Average salary in Ireland (2025)

Statistical averages from Eurostat. Figures in euros; local currency shown where useful.

Average gross / month

€5,143

Average net / month

€3,919

Minimum wage / month

€2,391

About 44.7% of the average wage

Real change (3y)

+1.7%

Wage growth after inflation

Job marketEmployment, vacancies, inflation and working patterns

Inflation right now

2.7%

As of 2025-12

Unemployment rate

4.7%

Share of the active workforce

Youth unemployment

11.8%

Ages 15–24

Employment rate

80.2%

Ages 20-64, share of the population in work

Job vacancy rate

1.3%

As of 2025-Q4

Part-time workers

17.1%

Share of employment, ages 20-64

Usually work from home

19.2%

Plus 16.6% sometimes (2025)

Income, tax & workHousehold income, tax burden, time and employer cost

Median income / year

€35,138

Household equivalised, after tax

Tax wedge

22.5%

Tax + social contributions on labour

Usual weekly hours

36.3 h

Main job, ages 20–64

Labour cost / hour

€42

Total cost to employ (gross + employer)

Compared with the EU average

Deviation from the simple average of all covered countries. Green means better for workers: higher pay and employment, lower costs, unemployment and tax.

Average net / month€3,919 vs EU €2,592 · +51.2%

Average gross / month€5,143 vs EU €3,309 · +55.4%

Cost of living140 vs EU 98 · +42.2%

Unemployment rate4.7% vs EU 6.3% · -24.8%

Employment rate80.2% vs EU 75.8% · +5.8%

Tax wedge22.5% vs EU 35.6% · -36.9%

Pay by age (2022)

Mean gross monthly pay by age band, all occupations.

Occupation-level figures come from the 2022 Structure of Earnings Survey, the latest round of this four-yearly survey. The next round covers 2026.

Net salary trend

Average net monthly salary in euros.

Cost of living by category

Price level relative to the EU average (EU = 100). Above the line is pricier than the EU norm; below is cheaper.

Food & non-alcoholic drinks115.5

Alcohol & tobacco202.7

Clothing & footwear99.1

Housing & utilities189.7

Furnishings & household equipment109.7

Health184.9

Transport111.9

Information & communication132.4

Recreation & culture114.3

Education108.9

Restaurants & hotels118.1

Other goods & services136.7

Housing

House prices (1-year change)

+7.5%

Annual change in the house price index

Housing cost overburden

5.3%

Share of people spending over 40% of income on housing

Work incentives

How much of extra earnings is lost to taxes and withdrawn benefits. Lower is better: it means taking a job or a raise pays off.

Low-wage trap

34.5%

Lost when pay rises from a low wage

Unemployment trap

53.8%

Lost when taking a job from unemployment

Gender pay gap by sector

Unadjusted gap in average gross hourly pay between men and women, by economic sector.

Financial services21.7%

Information & communication16.8%

Wholesale & retail trade16.4%

Professional & scientific12.7%

Construction9.8%

Manufacturing9.5%

Health & social work8.1%

Education1.1%

Pay by occupation

Monthly earnings by ISCO-1 occupation group. Click headers to sort.

Occupation		Median	P10	P90
Managers	€5,934	€4,116	€2,132	€11,498
Professionals	€5,293	€4,307	€2,554	€8,795
Technicians and associate professionals	€3,938	€3,207	€2,087	€6,542
Clerical support workers	€3,099	€2,666	€1,664	€4,889
Craft and related trades workers	€3,076	€2,788	€1,733	€4,931
Plant and machine operators and assemblers	€3,049	€2,531	€1,682	€4,962
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers	€2,392	€1,926	€1,925	€3,038
Elementary occupations	€2,362	€2,029	€1,616	€3,555
Service and sales workers	€2,304	€2,071	€1,496	€3,252

Occupation-level figures come from the 2022 Structure of Earnings Survey, the latest round of this four-yearly survey. The next round covers 2026. Bonuses and special payments add about 0.6% of annual pay, overtime about 1.1%.

Managers€5,934