Ireland

Ireland — By industry

Mean monthly employee earnings by ISIC Rev. 4 section, in 2021 PPP dollars. Gross earnings of employees, not take-home pay.

$5,577

+$135 (+2.5%)

As of 2025 | 2021 PPP $ per month

Latest
$5,577 2025
Previous year
$5,441 2024
Min
$3,174 2009
Max
$5,577 2025
YearBy industry
2025$5,577
2024$5,441
2023$5,071
2022$4,837
2021$4,427
2020$3,997
2019$3,654
2018$3,928
2017$3,772
2016$3,775
2015$3,564
2014$3,634
2013$3,753
2012$3,541
2011$3,568
2010$3,468
2009$3,174
#IndustryBy industryChangeYear
1Information and communication$9,361−$305 (−3.2%)2025
2Financial and insurance activities$8,833+$539 (+6.5%)2025
3Manufacturing$6,656−$2 (0.0%)2025
4Public administration and defence$5,879−$334 (−5.4%)2025
5Transportation and storage$5,760+$662 (+13.0%)2025
6Real estate activities$5,701−$17 (−0.3%)2025
7Education$5,614+$304 (+5.7%)2025
8All activities$5,577+$135 (+2.5%)2025
9Human health and social work$5,224+$569 (+12.2%)2025
10Construction$4,576+$189 (+4.3%)2025
11Wholesale and retail trade$3,750+$191 (+5.4%)2025
12Other service activities$3,528+$407 (+13.0%)2025
13Agriculture, forestry and fishing$3,260+$446 (+15.8%)2025
14Accommodation and food service$3,013+$330 (+12.3%)2025

What earnings by industry are

Average monthly earnings by economic activity (ILOSTAT EAR_EMTA_SEX_ECO_CUR_NB) split employees across ISIC Rev. 4 sections, in 2021 PPP dollars. For Ireland, all activities: $5,577 in 2025.

Industry gaps reflect mix, hours and who is counted as an employee, not only pay scales. From 2009 to 2025 (17 years) for this series: latest $5,577 (2025), previous year $5,441 (2024); low $3,174 (2009), high $5,577 (2025).

Source: ILOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (International Labour Organization) (terms).

Reading this series

This series splits mean monthly employee earnings by economic activity, using ISIC Rev. 4 sections. It is ILOSTAT indicator EAR_EMTA_SEX_ECO_CUR_NB, both sexes, annual, in 2021 PPP dollars. Values are gross employee pay, not take-home pay, and cover employees only. On a country desk the page shows that economy’s own sections; on the all-countries page each industry’s reading is the median of the published national means for that year, which is a comparison device and not an official world figure.

Earnings differ between industries because of hours, qualifications, bargaining coverage and the mix of occupations, not only pay rates. Small sections can rest on small samples and move sharply. The chart and table follow one section over time; the range buttons shorten the window. National definitions of an industry and of an employee vary, so treat cross-country gaps as indicative. The ILO revises series, so values can change at the next rebuild. Read the year labels; sections do not all update together.

About this desk

This desk shows ILOSTAT mean monthly employee earnings by ISIC Rev. 4 section for Ireland, where published. The all-countries industry chart instead takes the median of published national section means in each year. That comparison summary is not an official world series.

Country industry values are ILOSTAT national means in 2021 PPP dollars. They are gross employee earnings before tax, not take-home pay; coverage varies.

Chart and Table show the same observations. Range buttons change only the displayed years; use Country to switch desks. Each page names its source and licence.