Public sector PAYE workers earn more

A THIRD of all PAYE workers who earn over €100,000 per annum are employed in the public sector, according to figures supplied by the Revenue Commissioners.

The data also provides further proof that public sector employees are more likely to earn higher salaries than PAYE workers in the private sector.

Information collected by Revenue shows that just under 15,300 senior staff in the public sector earn a six-figure salary. They represent 3.7% of all people employed by the state. In contrast, just 31,500 people, or 2%, of private sector workers earn in excess of €100,000.