Average annual wage in Ireland

Average annual wage in Ireland was 70,113 USD at PPP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 22 EU countries in 2025.

2025, USD at PPP70,113

Change on 2024+1.8%

Rank7th of 22EU countries ranked

Series high72,3562021

Series low33,7571990

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Average annual wage in Ireland, 1990 to 2025

USD at PPP. Source: OECD, OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-12.

All 36 values

Period	USD at PPP
2025	70,113
2024	68,849
2023	68,814
2022	69,285
2021	72,356
2020	72,134
2019	71,228
2018	69,781
2017	68,703
2016	67,797
2015	67,039
2014	67,083
2013	67,836
2012	69,585
2011	70,482
2010	68,116
2009	67,629
2008	61,595
2007	58,706
2006	57,079
2005	56,623
2004	54,383
2003	52,437
2002	50,679
2001	50,087
2000	48,117
1999	46,983
1998	45,961
1997	43,611
1996	40,715
1995	39,367
1994	38,680
1993	38,429
1992	36,617
1991	35,152
1990	33,757

Rankings

Countries by average annual wage 37 places
EU countries by average annual wage 22 places

Definition

Average annual gross wage per full-time equivalent employee in the whole economy, in US dollars at constant prices and purchasing power parities for private consumption of the OECD's current base year. The OECD divides the national accounts wage bill by the average number of employees and converts the result to full-time equivalents with usual weekly hours.

A mean, not a median, so high earners pull it up. The OECD moves the price base forward each year and restates every past year, so values change when a new base is published; the source title names the base year.

How to cite

OECD. OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40AV_AN_WAGE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2026). OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE) (Average annual wage, Ireland, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40AV_AN_WAGE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE

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OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE), Average annual wage, Ireland, 1990 to 2025. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 12 Oct. 2026, https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40AV_AN_WAGE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-wage/ireland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2026. OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE). Average annual wage, Ireland, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40AV_AN_WAGE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-wage/ireland.

Harvard

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2026) OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE), Average annual wage, Ireland, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EARNINGS%40AV_AN_WAGE&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-wage/ireland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development}},
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  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-wage/ireland. Publisher attribution: OECD. OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD\_EARNINGS@AV\_AN\_WAGE). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ\&df[id]=DSD\_EARNINGS\%40AV\_AN\_WAGE\&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html.},
}

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What is the average annual wage in Ireland?

Where does this figure come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD Average annual wages: total economy, per full-time equivalent employee, US dollars at constant prices and PPPs for private consumption (DSD_EARNINGS@AV_AN_WAGE). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average annual wage in Ireland?

72,356 USD at PPP in 2021, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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