Lidl spends €9.3m on pay increases for 6,000 staff

Company increases pay by average 3% across the group from March

Lidl chief people officer Maeve McCleane said the company has spent €47m on pay increases since 2022. Picture: Darragh Kane

Supermarket group Lidl in to spend €8m on pay increases in the Republic of Ireland this year, with a further £1.1m (€1.3m) being invested in the retailers’ operations in Northern Ireland. 

The increases are in effect from March 1 and will cover all 6,000 employees across the group, with an average pay rise of 3% equal to, on average, €1,300 additional for every employee per annum.

With this latest pay increase, Lidl Ireland has moved its minimum hourly wage for employees to €15.10 and top rate wage for colleagues to €17.40 – exceeding the recommended €14.75 Living Wage rate for 2025.

“We are proud to reward the hard work and dedication of our employees with further pay rises in 2025, bringing our total investment in pay increases since 2022 to €47m," said Lidl chief people officer Ireland and Northern Ireland Maeve McCleane. Lidl said this meant employees benefitting from an approximate 23.5% cumulative increase, or an average €8,000 in additional take home pay.

Lidl Ireland said over the last decade, it has maintained or exceeded the Living Wage rate of pay. "Although inflation has eased somewhat over the past 12 months, we understand the pressures that so many still face with the cost of living, and we are committed to continuing to invest in our people," said Ms McCleane. 

Lidl has been named on the Top Employers Institute list of Top Employers for 2025.