Ireland Wage Growth

Last Release

Dec 31, 2024

Actual

5.6

Units In

4.7

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

May 29, 2025

Time to Release

2 Months 30 Days 9 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
7.7 Dec 2020	-2.9 Mar 2010	1.72 %	2009-2024	Central Statistics Office Ireland

In Ireland, Average Weekly Earnings YoY measures the year-on-year change of Average Weekly Earnings, which correspond to the total earnings for the quarter divided by the average number of persons employed during the same period divided by 13 (number of weeks in a quarter).

Latest Updates

Average weekly earnings in Ireland increased by 5.6% year-on-year to €979.71 in the fourth quarter of 2024, following an upwardly revised 5.5% rise in the previous quarter. The strong earnings growth has been driven by several factors, including a stable job vacancy rate over the past 18 months and annual employment growth of 2.6%. Wage increases were recorded across all 13 sectors, with the highest gains in the Information & Communication sector (6.6%) and the Education sector (6.5%). Meanwhile, average hourly earnings rose by 6.2% to €30.21, while average weekly paid hours declined by 0.6% to 32.4. Over the five-year period from Q4 2019 to Q4 2024, average hourly earnings surged by 24.7%, reaching €30.21.