Higher-income private sector employees earning more than public sector counterparts 

CSO figures show broader earnings range in the private sector, with higher income public sector employees earning less than private sector counterparts 

When firm size was included, public sector employees were worse off in terms of gross pay, the CSO said.

The public-private pay differential ranged on average from 0.9% to a decrease of 6.6% in 2022, new figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveal. 

The CSO found public-sector employees earning higher incomes were worse off compared to private-sector workers, according to trends in the public-private pay differential which is known as the public-sector discount.