A new survey from Recruiters.ie has found that 77% of employers say women are paid the same as men in identical positions in their companies.
Of those who do not pay women and men equally, 18% said they see this changing in 2023.
Recruiters.ie says its own data shows that for the first time ever, women placed in roles were paid more than men.
On average, vacancies filled by women in 2022 were paid €55,429 compared to the average salary for men of €53,168.
"We're very proud to see the gender salary gap close from 10% in 2019, 8% in 2020, 5% in 2021 (all higher for men) and then 4% in 2022…higher for women. That's real progress from the employers that we work with in Ireland,' said Recruiters.ie's Managing Director Gerard Doyle.
The annual 'Hiring Trends and Business Outlook Survey' also shows that hybrid working is overwhelmingly favoured by employees and that nearly half of employers are encountering skills shortages.
Wage inflation was the highest source of inflation impacting Irish based companies with 79% of business leaders surveyed claiming this was the case.
Just over half of employers - 55% - are optimistic about the Irish economy for 2023, down from 77% in 2022.
Those that are not so optimistic include professionals mainly in the Finance and Software & IT sectors.
Recruiters.ie sought the views and insights of more than 6,000 senior business leaders and hiring managers across the Republic of Ireland.
The data is based on a nationwide survey the recruitment company conducted in October from businesses of different sizes and sectors in Ireland.
