Average Salary and Wage in Ireland

Average Salary in Ireland (2024)

€44,202 per year
€3,683 per month
The average annual earnings for employees in Ireland is €44,202 per year or €3,683 per month (gross salary).
The average weekly earnings is €850.05, according to the latest Earnings and Labour Costs figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
National Minimum Wage: Since 1 January 2022 the minimum wage in Ireland is €10,50 per hour (minimum rate of pay) for adult workers aged 20 and over.

Popular Salaries

Deviation from the national average salary
Actuary
€72,715/year
€72,715/year
+65% 
Pharmacist
€62,970/year
€62,970/year
+42% 
Secondary School Teacher
€56,736/year
€56,736/year
+28% 
Accountant
€52,117/year
€52,117/year
+18% 
Nurse
€45,337/year
€45,337/year
+3% 
Social Worker
€43,829/year
€43,829/year
 -1%
Paramedic
€34,663/year
€34,663/year
 -22%
Dental Hygienist
€32,492/year
€32,492/year
 -26%
Postman
€30,298/year
€30,298/year
 -31%
Pharmacy Technician
€29,914/year
€29,914/year
 -32%

Average Salaries by Industry

Accounting
€52,117/year
€29,268/year
€29,381/year
€44,836/year
€77,909/year
Administration
€47,580/year
€30,025/year
€37,138/year
€27,387/year
€54,751/year
€27,362/year
€58,216/year
€25,299/year
€27,159/year
€29,537/year
Construction
€40,684/year
€45,947/year
€37,107/year
€55,703/year
€57,354/year
€53,494/year
Customer Service
Design & Architecture
€52,784/year
€35,604/year
€34,285/year
€47,030/year
€56,685/year
€37,460/year
Education & Training
€17,269/year
€73,647/year
€19,578/year
€138,928/year
Engineering
€47,297/year
€53,103/year
€45,053/year
€52,530/year
€43,600/year
€53,187/year
€46,547/year
€50,910/year
€43,626/year
€49,124/year
Finance
€26,542/year
€36,848/year
€42,663/year
€48,219/year
€73,800/year
€41,652/year
Healthcare
€32,492/year
€27,253/year
€75,123/year
€49,077/year
€134,131/year
€29,203/year
€45,119/year
€45,337/year
€34,663/year
€47,311/year
€48,135/year
€37,913/year
€117,142/year
€50,429/year
€47,855/year
€130,369/year
€223,400/year
€25,399/year
€43,673/year
Human Resources
€28,570/year
€53,735/year
€98,280/year
€38,443/year
€54,560/year
€31,350/year
€34,436/year
Insurance
€72,715/year
€72,851/year
IT
€52,750/year
€43,260/year
€64,609/year
€61,205/year
€48,967/year
€64,965/year
€61,948/year
€49,201/year
€51,915/year
€42,337/year
Legal
€63,438/year
€59,200/year
€36,044/year
€38,063/year
€67,980/year
Manufacturing
€54,380/year
€43,219/year
€45,557/year
Marketing
€51,208/year
€28,989/year
€84,935/year
€33,923/year
€52,028/year
€33,394/year
€75,383/year
€35,361/year
€33,038/year
Mechanical
€33,948/year
€32,801/year
€50,961/year
Pharmaceutical
€37,621/year
€62,970/year
€35,848/year
€29,914/year
Restaurants
€22,734/year
€24,336/year
€28,741/year
€30,397/year
€24,273/year
€41,994/year
€36,277/year
€38,733/year
Sales
€21,964/year
€41,134/year
Scientific
€35,918/year
€35,137/year
€30,584/year
€44,861/year
€43,386/year
€30,526/year
Services
€29,910/year
€23,816/year
€14,872/year
€30,298/year
Skilled Trades
€41,953/year
€49,524/year
€40,492/year
Social Care
€24,560/year
€33,807/year
€43,829/year
Tourism & Hospitality
€35,531/year
€72,114/year
€42,393/year
Transport & Logistics
€36,592/year
€46,162/year
€147,050/year
€21,372/year
€53,270/year
€32,547/year