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Average weekly earnings surpass €1,000 for first time

Average weekly earnings surpassed €1,000 in the first three months of this year, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 27 May

Average weekly earnings rose by 5.6% to €979.71 in the fourth quarter of 2024 from €927.98 the same time in 2023, new CSO figures reveal

Average weekly earnings up 5.6% to €979.71 in Q4 - CSO

Preliminary estimates from the Central Statistics Office for the fourth quarter of last year show that average weekly earnings rose by 5.6% to €979.71 from €927.98 the same time in 2023.

Business • 25 Feb

Today's CSO figures show that average weekly earnings rose across all 13 sectors in the year to the second quarter

Average weekly earnings up 5.6% in second quarter - CSO

Preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Office show that average weekly earnings for the second quarter of 2024 reached €963.17, an increase of 5.6% or €51.43 compared with the same time last year.

Business • 27 Aug 24

Average weekly earnings reached €923.48 in the first three months of the year, up from €885.33 the same time last year

Average weekly earnings up 4.3% in Q1 - CSO

Average weekly earnings increased by 4.3% in the 12 months to the first quarter of 2023, new CSO figures show.

Business • 31 May 23

Aaverage weekly earnings rose by 2.4% to €871.62 in the second quarter of this year from €850.81 the same time last year

Average weekly and hourly earnings rise in Q2 - CSO

Both average weekly earnings and average hourly earnings rose in the second quarter of 2022, the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Business • 30 Aug 22

The CSO said the impact of the Covid-10 pandemic on earnings and labour costs in the first quarter is 'minimal'

Average weekly earnings rise by 3.9% in Q1 - CSO

Preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Office show that average hourly earnings increased by 3.2% to €24.81 in the first quarter of this year.

Business • 09 Jun 20

Average weekly earnings rise by 3.4% in the first quarter of this year, new CSO figures show

Average weekly earnings up by 3.4% in Q1 - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that average weekly earnings stood at €769.98 in the first quarter of the year.

Business • 27 May 19

The CSO said that average weekly earnings rose by 4.1% year-on-year in the fourth quarter

Wages grow at fastest pace since financial crisis - CSO

Average Irish annual pay grew by more than 4% in the last quarter of 2018 for the first time since the global financial crisis a decade ago, new Central Statistics Office figures show today.

Business • 25 Feb 19

The highest average weekly earnings of €1,229.13 were in the financial, insurance and real estate activities sector, the latest CSO figures show

Average weekly earnings up 2.4% in first quarter

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that average weekly earnings amounted to €742.19 in the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 2.4% from €725.05 a year ago.

Business • 28 May 18

The average weekly earnings across all sectors is €734.60

Average weekly earnings is €734.60 according to CSO

If you work in the information and communications sector, you are likely to enjoy the highest average weekly earnings in the country, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 26 Feb 18