The age group with the highest median weekly earnings in 2025 was the 40-49 years age group at €925.54, an increase of 3.7% from €892.30 in 2024, followed by the 50-59 years age group at €889.09. The lowest median weekly earnings were recorded for employments among the 15-24 years age group at €384.07 in 2025. Employments among those aged 50-59 years recorded the largest increase in median weekly earnings in 2025, at 4.8%, which compares with those aged 15-24 years who recorded an annual increase of 2.6% in median weekly earnings.
Employments among males (€1,027.67) and females (€818.06) in the 40-49 years age group had the highest median weekly earnings among their respective sexes, with males in this age group earning 25.6% more than their female counterparts on a weekly basis. Those in the 50-59 years age bracket recorded the next highest median weekly earnings among males at €1,013.17, while the next highest median weekly earnings among females were recorded among the 30-39 years age group at €817.22. A similar trend was observed in 2024.
The 40-49 years age group also recorded the highest overall mean weekly earnings at €1,189.97 in 2025, a 3.4% increase on the equivalent figure in 2024 (€1,151.06), followed by those aged 50-59 years at €1,175.16. The 15-24 years age group recorded the lowest mean weekly earnings in 2025 at €427.29.
| X-axis label | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 - 24 | 432.63 | 335.75 | 384.07 |
| 25 - 29 | 732.98 | 679.75 | 708.39 |
| 30 - 39 | 931.89 | 817.22 | 878.61 |
| 40 - 49 | 1027.67 | 818.06 | 925.54 |
| 50 - 59 | 1013.17 | 766.24 | 889.09 |
| 60 and over | 777.49 | 563.08 | 672.89 |
| Total | 832.71 | 681.01 | 759.21 |
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