Irish worker wages rise 24% in five years

Gardaí the highest earners within the public sector

The CSO said that over the past five years, average hourly wages in Ireland have jumped 24% from €24.05 to €29.82.

Average weekly earnings amongst Irish workers increased by 4.7% in the past year to reach €969.12 for the first three months of this year.

New data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows average hourly earnings also rose by 4.5% to €29.82 compared to €28.54 recorded in the first quarter of 2023. The number of hours worked on average also increased in the past year, rising 0.3% to 32.5 hours.