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Compensation of Employees

Compensation of Employees

Compensation of Employees increased by 0.9% in Q1 2025

Online ISSN: 2009-5775
CSO statistical release, , 11am
Table 7.1 Compensation of Employees by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q1 20251
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Public Admin, Education and Health10,055-2.6
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants6,179-3.2
Professional, Admin and Support Services5,396-0.2
Industry (excl. Construction)4,666-2.9
Information and Communication3,608-0.1
Financial and Insurance Activities2,9472.3
Construction1,737-2.2
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services7264.1
Real Estate Activities52015.0
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing3799.8
Total36,212-1.3
1Constant Market Prices, seasonally adjusted

On a seasonally adjusted basis, total Compensation of Employees at constant market prices decreased by 1.3% in the first quarter of 2025, in part driven by a 3.1% decrease in Manufacturing.

`-ConstantCurrent
2019Q11.223598349752233.51568182001103
2019Q20.6887929375165141.59823582993088
2019Q31.01179472152924-0.0664859887531621
2019Q40.394111870065553.48076756229401
2020Q1-1.402282600928991.1968374983474
2020Q2-11.9005309964219-12.7750290869391
2020Q313.80712888494487.37387402070169
2020Q4-1.666965153608588.06572011836792
2021Q1-0.812319873955658-2.39257525935155
2021Q25.150825948708844.85508269271941
2021Q32.920818970507444.53217265338748
2021Q43.440051164699193.98967596082358
2022Q12.66088708207084-0.135005967004709
2022Q20.2889874816826452.102860605442
2022Q30.5024726633037441.74418551703788
2022Q40.86176591195972.86570570564839
2023Q11.808975137966655.75436394188145
2023Q20.9480848186905750.483697907509817
2023Q30.02033854156948680.153319374797967
2023Q4-0.3493930095912923.11157663633175
2024Q12.106357432746873.59698493375056
2024Q20.7599211558541490.51169936316926
2024Q30.619863514901753-0.0950849234594764
2024Q4-0.6116284215458843.34551908400891
2025Q1-1.302583969632813.29382307349757
Column1Q1 2025Q1 2024
Public Admin, Education and Health10.46373019810.111750916
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants6.1792692926.646098541
Professional, Admin and Support Services5.5029514785.685705155
Industry (excl. Construction)4.7993326554.900462466
Information and Communication3.5971745423.411730189
Financial and Insurance Activities3.0320782832.807416335
Construction1.7140231751.703419777
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services0.7255512630.753651582
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing0.3822854640.315307183
Real Estate Activities0.5203378440.353043

On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, Compensation of Employees at constant market prices increased by 0.6% in Q1 2025 compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

ForeignDomestic
Q1 20209.146071889618.6052281446
Q2 20208.110919604216.0302876123
Q3 20208.032298813717.6271371348
Q4 20208.819246410119.7317902728
Q1 20219.388773952717.9631010452
Q2 20219.134478433519.5598259222
Q3 20218.877179364220.8396932338
Q4 20219.613344937621.895703555
Q1 202211.019901603820.1707655753
Q2 202210.489844710521.3612284203
Q3 202210.256972164721.6491265284
Q4 202210.66001248822.9827196905
Q1 202312.493843876522.9573830232
Q2 202311.752527069523.7205485919
Q3 202311.187347327323.7137782066
Q4 202311.729690037324.995295026
Q1 202413.421018938624.8870966416
Q2 202412.463498813525.766676615
Q3 202411.718099378525.6126495809
Q4 202412.549540399726.7104091635
Q1 202514.088895671626.878340775

In Q1 2025, €26.9 billion was compensated to employees of Irish-owned enterprises, while €14.1 billion was paid to those employed in foreign-owned enterprises.

Foreign-owned enterprises are identified by using institutional sector codes which are outlined in The European System of Accounts. Institutional units are any unit that has autonomy of decision and/or a complete set of accounts. Foreign controlled enterprises are any unit with the following institutional sector code: S.11003, S.12203, S.12303, S.12403, S.12503, S.12603, S.12703, S.12803 and S.12903. The foreign/domestic split is calculated using PMOD company level data.

The Labour market division in the CSO publish a labour market churn report each quarter and have recently started publishing this analysis at enterprise ownership level. (See: Employment and Earnings Insights by Nationality of Enterprise Ownership - CSO - Central Statistics Office). Labour market churn gives a view of employment in the economy while also capturing the dynamic nature of labour mobility and churn across time. Payroll records from Revenue’s PAYE modernisation provide information on new hirings, job stayers, and leavers to estimate the overall jobs churn in the economy. Total employment estimates from this analysis are included in table 7.6 alongside Compensation of Employees. In Q1 2025, there were 2.1 million employees in Irish-owned enterprises, with a total remuneration of €26.9 billion.

Column1ForeignDomestic
2019Q17551.470998658818527.6470846361
2019Q27791.4824959236118704.4413967085
2019Q37856.8590477101518621.4487679426
2019Q48207.7166268182519192.2395383262
2020Q18306.0315202890119421.8575947706
2020Q27958.6703816387116226.9728337778
2020Q38119.8874856092317849.1745916085
2020Q48769.1172508125819294.5366909187
2021Q18558.219185082218833.9907155692
2021Q28941.0559742921319781.0683683992
2021Q38968.950748760621054.9098588621
2021Q49595.4542495598821626.2611072363
2022Q110323.413663854220856.1505142092
2022Q210505.213733793221330.013216319
2022Q310729.184100357721661.3082675346
2022Q410917.670925288922401.0376304778
2023Q111675.327210098623560.6610967016
2023Q211743.540428356423662.8836165742
2023Q311732.764195551823727.9447573628
2023Q412050.362372303124513.733715468
2024Q112481.074719956425398.2263952539
2024Q212418.952269699125654.1769880906
2024Q312331.535795869625705.3916561068
2024Q412937.446082418326372.0140364347
2025Q113134.698685754927469.5455005601
Column1Q1 2025Q1 2024
Public Admin, Education and Health737.3850224283700.4817076389
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants559.5770203932554.2200494763
Industry (excl. Construction)313.276388619305.5949355058
Professional, Admin and Support Services247.6701196874255.4149798106
Information and Communication171.0187017607156.4435762852
Construction126.1497847961121.2431068227
Financial and Insurance Activities129.926875868117.5736039474
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services88.039729715990.8014807501
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing32.154624902126.6760920453
Real Estate Activities12.20869404888.6419820611
Table 7.2 Compensation of Employees1 by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2023)2

Table 7.3 Compensation of Employees1 by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin at Constant Market Prices - Seasonally Adjusted (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2023)2

Table 7.4 Compensation of Employees1 by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin at Current Market Prices

Table 7.5 Compensation of Employees1 by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector2 of Origin at Current Market Prices - Seasonally Adjusted

Table 7.6 Breakdown of Compensation of Employees1 & Employment2 by Nationality of Enterprise Ownership

Table 7.7 Compensation of Employees1 by Nationality of Enterprise Ownership - Seasonally Adjusted

Table 7.8 Total number of Employees1 by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector2