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Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) 2020

Income

SILC data 2020 to 2022 was revised on 7 March 2024 due to changes made to weights, reflecting updated household population benchmarks, because of the availability of Census 2022 data. The data in this publication does not reflect these revisions.

Household Income

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The nominal median household disposable income in 2020 was €43,915 and the mean was €52,941. See tables 2.1c and 2.1d.

The phrase ‘nominal’ indicates that the figure has not been adjusted for inflation. Disposable household income is gross household income less total tax, social insurance contributions, pension contributions and inter-household transfers paid. See Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2020 SILC Fact Sheet (PDF 105KB) (Pdf 444kb).

In 2020, households with Three or more persons at work had the highest nominal median household disposable income (€87,855), compared with €24,892 for households with No one at work.

Households containing One adult aged 65 or over had the lowest nominal median household disposable income (€17,312), compared with €75,285 for households composed of Three or more adults and no children. See figure 2.1.

X-axis label	Median Nominal Household Disposable Income (Euro)
1 adult aged 65 years and over	17312
1 adult aged less than 65 years	23628
2 adults, at least 1 aged 65 years and over	37911
2 adults, both aged less than 65 years	53582
3 or more adults	75285
1 adult, with children under 18 years	29506
2 adults, with 1-3 children under 18 years	58008
Other households with children under 18 years	66754

Household disposable income increases as the highest level of education attained by the head of household increases. Where the head of household had an educational attainment of Primary level or below the nominal median household disposable income was €24,196, compared with €58,714 for those with a Third level degree or above.

Owner-occupied households had a nominal median household disposable income of €49,818 in 2020, compared with €36,366 for rented and rent-free households. See figure 2.2.

X-axis label	Median Nominal Household Disposable Income (Euro)
Owner-occupied	49818
Rented or rent free	36366

Households in the Eastern and Midlands region had a nominal median household disposable income of €50,513, compared with €40,640 in the Southern region, and €35,076 in the Northern and Western region.

Equivalised Income

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Equivalised income allows for a more meaningful comparison of income across households by accounting for the number of adults and children living in the household and thus allowing analysis at an individualised level. See At Risk of Poverty Indicators Explained (PDF 717KB) .

The nominal median equivalised disposable income in 2020 was €24,013 and the corresponding at risk of poverty threshold stood at €14,408, i.e. 60% of the median.

Persons Unable to work due to long-standing health problems had the lowest nominal median equivalised disposable income in 2020, at €16,670, compared with €28,221 for Employed persons. See figure 2.3 and table 2.1g.

X-axis label	Median Equivalised Nominal Disposable Income (Euro)
Employed	28221
Unemployed	16920
Retired	22635
Unable to work due to long-standing health problems	16670
Student, pupil	21112
Fulfilling domestic tasks	18812

Individuals with a highest level of educational attainment of Third level degree or higher had the highest nominal median equivalised disposable income of the categories analysed in 2020, at €32,337. This compares with €17,540 for those with Primary level education or lower. See figure 2.4.

X-axis label	Median Equivalised Nominal Disposable Income (Euro)
Third level degree or higher	32337
Third level non-degree	26017
Post leaving certificate	22140
Upper secondary	22860
Lower secondary	19891
Primary or below	17540

Nominal median equivalised disposable income for Males was €24,073 in 2020, the corresponding figure for Females was €23,939.

By age group, persons Aged 65 or over had the lowest nominal median equivalised disposable income (€21,754), followed by children Aged 0-17 (€22,179), while persons Aged 35-49 had the highest (€25,667).

Individuals living in the Eastern and Midlands region had a nominal median equivalised disposable income of €25,868, which was 26.4% higher than those living in the Northern and Western region (€20,465) and 14.6% higher than those living in the Southern region (€22,575).

Composition of Income

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Gross income includes social transfers plus market income, such as employment, pension and other income. In 2020, the weekly equivalised gross income was €744.27, comprised of €642.22 in market income and €102.05 in social transfers.

Mean weekly equivalised market income increased from €88.26 for persons in the first decile to €1,965.40 for those in the tenth, while the average for social transfers ranged from €181.29 for persons in the second decile to €44.99 for those in the tenth decile. Almost all gross income in the top decile is from market income (97.8%), compared with 39.6% in the lowest decile. See table 2.4 and figure 2.5.

X-axis label	Total social transfers	Total market income
1st decile	134.73	88.26
2nd decile	181.29	128.81
3rd decile	162.42	216.26
4th decile	119.16	346.35
5th decile	107.27	437.81
6th decile	96.34	547.2
7th decile	66.86	702.67
8th decile	57.62	880.57
9th decile	49.93	1106.09
10th decile	44.99	1965.4

Disposable income is gross income less total tax, social insurance contributions, pension contributions and inter-household transfers paid. Mean nominal weekly equivalised disposable income was €532.04 in 2020, ranging from €208.29 for the first decile to €1,250.74 for those in the tenth. Mean weekly equivalised deductions (tax, social insurance, pension contributions, inter-household transfers paid) stood at €212.23 on average in 2020, increasing from €14.70 for persons in decile one to €759.65 in decile ten.

Distribution of Income

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Less than half of those describing their principal economic status as Unemployed (45.9%) and those Unable to work due to long-standing health problems (46.8%) are in the first quintile, i.e. the lowest 20%, of the net disposable equivalised income distribution, compared with one in ten (9.8%) of those that are Employed. See table 2.6 and figure 2.6.

	Quintile 5	Quintile 4	Quintile 3	Quintile 2	Quintile 1
Fulfilling domestic tasks	8.6	12.1	18	26.7	34.5
Student, pupil	12.5	17.5	19.6	25.1	25.2
Unable to work due to long-standing health problems	4.9	9.6	16.1	22.5	46.8
Retired	17.2	18.5	18.8	23.3	22.3
Unemployed	7.9	8.5	16.1	21.6	45.9
Employed	29.2	25.2	20.8	15.0	9.8

Equality of Income

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Quintile Share Ratio

The quintile share ratio is the ratio of the total equivalised disposable income received by the 20% of persons with the highest income (fifth quintile) to that received by the 20% of persons with the lowest income (first quintile). In 2020 the quintile share ratio stood at 4.1, indicating that the total income of the richest 20% was over four times that of the poorest 20%, at 37.6% and 9.3% respectively. See figure 2.7.

	Quintile 5	Quintile 4	Quintile 3	Quintile 2	Quintile 1
2020	37.6	22.4	17.3	13.4	9.3

Gini Coefficient

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The Gini coefficient measures income equality across the entire income distribution. It is the ratio of the area between the line of perfect equality and the observed Lorenz curve to the area between the line of perfect equality and the line of perfect inequality. A Gini coefficient value of 0% denotes perfect equality, indicating that income is distributed equally amongst all persons. A Gini Coefficient of 100% would denote perfect inequality where all the income is held by one person. In 2020 the Gini coefficient, expressed as a percentage, was 28.5%. If calculated before social transfers were included in income, the gini coefficient would have been 43.5%. See figure 2.8.

X-axis label	Perfect Equality	Cumulative equivalised disposable income	Cumulative Equivalised Disposable Income excluding Social Transfers
0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0
2	2	1	0
3	3	1	0
4	4	1	0
5	5	2	0
6	6	2	0
7	7	3	0
8	8	3	0
9	9	4	0
10	10	4	0
11	11	5	0
12	12	5	0
13	13	6	0
14	14	6	0
15	15	7	1
16	16	7	1
17	17	8	1
18	18	8	1
19	19	9	2
20	20	10	2
21	21	10	2
22	22	11	2
23	23	11	3
24	24	12	3
25	25	13	4
26	26	13	4
27	27	14	5
28	28	15	5
29	29	15	6
30	30	16	6
31	31	17	7
32	32	17	7
33	33	18	8
34	34	19	8
35	35	19	9
36	36	20	10
37	37	21	10
38	38	22	11
39	39	22	12
40	40	23	12
41	41	24	13
42	42	25	14
43	43	25	15
44	44	26	15
45	45	27	16
46	46	28	17
47	47	29	18
48	48	30	19
49	49	30	19
50	50	31	20
51	51	32	21
52	52	33	22
53	53	34	23
54	54	35	24
55	55	36	25
56	56	37	26
57	57	38	27
58	58	39	28
59	59	39	29
60	60	40	30
61	61	41	31
62	62	42	32
63	63	43	34
64	64	44	35
65	65	46	36
66	66	47	37
67	67	48	38
68	68	49	40
69	69	50	41
70	70	51	42
71	71	52	43
72	72	53	45
73	73	54	46
74	74	56	47
75	75	57	49
76	76	58	50
77	77	59	51
78	78	60	53
79	79	62	54
80	80	63	56
81	81	64	57
82	82	66	59
83	83	67	61
84	84	68	62
85	85	70	64
86	86	71	66
87	87	73	67
88	88	74	69
89	89	76	71
90	90	77	73
91	91	79	75
92	92	81	77
93	93	82	79
94	94	84	81
95	95	86	83
96	96	88	86
97	97	90	88
98	98	93	91
99	99	96	95
100	100	100	100

Income Tables 2.1a to 2.6

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Table 2.1a Median real household disposable income by demographic characteristics, 2020

Table 2.1b Mean real household disposable income by demographic characteristics, 2020

Table 2.1c Median nominal household disposable income by demographic characteristics, 2020

Table 2.1d Mean nominal household disposable income by demographic characteristics, 2020

Table 2.1e Median equivalised real disposable income by demographic characteristics, 2020

Table 2.1f Mean equivalised real disposable income by demographic characteristics, 2020

Table 2.1g Median equivalised nominal disposable income by demographic characteristics, 2020

Table 2.1h Mean equivalised nominal disposable income by demographic characteristics, 2020

Table 2.2a Composition of nominal household income and nominal equivalised income, 2020

Table 2.2b Composition of real household income and real equivalised income, 2020

Table 2.3a Nominal median income measures, 2020

Table 2.3b Nominal mean income measures, 2020

Table 2.4 Average weekly equivalised income by net disposable equivalised income deciles and composition of net equivalised disposable income, 2020

Table 2.4 Average weekly equivalised income by net disposable equivalised income deciles and composition of net equivalised disposable income, 2020¹
€
Decile		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	State
Weekly threshold (€)		<256.71	<308.88	<356.04	<408.19	<460.20	<515.62	<590.65	<691.44	<829.31	>829.31
Average Weekly Equivalised Income
Market Income
	Employee income	59.13	103.63	158.99	264.44	336.60	406.54	519.13	639.88	833.67	1,213.24	453.67
	Employer's social insurance contributions	5.99	10.80	17.62	29.29	38.52	47.66	62.36	80.93	110.12	156.25	55.97
	Self-employment income	16.51	8.81	23.24	27.90	27.83	44.61	66.90	70.62	66.53	299.17	65.28
	Private or occupational pension	2.11	2.00	10.37	17.09	25.47	33.69	33.13	68.29	65.87	118.19	37.64
	Other market income	4.52	3.57	6.06	7.63	9.38	14.70	21.14	20.84	29.90	178.55	29.67
	Total Market Income	88.26	128.81	216.26	346.35	437.81	547.20	702.67	880.57	1,106.09	1,965.40	642.22
Social Transfers
	Unemployment benefits	44.46	32.60	22.71	14.15	8.59	9.05	3.51	4.09	3.86	1.37	14.44
	Old-age benefits	8.21	66.37	49.08	36.37	33.52	29.97	21.38	24.36	21.07	23.17	31.35
	Family/children related allowances	31.99	40.61	47.23	40.05	35.85	32.43	23.58	16.48	13.64	12.51	29.43
	Housing allowances	9.33	14.64	14.84	8.48	8.54	9.69	3.28	2.20	3.80	0.83	7.56
	Other social transfers	40.73	27.08	28.56	20.11	20.77	15.20	15.11	10.49	7.57	7.11	19.27
	Total Social Transfers	134.73	181.29	162.42	119.16	107.27	96.34	66.86	57.62	49.93	44.99	102.05
Gross Income		223.00	310.10	378.69	465.52	545.09	643.54	769.52	938.18	1,156.02	2,010.39	744.27
Tax and Social Contributions
	Tax on income and social contributions	6.69	12.73	23.11	44.91	61.45	92.77	130.38	180.95	255.28	526.19	133.53
	Employer's social insurance contributions	5.99	10.80	17.62	29.29	38.52	47.66	62.36	80.93	110.12	156.25	55.97
	Pension Contributions	0.76	2.00	3.17	7.75	10.86	15.37	24.04	31.94	38.55	68.92	20.35
	Regular inter-household cash transfers paid	1.27	0.39	1.36	2.41	1.02	1.25	1.92	3.01	2.90	8.29	2.38
	Total Tax and Social Contributions	14.70	25.92	45.26	84.37	111.85	157.05	218.70	296.84	406.84	759.65	212.23
Net Disposable Income		208.29	284.18	333.42	381.15	433.23	486.49	550.82	641.34	749.18	1,250.74	532.04
¹This table was updated on 06/05/2022. Please see information note for details. https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/in/silc/informationnote-revisiontosilc2020/

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Table 2.5 Average weekly household income by net disposable household income deciles and composition of net household disposable income, 2020

Table 2.5 Average weekly household income by net disposable household income deciles and composition of net household disposable income, 2020¹
												€
Decile		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	State
Weekly threshold (€)		<294.05	<458.39	<580.50	<715.55	<841.60	<1,011.88	<1,177.76	<1,410.56	<1,801.62	>1,801.62
Average Weekly household Income
Market Income
	Employee income	16.32	103.25	159.53	342.47	512.81	671.50	956.50	1,284.17	1,715.27	2,660.97	842.56
	Employer's social insurance contributions	1.67	10.39	17.28	41.10	58.81	74.83	112.28	159.43	216.82	342.44	103.54
	Self-employment income	5.83	17.91	42.04	39.88	42.14	95.95	106.48	104.14	178.11	600.34	123.31
	Private or occupational pension	3.80	29.86	54.34	90.51	89.80	99.31	100.91	90.76	91.17	185.36	83.59
	Other market income	5.58	13.49	19.25	16.65	21.13	35.50	38.03	36.04	63.27	339.50	58.86
	Total Market Income	33.20	174.90	292.44	530.62	724.70	977.10	1,314.19	1,674.55	2,264.64	4,128.62	1,211.86
Social Transfers
	Unemployment benefits	27.24	44.92	29.78	39.05	41.02	25.89	27.87	16.62	9.43	7.72	26.95
	Old-age benefits	98.70	94.61	140.60	96.86	79.04	63.30	41.73	31.77	32.50	33.30	71.23
	Family/children related allowances	5.84	29.20	45.90	52.45	64.36	59.78	63.16	60.26	58.74	45.21	48.50
	Housing allowances	20.10	26.37	21.61	18.74	22.14	14.14	12.51	9.65	0.91	1.09	14.72
	Other social transfers	59.33	35.23	45.76	38.80	43.11	39.60	33.11	35.40	33.63	27.29	39.13
	Total Social Transfers	211.21	230.33	283.65	245.90	249.67	202.71	178.38	153.69	135.20	114.60	200.53
Gross Income		244.41	405.23	576.10	776.52	974.37	1,179.80	1,492.58	1,828.24	2,399.84	4,243.22	1,412.39
Tax and Social Contributions
	Tax on income and social contributions	3.67	16.18	33.26	75.77	113.83	153.72	238.56	327.09	500.89	1,048.01	251.18
	Employer's social insurance contributions	1.67	10.39	17.28	41.10	58.81	74.83	112.28	159.43	216.82	342.44	103.54
	Pension Contributions	0.28	2.40	3.26	9.86	20.90	25.42	34.67	50.67	89.12	142.96	37.97
	Regular inter-household cash transfers paid	2.37	3.11	4.35	1.85	3.50	3.39	12.08	4.43	9.05	6.88	5.10
	Total Tax and Social Contributions	8.00	32.08	58.15	128.59	197.04	257.37	397.60	541.62	815.87	1,540.29	397.80
Net Disposable Income		236.41	373.15	517.94	647.94	777.32	922.44	1,094.98	1,286.62	1,583.97	2,702.93	1,014.59
¹This table was updated on 06/05/2022. Please see information note for details. https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/in/silc/informationnote-revisiontosilc2020/

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Table 2.6 Demographic characteristics of individuals by net disposable equivalised income deciles, 2020

Table 2.6 Demographic characteristics of individuals by net disposable equivalised income deciles, 2020¹
												%
Decile		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	State
Weekly threshold (€)		<256.71	<308.88	<356.04	<408.19	<460.20	<515.62	<590.65	<691.44	<829.31	>829.31
Distribution across deciles
Sex
	Male	10.1	9.3	10.4	10.1	9.9	10.2	10.2	9.7	9.8	10.4	100
	Female	9.9	10.7	9.6	10.0	10.1	9.8	9.8	10.3	10.2	9.6	100
Age group
	0-17	12.5	10.5	11.8	11.0	10.9	10.6	9.9	8.3	7.7	6.8	100
	18-34	10.4	7.2	8.0	9.6	11.3	10.0	10.8	10.2	12.6	9.9	100
	35-49	8.7	8.8	8.5	8.9	8.7	10.2	10.8	11.1	12.1	12.3	100
	50-64	11.8	7.5	8.5	10.2	8.4	9.7	10.2	11.3	9.4	13.1	100
	65+	5.0	18.2	13.9	10.5	10.5	9.0	7.5	9.4	7.4	8.5	100
Principal Economic Status (aged 16 years and over)
	Employed	4.9	4.9	6.6	8.4	9.9	10.9	11.7	13.5	14.3	14.9	100
	Unemployed	29.4	16.5	13.2	8.4	10.5	5.6	4.2	4.3	4.3	3.6	100
	Retired	5.5	16.8	13.4	9.9	9.8	9.0	8.1	10.4	9.0	8.2	100
	Unable to work dut to long-standing health problems	29.3	17.5	13.6	8.9	9.2	6.9	6.0	3.6	2.9	2.0	100
	Student, pupil	15.2	10.0	10.6	14.5	8.9	10.7	11.8	5.7	4.9	7.6	100
	Fulfilling domestic tasks	14.4	20.1	13.6	13.1	9.3	8.7	7.3	4.8	4.5	4.1	100
Highest education level attained (aged 16 years and over)
	Primary or below	12.1	27.2	16.6	13.4	10.5	7.7	5.2	3.7	1.8	1.8	100
	Lower secondary	15.4	12.8	15.4	11.9	11.2	9.9	8.5	6.9	4.8	3.2	100
	Higher secondary	11.2	10.6	9.5	11.2	12.6	11.6	11.4	9.6	6.5	5.8	100
	Post leaving cert	12.3	10.1	12.5	10.5	12.8	9.0	11.6	7.8	7.1	6.5	100
	Third level non degree	7.2	9.5	9.3	9.4	8.0	10.6	11.5	12.7	11.9	9.9	100
	Third level degree or above	4.6	4.1	4.7	7.0	6.8	9.3	10.2	14.1	18.2	21.1	100
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	9.0	34.7	11.4	5.8	6.7	7.1	6.3	6.2	5.1	7.6	100
	1 adult aged <65	27.3	4.9	8.2	6.1	3.8	6.0	7.7	11.0	11.5	13.5	100
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	3.0	10.5	15.6	12.9	12.7	10.2	8.4	9.9	7.2	9.4	100
	2 adults, both aged <65	6.4	7.3	5.4	4.4	5.5	8.7	8.9	13.5	18.0	21.9	100
	3 or more adults	6.3	4.7	6.9	8.9	10.6	10.6	12.6	14.1	13.9	11.5	100
	1 adult with children aged under 18	24.3	14.7	20.4	10.2	9.2	7.4	6.0	3.3	2.1	2.5	100
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	7.0	9.2	9.9	9.3	9.5	12.4	11.3	11.2	10.8	9.3	100
	Other households with children aged under 18	15.4	11.1	10.3	17.0	15.1	8.6	9.8	4.5	4.2	4.1	100
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	22.9	21.2	15.8	9.8	6.9	6.4	4.6	4.8	4.0	3.6	100
	1	11.5	11.9	12.0	12.6	10.6	9.7	8.5	7.6	7.3	8.3	100
	2	3.5	3.9	6.1	9.1	9.4	11.7	13.5	13.7	14.3	14.7	100
	3+	3.7	4.2	7.0	6.9	16.3	11.7	12.5	13.4	13.7	10.6	100
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	5.3	8.3	9.0	9.3	9.6	10.9	11.0	12.6	11.4	12.4	100
	Rented or rent free	20.6	13.7	12.3	11.6	10.8	7.8	7.7	4.1	6.7	4.7	100
Urban/rural location
	Urban areas	9.9	9.5	8.8	9.5	10.2	9.5	9.3	10.6	11.4	11.4	100
	Rural areas	10.2	11.1	12.3	11.1	9.5	11.0	11.5	8.8	7.2	7.2	100
Region
	Northern and Western	14.6	12.2	13.9	12.9	8.1	9.1	8.9	8.3	6.9	5.2	100
	Southern	11.9	11.2	10.8	10.7	10.8	9.7	9.9	9.0	9.2	6.7	100
	Eastern and Midland	7.3	8.5	8.2	8.6	10.1	10.5	10.4	11.2	11.5	13.7	100
¹This table was updated on 06/05/2022. Please see information note for details. https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/in/silc/informationnote-revisiontosilc2020/

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Table 2.1b Mean real household disposable income¹ by demographic characteristics, 2020²
All households
€
State		52,941
Sex (head of household)
	Male	54,565
	Female	51,627
Age group (head of household)
	18-34	52,402
	35-49	58,955
	50-64	59,724
	65+	37,418
Principal Economic Status (head of household)
	Employed	64,975
	Unemployed	35,453
	Retired	38,752
	Unable to work due to long-standing health problems	28,773
	Fulfilling domestic tasks	45,926
Highest education level attained (head of household)
	Primary or below	26,986
	Lower secondary	37,885
	Higher secondary	48,150
	Post leaving cert	46,808
	Third level non degree	53,069
	Third level degree or above	69,308
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	22,534
	1 adult aged <65	27,828
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	46,699
	2 adults, both aged <65	57,674
	3 or more adults	81,678
	1 adult with children aged under 18	32,364
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	68,271
	Other households with children aged under 18	75,229
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	28,822
	1	47,591
	2	76,040
	3+	96,580
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	57,929
	Rented or rent free	41,925
Urban/rural location
	Urban areas	55,350
	Rural areas	48,105
Region
	Northern and Western	42,942
	Southern	47,676
	Eastern and Midland	60,178
¹Deflator base year 2020.
²This table was updated on 06/05/2022. Please see information note for details https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/in/silc/informationnote-revisiontosilc2020/

Table 2.1d Mean nominal household disposable income by demographic characteristics, 2020¹
All households
€
State		52,941
Sex (head of household)
	Male	54,565
	Female	51,627
Age group (head of household)
	18-34	52,402
	35-49	58,955
	50-64	59,724
	65+	37,418
Principal Economic Status (head of household)
	Employed	64,975
	Unemployed	35,453
	Retired	38,752
	Unable to work due to long-standing health problems	28,773
	Fulfilling domestic tasks	45,926
Highest education level attained (head of household)
	Primary or below	26,986
	Lower secondary	37,885
	Higher secondary	48,150
	Post leaving cert	46,808
	Third level non degree	53,069
	Third level degree or above	69,308
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	22,534
	1 adult aged <65	27,828
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	46,699
	2 adults, both aged <65	57,674
	3 or more adults	81,678
	1 adult with children aged under 18	32,364
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	68,271
	Other households with children aged under 18	75,229
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	28,822
	1	47,591
	2	76,040
	3+	96,580
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	57,929
	Rented or rent free	41,925
Urban/rural location
	Urban areas	55,350
	Rural areas	48,105
Region
	Northern and Western	42,942
	Southern	47,676
	Eastern and Midland	60,178
¹This table was updated on 06/05/2022. Please see information note for details https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/in/silc/informationnote-revisiontosilc2020/

Table 2.3a Nominal median income measures¹, 2020²
€
National income definition
	Total gross household income	55,259
	Total disposable household income	43,915
National income definition, national equivalence scale
	Equivalised total disposable income	24,013
	Equivalised total disposable income excluding all social transfers	19,759
	Equivalised total disposable income excluding all social transfers and public sector pensions	18,987
¹Gross and disposable household income is averaged over households, while equivalised income is averaged over individuals within the household.
²This table was updated on 06/05/2022. Please see information note for details. https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/in/silc/informationnote-revisiontosilc2020/

Table 2.3b Nominal mean income measures¹, 2020²
€
National income definition
	Total gross household income	73,698
	Total disposable household income	52,941
National income definition, national equivalence scale
	Equivalised total disposable income	27,762
	Equivalised total disposable income excluding all social transfers	22,437
	Equivalised total disposable income excluding all social transfers and public sector pensions	21,384
¹Gross and disposable household income is averaged over households, while equivalised income is averaged over individuals within the household.
²This table was updated on 06/05/2022. Please see information note for details. https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/in/silc/informationnote-revisiontosilc2020/

Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) 2020

Income

Household Income

Equivalised Income

Composition of Income

Distribution of Income

Equality of Income

Gini Coefficient

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Table 2.1e Median equivalised real disposable income¹ by demographic characteristics, 2020²
All persons
€
State		24,013
Sex
	Male	24,073
	Female	23,939
Age group
	0-17	22,179
	18-34	24,956
	35-49	25,667
	50-64	25,234
	65+	21,754
Principal Economic Status
	Employed	28,221
	Unemployed	16,920
	Retired	22,635
	Unable to work due to long-standing health problems	16,670
	Student, pupil	21,112
	Fulfilling domestic tasks	18,812
Highest education level attained
	Primary or below	17,540
	Lower secondary	19,891
	Higher secondary	22,860
	Post leaving cert	22,140
	Third level non degree	26,017
	Third level degree or above	32,337
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	17,312
	1 adult aged <65	23,628
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	22,885
	2 adults, both aged <65	32,457
	3 or more adults	27,610
	1 adult with children aged under 18	17,855
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	24,966
	Other households with children aged under 18	20,593
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	16,955
	1	21,568
	2	28,488
	3+	27,147
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	26,093
	Rented or rent free	19,248
Urban/rural location
	Urban areas	24,730
	Rural areas	22,983
Region
	Northern and Western	20,465
	Southern	22,575
	Eastern and Midland	25,868
¹Deflator base year 2020.
²This table was updated on 06/05/2022. Please see information note for details https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/in/silc/informationnote-revisiontosilc2020/

Table 2.2a Composition of nominal household income¹ and nominal equivalised income¹,2020²
€
		Nominal household income¹	Nominal equivalised income¹
Average Weekly Income
Market Income
	Employee income	842.56	453.67
	Employer's social insurance contributions	103.54	55.97
	Self-employment income	123.31	65.28
	Private or occupational pension	83.59	37.64
	Other market income	58.86	29.67
	Total market income	1,211.86	642.22
Social Transfers
	Unemployment related payments	26.95	14.44
	Old-age related payments	71.23	31.35
	Family/children related allowances	48.50	29.43
	Housing allowances	14.72	7.56
	Other social transfers	39.13	19.27
	Total social transfers	200.53	102.05
Gross Income		1,412.39	744.27
Tax and Social Contributions
	Tax on income and social contributions	251.18	133.53
	Employer's social insurance contributions	103.54	55.97
	Pension contributions	37.97	20.35
	Regular inter-household cash transfers paid	5.10	2.38
	Total Tax and Social Contributions	397.80	212.23
Net Disposable Income		1,014.59	532.04
¹ Household income is averaged over households while equivalised income is averaged over individuals within the household.
²This table was updated on 06/05/2022. Please see information note for details. https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/in/silc/informationnote-revisiontosilc2020/

Table 2.2b Composition of real household income^1,2and real equivalised income^1,2, 2020³
€
		Real household income^1,2	Real equivalised income^1,2
Average Weekly Income
Market Income
	Employee income	842.56	453.67
	Employer's social insurance contributions	103.54	55.97
	Self-employment income	123.31	65.28
	Private or occupational pension	83.59	37.64
	Other market income	58.86	29.67
	Total market income	1,211.86	642.22
Social Transfers
	Unemployment related payments	26.95	14.44
	Old-age related payments	71.23	31.35
	Family/children related allowances	48.50	29.43
	Housing allowances	14.72	7.56
	Other social transfers	39.13	19.27
	Total social transfers	200.53	102.05
Gross Income		1,412.39	744.27
Tax and Social Contributions
	Tax on income and social contributions	251.18	133.53
	Employer's social insurance contributions	103.54	55.97
	Pension contributions	37.97	20.35
	Regular inter-household cash transfers paid	5.10	2.38
	Total Tax and Social Contributions	397.80	212.23
Net Disposable Income		1,014.59	532.04
¹Household income is averaged over households while equivalised income is averaged over individuals within the household.
²Deflator base year 2020.
³This table was updated on 06/05/2022. Please see information note for details. https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/in/silc/informationnote-revisiontosilc2020/