Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Ireland
Ireland: Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers was 38.67 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2025. β² Rising
Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Ireland, 2000β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of average wage of full-time employees.
Analysis
In 2025, minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Ireland stood at 38.67 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Ireland peaked at 40.51 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.91 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees, in 2003.
That places Ireland 22nd out of 23 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.96 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 29.91 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 40.51 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.26 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 33.4 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 38.97 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.71 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 34.42 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 38.67 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 19 Israel 39.68 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
- 20 Bulgaria 38.92 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
- 21 Hungary 38.85 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
- 23 United States of America 17.15 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees compare
More work & labour data for Ireland
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4574 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4405 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Ireland?
- Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers in Ireland was 38.67 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 40.51 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2000.
- What is the lowest minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.91 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees in 2003.
- How does Ireland rank for minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers?
- Ireland ranks 22nd out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
For cross-country comparisons, data on minimum wage levels are further supplemented with another measure of minimum wages relative to average wages, that is, the ratio of minimum wages to median earnings of full-time employees. Median rather than mean earnings provide a better basis for international comparisons as it accounts for differences in earnings dispersion across countries. However, while median of basic earnings of full-time workers - i.e. excluding overtime and bonus payments - are ideally, the preferred measure of average wages for international comparisons of minimum-to-median earnings, they are not available for a large number of countries. Minimum relative to mean earnings of full-time workers are also provided.