Structure of Earnings Survey 2022

Employees in the Dublin region earned the highest median hourly earnings in 2022 at €21.15 with 37.5 median paid weekly hours. Employees in the Mid-East region earned the next highest median hourly earnings at €19.73 with 37.5 median paid weekly hours. The lowest median hourly earnings were recorded in the Border region at €16.57 with 37.3 median paid weekly hours.

Employees in the Dublin region also recorded the highest mean hourly earnings at €29.63 with 33.9 mean paid weekly hours followed by the Mid-East region at €26.70 with 33.0 mean paid weekly hours. The Border region recorded the lowest hourly earnings at €21.45 with 32.3 mean paid weekly hours. (See Figure 7.1 and Figure 7.2).

Median

The highest median hourly earnings for full-time workers were recorded in Dublin at €23.49 with 38.9 median paid weekly hours, followed by employees from the Mid-East at €21.61 with 38.9 median paid weekly hours. The lowest median hourly earnings for full-time workers were in the Border region at €17.93 with 38.8 median paid weekly hours. 

The highest median hourly earnings for part-time workers were in the Mid-West at €16.11 with 18.9 median paid weekly hours, followed by the South-West at €15.82 with 19.3 median paid weekly hours. The lowest median hourly earnings for part-time workers were recorded in the Border region at €13.51 with 17.8 median paid weekly hours. (See Table 7.2).

Mean

The highest mean hourly earnings for full-time workers in 2022 was in Dublin at €32.16 with 38.1 mean paid weekly hours, followed by the Mid-East at €29.19 with 38.1 mean paid weekly hours. The lowest mean hourly earnings for full-time workers were in the Border region at €22.60 with 37.7 mean paid weekly hours. 

The highest mean hourly earnings for part-time workers were in the South-West at €21.53 with 18.9 mean paid weekly hours, followed by the Mid-West at €21.27 with 17.7 mean paid weekly hours. The lowest mean hourly earnings for part-time workers were recorded in the Border region at €18.27 with 17.5 mean paid weekly hours. (See Table 7.1).