CSO: Disposable incomes are 15% higher in capital

At €23,298, workers in the Dublin region had the highest disposable income per person in 2015, some 14.5% higher than the State average of €20,334 and around 6% higher than the 2014 average of €21,919.

Of the remaining seven regions, only the mid-west at €20,353 and the mid-east at €20,441 had an average disposable income per person on a par with the national average.

The border region, at €17,641, fared worst among the eight regions, at approximately 13.2% below the average. The midland region, at €17,846, was the second lowest, 12.2% below the average.