Net annual earnings in Ireland
A single worker on average pay in Ireland took home €47,027 per year in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Ireland, 2025
€47,027
Change from 2024
+4.8%
European Union, 2025
€29,954 per year
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
€25,273 per year
Net annual earnings in Ireland over time
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Euro per year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €47,027 per year | €29,954 per year |
| 2024 | €44,868 per yearb (break in time series) | €28,777 per yearb (break in time series) |
| 2023 | €43,897 per year | €28,324 per year |
| 2022 | €41,063 per year | €26,654 per year |
| 2021 | €39,930 per year | €25,104 per year |
| 2020 | €38,843 per year | €24,047 per year |
| 2019 | €38,252 per year | €23,850 per year |
| 2018 | €35,127 per year | €23,167 per year |
| 2017 | €33,977 per year | €22,597 per year |
| 2016 | €33,347 per year | €22,240 per year |
| 2015 | €32,345 per year | €21,954 per year |
| 2014 | €31,687 per year | €21,608 per year |
| 2013 | €31,531 per year | €21,324 per year |
| 2012 | €31,542 per year | – |
| 2011 | €31,159 per year | – |
| 2010 | €32,139 per year | – |
| 2009 | €32,441 per year | – |
| 2008 | €34,033 per year | – |
| 2007 | €32,646 per year | – |
| 2006 | €30,879 per year | – |
| 2005 | €29,376 per year | – |
| 2004 | €28,094 per year | – |
| 2003 | €26,886 per year | – |
| 2002 | €25,752 per year | – |
| 2001 | €24,226 per year | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +4.8% from €44,868 per year in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was €32,345 per year, the figure has changed by +45.4%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was €29,954 per year.