Average weekly earnings in Ireland increased by 3.1% year-on-year to €1,011.88 in the fourth quarter of 2025, following a downwardly revised 4.1% rise in the previous period. “Average earnings in the economy continue to increase year-on-year, driven by a number of factors, including a stable job vacancy rate since over the last 2 years, as well as annual employment growth of 2.0%", said Dr Niall O’Sullivan, Statistician in the Earnings Analysis Division. Earnings grew across all sectors in the year to Q4 2025, led by a 6.8% increase in accommodation & food services and a 6.2% rise in financial, insurance & real Estate. Average hourly earnings rose by 3.4% to €31.22, increasing in all 13 of the economic sectors, while average weekly paid hours decreased by 0.3% to 32.4 in Q4 2025. The job vacancy rate in Q4 2025, which measures job vacancies on the last working day of the quarter, was 1.3%, an increase of 0.1% from Q4 2024, but down 0.1% from the rate recorded at the end of Q3 2025. source: Central Statistics Office Ireland
Wages in Ireland increased 3.10 percent in December 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 March of 2026.
Wages in Ireland increased 3.10 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in Ireland is expected to be 3.40 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.