Salaries in Ireland

Observed employee pay from the official earnings survey — not job offers. Median is the typical pay; the average is pulled up by high earners.

Actual pay depends on hours, region, experience, employer and pay components. This is gross pay before tax and insurance, shown per hour, week, month or year exactly as the source publishes it — we never convert between them.

Accommodation and food services (whole sector)
Median gross
—
per week
Average gross
€506.78
per week
NACE Rev. 2.1 sector I · Whole country · 2026-Q2 (preliminary)
Administrative and support services (whole sector)
Median gross
—
per week
Average gross
€838.79
per week
NACE Rev. 2.1 sector O · Whole country · 2026-Q2 (preliminary)
All employees (all covered sectors)
Median gross
—
per week
Average gross
€1,046.88
per week
NACE Rev. 2.1 sector T · Whole country · 2026-Q2 (preliminary)
Arts, sports, recreation and other services (whole sector)
Median gross
—
per week
Average gross
€679.73
per week
NACE Rev. 2.1 sector S-T · Whole country · 2026-Q2 (preliminary)
Construction (whole sector)
Median gross
—
per week
Average gross
€1,089.21
per week
NACE Rev. 2.1 sector F · Whole country · 2026-Q2 (preliminary)
Education (whole sector)
Median gross
—
per week
Average gross
€1,077.36
per week
NACE Rev. 2.1 sector Q · Whole country · 2026-Q2 (preliminary)
Financial, insurance and real estate activities (whole sector)
Median gross
—
per week
Average gross
€1,499.23
per week
NACE Rev. 2.1 sector L-M · Whole country · 2026-Q2 (preliminary)
Human health and social work (whole sector)
Median gross
—
per week
Average gross
€980.94
per week
NACE Rev. 2.1 sector R · Whole country · 2026-Q2 (preliminary)
Industry (whole sector)
Median gross
—
per week
Average gross
€1,171.84
per week
NACE Rev. 2.1 sector B-E · Whole country · 2026-Q2 (preliminary)
Information and communication (whole sector)
Median gross
—
per week
Average gross
€1,730.61
per week
NACE Rev. 2.1 sector J-K · Whole country · 2026-Q2 (preliminary)
Professional, scientific and technical activities (whole sector)
Median gross
—
per week
Average gross
€1,294.65
per week
NACE Rev. 2.1 sector N · Whole country · 2026-Q2 (preliminary)
Public administration and defence (whole sector)
Median gross
—
per week
Average gross
€1,256.79
per week
NACE Rev. 2.1 sector P · Whole country · 2026-Q2 (preliminary)
Transportation and storage (whole sector)
Median gross
—
per week
Average gross
€1,017.32
per week
NACE Rev. 2.1 sector H · Whole country · 2026-Q2 (preliminary)
Wholesale and retail trade (whole sector)
Median gross
—
per week
Average gross
€775.16
per week
NACE Rev. 2.1 sector G · Whole country · 2026-Q2 (preliminary)