Average weekly earnings in Quarter 1 (Q1) 2025 are up 5.6% from €972.20 in Q1 2024.
With the weekly pay packet now hitting an average of €1,026.20, Irish workers have surpassed €1,000 for the first time since the series began in 2008.
Average hourly earnings rose by 5.9% to €31.72 in Q1 2025, from €29.96 in Q1 2024.
Average weekly paid hours were 32.4 in Q1 2025, down 0.3% from the Q1 2024 hours of 32.5.
Commenting on the latest stats from the CSO, Louise Egan, Statistician in the Earnings Analysis Division, said: “Average earnings in the economy continue to increase year-on-year, surpassing €1,000 for the first time in the series.
“This is driven by a number of factors, including a stable job vacancy rate for the past 18 months, as well as annual employment growth of 3.3% as reported in the latest CSO Labour Force Survey.
“Preliminary estimates for January, February, and March (Q1) 2025 show average weekly earnings were €1,026.20, up 5.6% compared with €972.20 in Q1 2024.”
The job vacancy rate at the end of Q1 2025 was 1.3%, slightly higher than the 1.2% recorded at both the end of Q1 2024 and Q4 2024.
Average hourly other labour costs grew by 7.3% to €5.47 in Q1 2025, from €5.10 in Q1 2024.
The highest averages for hourly total labour costs in Q1 2025 were €63.75 in Information & Communication, and €55.67 in Financial & Real Estate.
The Public Administration & Defence sector had the highest job vacancy rate at 4.0% in Q1 2025, followed by 2.3% in the Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities sector.
