Average weekly earnings rose marginally in the second three months of this year compared to the same period last year, according to the CSO.
However, there was a drop in earnings between the first and second quarters of the year.
The preliminary estimates of the Earnings and Labour Costs show that the average weekly earning was €703.83 in the second quarter.
That represented a rise of 0.5% from €700.66 a year earlier, but was down 1.3% on the €713.41 average weekly earning in the first three months of this year.
Average hourly earnings increased by 0.2% between the second quarter of 2015 and the same three month period this year, rising from €21.89 to €21.93.
The most lucrative sector is information and communication technology where the average weekly pay was €1,063.39.
That was followed by the Financial, insurance and real estate sector where average earnings came in at €1,014.66.
The lowest average weekly earnings were €331.81 in the Accommodation and food services sector followed by Arts, entertainment, recreation and other service activities sector at €467.77.
Weekly paid hours were up 0.3% to 32.1 hours between the second quarter of last year and the same period this year.
The job vacancy rate at the end of June was 0.9%, the same end of quarter rate as one year earlier.
While private sector workers saw weekly earnings rise by 1.5% to €635.52, public sector workers saw their average earnings fall from €917.24 in the second quarter of 2015 to €905.97 in the same period this year.
The decline was mainly accounted for by the temporary recruitment of field staff for the 2016 Census.
When temporary staff are excluded, public sector average weekly earnings decreased 0.3% to €914.58.
