Hurley paid 57% more than Greenspan

THE Governor of Ireland’s Central Bank is paid at least 57% more than his US counterpart, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan.

The single most influential central banker in the world, Mr Greenspan makes the equivalent of €146,835 a year. This is €84,140 less than civil servant John Hurley who earns €230,975 as Governor of the Irish Central Bank, according to its most recently published annual report in 2001.

However, neither men are at the upper end of the scale when it comes to paying Central Bankers, with European Central Bank President Wim Duisenberg the top earner among the elite group on an annual salary of €424,000.