42,000	42,763	44,348	1.8	3.7
Donegal	34,947	34,688	36,400	33,790	32,059	33,370	34,359	33,523	35,010	-2.4	4.4
Dublin	49,966	50,782	52,683	40,942	41,585	43,225	45,386	46,136	47,873	1.7	3.8
Galway	42,644	43,349	44,986	38,115	38,362	39,433	40,365	40,973	42,279	1.5	3.2
Kerry	40,055	39,590	40,625	33,717	32,880	33,469	37,053	36,305	37,151	-2.0	2.3
Kildare	49,093	50,625	52,822	39,016	39,666	40,793	43,971	45,173	46,819	2.7	3.6
Kilkenny	42,598	42,794	44,313	37,746	36,942	38,071	40,083	40,015	41,392	-0.2	3.4
Laois	42,775	43,467	45,353	36,898	36,000	37,237	40,022	40,294	41,687	0.7	3.5
Leitrim	39,143	38,841	40,642	36,674	36,332	37,228	37,866	37,704	39,000	-0.4	3.4
Limerick	43,859	44,308	46,215	36,617	36,876	38,498	40,307	40,719	42,445	1.0	4.2
Longford	36,999	38,036	39,772	33,971	33,493	34,797	35,626	36,178	37,611	1.5	4.0
Louth	41,472	41,925	43,618	35,004	34,918	35,834	38,571	38,682	40,038	0.3	3.5
Mayo	40,010	40,142	41,206	35,895	35,141	35,725	38,051	37,748	38,625	-0.8	2.3
Meath	47,577	48,942	50,310	37,930	38,001	39,390	42,635	43,557	44,902	2.2	3.1
Monaghan	36,332	36,401	37,983	33,203	32,083	33,167	35,171	34,707	35,894	-1.3	3.4
Offaly	40,417	41,083	42,933	35,000	34,473	35,792	38,155	38,234	40,000	0.2	4.6
Roscommon	40,632	40,939	41,972	37,017	36,447	37,133	38,948	39,048	40,034	0.3	2.5
Sligo	39,864	40,800	41,864	37,706	37,909	39,150	38,856	39,443	40,557	1.5	2.8
Tipperary	40,309	40,720	42,236	35,000	34,630	35,677	37,851	37,960	39,275	0.3	3.5
Waterford	42,605	43,740	44,967	35,056	34,704	35,725	39,103	39,437	40,680	0.9	3.2
Westmeath	41,809	43,052	44,833	36,439	36,235	37,125	39,567	40,076	41,659	1.3	4.0
Wexford	39,014	39,302	40,632	33,752	32,922	34,104	36,536	36,467	37,769	-0.2	3.6
Wicklow	47,174	48,696	50,466	37,949	37,958	39,558	42,191	43,140	44,750	2.2	3.7
Total³	44,892	45,537	47,187	37,894	37,782	39,039	41,222	41,823	43,221	1.5	3.3
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources
¹Median annual earnings: Half of the employments earn more than this amount and half earn less.
²County of residence is based on CSO's Census of Population (COP 2022) and the frontier series 'Irish Population Estimates from Administrative Data Sources' (IPEADS 2022).
³Total includes Northern Ireland counties not listed above and employments where a county of residence could not be determined.

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Table 7.4 Mean annual earnings by age group and sex, 2021 - 2023
Age group	Male			Female			Total			Annual Change
	2021	2022	2023	2021	2022	2023	2021	2022	2023	2022	2023
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	%	%
15-24	24,971	24,643	25,372	22,207	21,441	22,081	23,645	23,062	23,718	-2.5	2.8
25-29	42,370	43,491	45,316	38,810	39,551	41,032	40,638	41,587	43,250	2.3	4.0
30-39	55,941	57,733	60,648	46,848	47,979	50,254	51,634	53,106	55,688	2.9	4.9
40-49	65,647	67,175	69,793	49,806	51,089	52,978	57,901	59,271	61,428	2.4	3.6
50-59	65,283	67,392	70,036	45,794	47,102	49,535	55,550	57,286	59,786	3.1	4.4
60 and over	50,005	51,044	53,437	34,958	35,304	36,869	42,711	43,454	45,438	1.7	4.6
Total	57,348	58,612	60,816	44,433	45,151	46,915	51,068	52,053	53,995	1.9	3.7
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources

Table 7.5 Median¹ annual earnings by age group and sex, 2021 - 2023
Age group	Male			Female			Total			Annual Change
	2021	2022	2023	2021	2022	2023	2021	2022	2023	2022	2023
	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	%	%
15-24	23,532	22,845	23,658	20,657	19,737	20,382	22,130	21,248	22,154	-4.0	4.3
25-29	37,756	38,620	39,852	36,317	36,747	37,771	37,108	37,800	38,910	1.9	2.9
30-39	46,036	47,603	49,908	41,529	42,350	44,133	44,015	45,227	47,259	2.8	4.5
40-49	51,596	52,362	54,464	41,512	42,297	43,792	46,573	47,296	49,035	1.6	3.7
50-59	49,582	50,286	52,300	38,049	38,351	40,075	42,985	43,668	45,564	1.6	4.3
60 and over	39,414	39,813	41,252	29,954	29,459	30,645	34,651	34,894	36,239	0.7	3.9
Total	44,892	45,537	47,187	37,894	37,782	39,039	41,222	41,823	43,221	1.5	3.3
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources
¹Median annual earnings: Half of the employments earn more than this amount and half earn less.

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Table 7.1 Mean and median¹ annual earnings by sex, 2018 - 2023
		2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Annual Change (2022 - 2023)	Five Year Change (2018 - 2023)
		€	€	€	€	€	€	%	%
Male	Mean	49,931	51,630	56,171	57,348	58,612	60,816	3.8	21.8
	Median	39,279	40,517	44,105	44,892	45,537	47,187	3.6	20.1

Female	Mean	37,520	38,862	43,693	44,433	45,151	46,915	3.9	25.0
	Median	32,014	33,056	37,462	37,894	37,782	39,039	3.3	21.9

Total	Mean	43,830	45,375	50,076	51,068	52,053	53,995	3.7	23.2
	Median	35,786	37,001	40,579	41,222	41,823	43,221	3.3	20.8
Source: CSO Ireland, Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources
¹Median annual earnings: Half of the employments earn more than this amount and half earn less.