Irish men earn €14,000 more on average a year compared to women

The CSO figures prompted warnings that lower earnings for women means they are putting less away for their pensions

The proportion of female workers with earnings in the top 1% increased by five percentage points in the past five years.

Women represent half the workforce but only make up just over a quarter (27.6%) of the top 1% of earners in Ireland, new figures have revealed.

In a breakdown of earnings by gender and county, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) said the proportion of women in the top 1% of earners has been on the rise in recent years but men still earned over €14,000 on average a year compared to women in 2024.