Women still 'underrepresented' in top-earning jobs, CSO data shows

Almost three in four jobs in education were held by women in 2025, but men held more than 60% of the sector's top jobs 

In the past five years, the proportion of women securing jobs within the top 1% salary bracket increased by over three percentage points, but women remain 'underrepresented' in top-earning jobs, CSO data shows.

Almost three in every four top-earning jobs are held by men, new data from the Central Statistics Office shows.

While the workforce appeared to consist of relatively equal numbers of men and women in 2025, women "remain underrepresented among Ireland's highest earners," said Sinéad Cullen, a certified financial planner, co-founder of Lifecraft, and the vice-president of corporate partners at the Professional Women’s Network Dublin.