Annual net earnings in Ireland

Ireland: Annual net earnings was 31,395 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
31,395
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
9th
of 34 countries
All-time high
34,063
in 2023
All-time low
15,691
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Annual net earnings in Ireland, 2000–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201220252000: 15.7k2001: 17.2k2002: 17.9k2003: 18.9k2004: 19.9k2005: 21.1k2006: 21.8k2007: 22.7k2008: 23.7k2009: 23.1k2010: 23.2k2011: 23.1k2012: 23.5k2013: 23.8k2014: 24.0k2015: 24.2k2016: 24.8k2017: 25.2k2018: 26.2k2019: 29.3k2020: 30.0k2021: 31.1k2022: 31.9k2023: 34.1k2024: 30.3k2025: 31.4k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual net earnings in Ireland is 31,395, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual net earnings in Ireland peaked at 34,063 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15,691, in 2000.

Ireland ranks 9th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20,199 15,691 23,691 10
2010s 24,741 23,103 29,316 10
2020s 31,463 29,962 34,063 6

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 6 Austria 32,968 compare
  2. 7 Belgium 32,272 compare
  3. 8 Denmark 32,118 compare
  4. 10 Sweden 30,141 compare
  5. 11 Netherlands 29,254 compare
  6. 12 Germany 29,007 compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual net earnings in Ireland?
Annual net earnings in Ireland was 31,395 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest annual net earnings recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 34,063 in 2023.
What is the lowest annual net earnings recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 15,691 in 2000.
How does Ireland rank for annual net earnings?
Ireland ranks 9th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual net earnings rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Annual net earnings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual net earnings
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 890 data points, 2000–2025
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