Dublin City had the highest earned income per person working for payment or profit in Ireland at €39,999 in 2016, followed by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (€37,117) and Cork City (€34,317), see Map 6.1 and Table 6.1.
The lowest earned incomes per person by county of work were in Donegal (€24,626), Monaghan (€24,903) and Leitrim (€25,962).
Earned income includes gross income from employment and self-employment only and was not adjusted for hours worked, see Background and Methodology for further details.
Males had higher earned incomes than females across selected occupations in 2016, see Figure 6.1 and Table 6.2. Note that this comparison is not adjusted for hours worked which accounts for some of the difference in incomes.
The largest gender difference was for ‘Financial managers and directors’, where the median earned income for females of €60,126 was about two-thirds the male median of €94,500.
Primary and nursery education teaching professions had the smallest gender difference, with a median earned income of €43,654 for females which was 97% of the male median of €44,976.
| Occupation | Total median earned income | Male median earned income | Female median earned income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical practitioners | 90018 | 109785 | 75212 |
| Financial managers and directors | 76854 | 94500 | 60125.5 |
| Barristers and judges (incl. Solicitors) | 64001.5 | 78010 | 55702 |
| Programmers and software development professionals | 55481 | 58000 | 44653.5 |
| Civil engineers | 49844 | 50000 | 46054.5 |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 49473 | 51407 | 48805.5 |
| Chartered and certified accountants and taxation experts | 46491.5 | 51504 | 42416 |
| Primary and nursery education teaching professionals | 43803 | 44976 | 43654 |
| Nursing and midwifery professionals | 43684.5 | 53563 | 42877 |
| Business sales executives | 34855 | 36475 | 29870 |
| Care workers and home carers | 22840 | 28986 | 21842 |
| Farmers | 19536 | 20016 | 13858 |
Business sales executives earned a median income of €43,233 in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown in 2016, the highest in the country, followed by Fingal (€41,076) and Dublin City (€40,970), see Map 6.2.
Chartered and certified accountants and tax experts earned a median income of €56,473 in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown in 2016, the highest in the country, followed by Dublin City (€54,392) and Clare (€51,778), see Map 6.3.
Financial managers and directors earned a median income of €96,846 in Cork City in 2016, followed by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (€89,071) and Dublin City (€86,623), see Map 6.4.
The highest median earned income was for the ICT, Scientific & Recreation sectors at €37,037, while the lowest median was for the Agricultural, Forestry and Fishing sectors at €22,113 in 2016, see Figure 6.2.
| NACE Sectors | Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (A) | Industry (B,C,D,E) | Construction (F) | Wholesale, Transport and Accommodation (G,H,I) | ICT, Scientific and Recreation (J,M,R) | Financial, Real Estate, Administrative and Services (K,L,N,S) | Public Service, Education and Health (O,P,Q) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median earned income | 22113 | 36501 | 27028 | 22333 | 37037 | 29460 | 36690 |
The highest earned income for Business sales executives was in the Industry sector (€43,344) while the lowest earned income was in the Financial, Real Estate & Administrative sector at €31,391, see Figure 6.3.
Chartered and certified accountants and taxation experts had the highest median value for earned income in the Industry sector at €58,499 while the lowest value was in the ICT, Scientific & Recreation sector at €39,859.
The highest median value for earned income for financial managers and directors was also in the Industry sector at €97,690, with the lowest in the Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing sector at €35,148.
Note that Industry accounts for the Mining and Quarrying (B), Manufacturing (C), Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply (D), and the Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities (E) sectors.
| Occupation | Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (A) | Industry (B,C,D,E) | Construction (F) | Wholesale, Transport and Accommodation (G,H,I) | ICT, Scientific and Recreation (J,M,R) | Financial, Real Estate, Administrative and Services (K,L,N,S) | Public Service, Education and Health (O,P,Q) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business sales executives | 38369 | 43344 | 35774 | 33123 | 38881 | 31390.5 | 32031 |
| Chartered & certified accountants & taxation experts | 47374 | 58499 | 47387 | 48877.5 | 39859 | 54371 | 55000 |
| Financial managers & directors | 35148 | 97690 | 49879 | 71521 | 79928.5 | 79746.5 | 64859 |
For the working population living in Tipperary, nearly one euro in every ten (9.0%) in earned income came from the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing sector in 2016. There were also high proportions in Monaghan (8.6%) and Cavan (7.6%), see Map 6.5.
Less than one euro in every 100 was earned in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing sector for workers living in Dublin City (0.2%), South Dublin (0.3%) and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (0.3%).
The proportions of income earned from the Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing sector by Electoral Division of residence is shown in Map 6.6.
About four euro in every ten (41.7%) earned by employees living in Sligo came from the Public Service, Education and Health sectors in 2016, followed by Leitrim (37.8%) and Donegal (37.8%), see Map 6.7.
The lowest proportions were in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (25%), Wicklow (25.8%) and Meath (26.8%) in 2016.
The proportions of income earned from the Public Service, Education and Health sectors by Electoral Division of residence is shown in Map 6.8.
About one euro in every five (19.9%) earned by employees living in Waterford came from the Industry sectors in 2016, followed by Cork County (19.7%) and Offaly (18.7%), see Map 6.9.
The lowest proportions were in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (4.9%), Dublin City (5.0%) and Fingal (6.7%) in 2016.
The proportions of income earned from the Industry sectors by Electoral Division of residence is shown in Map 6.10.
Note that Industry accounts for the Mining and Quarrying (B), Manufacturing (C), Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply (D), and the Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities (E) sectors.
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