Average weekly earnings in Ireland rose 4.9% year-on-year to €1,003.81 in Q3 2025, easing from a downwardly revised 4.5% increase in the previous quarter and marking the second-slowest pace in nearly two years. Wage gains were recorded across all 13 sectors of the economy, underscoring broad-based strength. The sharpest increases were seen in arts, entertainment and recreation (+10.2%), mining and quarrying (+10%), and real estate activities (+8.8%). Meanwhile, average hourly earnings climbed 4.3% to €30.50, and average weekly paid hours inched up 0.6% to 32.9, reflecting a modest expansion in overall labor input. source: Central Statistics Office Ireland
Wages in Ireland increased 4.90 percent in September of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in Ireland averaged 2.16 percent from 2009 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 7.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020 and a record low of -2.90 percent in the first quarter of 2010. This page provides - Ireland Wage Growth- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Ireland Average Weekly Earnings YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.
Wages in Ireland increased 4.90 percent in September of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in Ireland is expected to be 3.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Ireland Average Weekly Earnings YoY is projected to trend around 3.40 percent in 2027 and 2.90 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.