2025 (2023 spread scaled to 2025 medians)
Average salary by age in Ireland
Typical pay for employees in Ireland peaks at 40 to 49, with a median of €52,692 a year before tax. At 15 to 24 the median is €24,296.
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Median salary at each age
Salary percentiles by age
Annual pay before tax. The 90th percentile means only 10% of people that age earn more.
| Age | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Figures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 to 24 | €10,160 | €15,335 | €24,296 | €33,293 | €43,918 | Estimate from official data |
| 25 to 29 | €23,520 | €31,031 | €40,750 | €53,315 | €71,703 | Estimate from official data |
| 30 to 39 | €25,395 | €35,574 | €50,770 | €71,925 | €101,592 | Estimate from official data |
| 40 to 49 | €23,933 | €35,700 | €52,692 | €80,159 | €115,145 | Estimate from official data |
| 50 to 59 | €20,464 | €33,424 | €49,950 | €79,760 | €116,894 | Estimate from official data |
| 60 and over | €13,532 | €22,520 | €38,972 | €59,217 | €92,095 | Estimate from official data |
— means the statistics office doesn’t publish that percentile for this age group. How these figures are made.
Source
- Detailed Analysis of Earnings Distribution 2023 (PxStat DDA11 Earnings Percentiles by age group; DDA02 mean/median) · released 2024-12-03
- Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources 2025 (PxStat NSA81 annual, NSA87 weekly; Figure 2.3; Table 2.2) · released 2026-10-06
All employments · Gross annual earnings per job, before tax · 2025 (2023 spread scaled to 2025 medians)