Employees of Irish nationality recorded the highest median hourly earnings in 2022 at €20.45 with 37.5 median paid weekly hours. Those from the United Kingdom earned the next highest median hourly earnings at €19.93 with 37.3 median paid weekly hours. The lowest median hourly earnings were recorded in the EU27 excluding Ireland group at €16.53 with 38.9 median paid weekly hours.
Employees from the UK recorded the highest mean hourly earnings at €28.66 and 33.0 mean paid weekly hours followed by Ireland at €27.02 with 32.4 mean paid weekly hours. The EU27 excluding Ireland group recorded the lowest hourly earnings at €22.01 with 35.7 mean paid weekly hours. (See Figure 6.1 and Figure 6.2).
The highest median hourly earnings for full-time workers were the UK nationals’ group at €23.04 with 38.9 median paid weekly hours, followed by employees from Ireland at €22.60 with 39.0 median paid weekly hours. The lowest median hourly earnings for full-time workers were in the EU27 excluding Ireland group at €17.54 with 39.8 median paid weekly hours.
The highest median hourly earnings for part-time workers were Irish nationals at €16.01 with 19.3 median paid weekly hours, followed by UK nationals at €14.59 with 19.3 median paid weekly hours. The lowest median hourly earnings for part-time workers were recorded in the other nationalities group (employees from outside Ireland, the UK and the EU27) at €13.16 with 19.8 median paid weekly hours. (See Table 6.2).
The highest mean hourly earnings for full-time workers were UK nationals at €31.89 with 38.2 mean paid weekly hours, followed by Irish nationals at €29.21 with 37.7 mean paid weekly hours. The lowest mean hourly earnings for full-time workers were in the EU27 excluding Ireland group and the UK at €23.11 with 39.3 mean paid weekly hours.
The highest mean hourly earnings for part-time workers were Irish nationals at €21.25 with 18.5 mean paid weekly hours, followed by UK nationals at €19.90 with 18.7 mean paid weekly hours. The lowest mean hourly earnings for part-time workers were recorded in the EU27 excluding Ireland group at €17.66 with 21.3 mean paid weekly hours. (See Table 6.1).
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