Hourly labour cost in Ireland
Hourly labour costs in Ireland averaged €44.2 per hour in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2008.
Ireland, 2025
€44.2
Change from 2024
+4.0%
European Union, 2025
€34.9 per hour
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
€21.4 per hour
Hourly labour cost in Ireland over time
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Euro per hour worked. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €44.2 per hour | €34.9 per hour |
| 2024 | €42.5 per hour | €33.5 per hour |
| 2023 | €40.2 per hour | €31.9 per hour |
| 2022 | €38.0 per hour | €30.2 per hour |
| 2021 | €34.7 per hour | €28.8 per hour |
| 2020 | €33.5 per hour | €28.4 per hour |
| 2016 | €30.6 per hour | €25.6 per hour |
| 2012 | €29.8 per hour | €24.4 per hour |
| 2008 | €28.9 per hour | €21.6 per hour |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.0% from €42.5 per hour in 2024.
- Since 2008, when it was €28.9 per hour, the figure has changed by +52.9%.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was €34.9 per hour.