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Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) 2023

Household Income

Median household income increased in SILC 2023, but decreased when adjusted for inflation

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CSO statistical publication, 07 March 2024, 11am

The income reference period of SILC in year T is the calendar year T-1, i.e. for SILC 2023 the income relates to Jan-Dec 2022.

Real and Nominal Household Income

€55,149

Median nominal disposable income of households

Up 5.8% in SILC 2023

Adjusting for inflation, income down 1.9% in 2023

Source: CSO Ireland, Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) 2023

The median nominal household disposable income in SILC 2023 (calendar year 2022) was €55,149, an increase of €3,005 (+5.8%) from the previous year. Using a base income year of 2019 to adjust for inflation, the real median household disposable income was €50,162, a decrease of €958 (-1.9%) compared with the previous year. See figure 2.1 and tables 2.1a & 2.1c.

Disposable household income is gross household income less total tax, social insurance contributions, pension contributions and inter-household transfers paid. The ‘nominal’ figures discussed here have not been adjusted for inflation.

Real income is income that has been adjusted for inflation using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. The current time-series begins with SILC 2020, where the income relates to the 2019 calendar year. As such, a base year of 2019 is used to adjust for inflation. Over the calendar year of 2022 (the income reference period for SILC 2023), the annual CPI varied from +5% in January to +9.2% in October 2022, see the CSO’s Consumer Price Index December 2022.

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X-axis label	Real Median	Nominal Median	Real Mean	Nominal Mean
2021	50074	49906	57502	57309
2022	51120	52144	59264	60451
2023	50162	55149	57210	62898

Adults living alone have the lowest household income

Results from SILC 2023 show that factors such as age, employment status, education level, region, the number of people, and number of workers in the household all influence household income. Households with three or more persons at work had the highest nominal median household disposable income at €91,217, compared with €29,293 for households with no one at work. See table 2.1a.

Households composed of one adult aged 65 or over had the lowest median household disposable income at €19,753, compared with €79,167 for households composed of three or more adults and no children. All household types have seen an increase in nominal median household disposable income in SILC 2023, except for households composed of three or more adults and no children and other households with children aged under 18, who’s income fell in the year. See figure 2.2 and table 2.1a.

X-axis label	2021	2022	2023
1 adult aged 65+	17690	16826	19753
1 adult aged <65	24136	23994	27405
2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	38929	38796	44204
2 adults, both aged <65	52760	59060	61073
3 or more adults	73553	79419	79167
1 adult with children aged under 18	33421	35432	36973
2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	62428	62444	65877
Other households with children aged under 18	70183	75077	74577

After adjusting for inflation, real median household disposable income fell in five of the eight household groups in SILC 2023. The real income of households composed of one adults 65 years or over increased by 8.9% in 2023. Other households with children aged under 18 saw their real income fall by 7.8% in the year. See figure 2.3 and table 2.1c.

X-axis label	2021	2022	2023
1 adult aged 65+	17749	16496	17967
1 adult aged <65	24217	23523	24927
2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	39060	38034	40207
2 adults, both aged <65	52937	57900	55550
3 or more adults	73800	77859	72008
1 adult with children aged under 18	33533	34736	33630
2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	62638	61218	59920
Other households with children aged under 18	70419	73602	67833

Home ownership is correlated with higher household income

SILC results show that those living in owner-occupied households have significantly higher household disposable income compared with people living in rented or rent-free households. The nominal median household disposable income for owner-occupied households was €63,036 in SILC 2023, an increase of €2,083 (+3.4%) from the previous year. The corresponding figure for rented and rent-free households increased by 7.6% to €43,433. See table 2.1a.

Households in the Northern and Western region saw their nominal median household disposable income increase 2.2% in SILC 2023. When inflation is accounted for, real median household disposable income for households in this region fell by 5.2% in the year. Real median household disposable incomes fell to a less extent for household in the Southern (down 0.9%) and Eastern and Midlands (down 2.5%) regions. See figure 2.4 tables 2.1a & 2.1c.

X-axis label	Nominal - % change 2022 to 2023	Real - % change 2022 to 2023
Northern and Western	2.2	-5.2
Southern	6.8	-0.9
Eastern and Midland	5.1	-2.5

Composition of Household Income

Households in the lower income deciles are most reliant on social transfer income

Gross income includes social transfers plus market income, such as employment, pension income, employer’s social insurance and pension contributions, and other income. Cost of living measures introduced in 2022, such as energy credits and increased or additional social welfare payments and allowances are included in social transfers for SILC 2023 estimates. See Background Notes for details.

In SILC 2023, the mean weekly household gross income was €1,736, representing an increase of €75 (4.5%) from the previous year. See table 2.2a.

On average, households received €1,509 (86.9% of gross weekly income) from market income sources, and €227 (13.1% of gross income) from social transfers per week. However, this varied considerably by decile.

Ranking households from lowest household disposable income to highest and splitting into ten groups allows us to split households into deciles.

Households in the first household disposable income decile had a mean weekly gross income of €297, with an average €62 (20.7% of gross income) from market income and €235 (79.3% of gross income) from social transfers. After deductions, these households had an average net disposable income of €281 per week.

For households in the fifth decile the mean weekly gross income was €1,223, composed of an average €941 (76.9%) market income and €282 (23.1%) in social transfers. After deductions, households in the fifth decile had an average of €972 in disposable income.

Households in the tenth decile had a mean weekly gross income of €5,205, composed of an average €5,048 (97%) market income and €156 (3%) in social transfers. After deductions households in the tenth decile had an average €3,053 in disposable income. See figure 2.5 and table 2.3.

X-axis label	Total social transfers	Total market income	Total deductions	Net disposable income
1st decile	235	62	-16	281
2nd decile	272	280	-61	491
3rd decile	286	482	-110	658
4th decile	313	653	-160	805
5th decile	282	941	-251	972
6th decile	256	1219	-339	1137
7th decile	168	1681	-543	1307
8th decile	184	1990	-658	1515
9th decile	115	2725	-1010	1831
10th decile	156	5048	-2151	3053
State	227	1509	-530	1205

Households in the upper income deciles contribute most in tax and social insurance contributions

Disposable income is gross income less total tax, personal and employer’s social insurance contributions, personal and employer’s pension contributions, and inter-household transfers paid.

The mean weekly contribution in income tax and social insurance was €337 (19.4% of gross income). After total deductions of €530 (30.6% of gross income), the average household had €1,205 in weekly disposable income. See figure 2.5 and table 2.3a.

On average, households in the first household disposable income decile contributed €16 (5.4% of gross income) in tax, social insurance, inter-household transfers and pension deductions each week, containing an average €7 (2.3% of gross income) in tax and social insurance contributions. This left an average net disposable income of €281 per week.

For households in the fifth decile, an average of €251 (20.5% of gross income) was deducted each week leaving a disposable income of €972. On average, households in the fifth decile paid €144 a week (11.8% of gross income) in tax and social insurance contributions.

Households in the tenth decile had an average €2,151 (41.3% of gross income) deducted each week, resulting in a disposable income of €3,053. On average, households in the tenth decile paid €1,506 (28.9%) of gross income in weekly tax and social insurance contributions. See figure 2.5 and table 2.3.

Household Income Tables 2.1a to 2.3

Table 2.1a Median nominal household disposable income by demographic characteristics and year

Table 2.1a Median nominal household disposable income by demographic characteristics and year¹
All households
		Median nominal household disposable income (€)			% change
		2021	2022	2023	2021-2022	2022-2023
State		49,906	52,144	55,149	4.5	5.8
Sex (head of household)
	Male	53,666	55,663	57,572	3.7	3.4
	Female	47,988	48,790	53,103	1.7	8.8
Age group (head of household)
	18-34	52,457	58,998	58,747	12.5	-0.4
	35-49	57,313	59,307	62,913	3.5	6.1
	50-64	53,970	59,767	58,944	10.7	-1.4
	65+	33,300	31,631	37,491	-5.0	18.5
Principal Economic Status (head of household)
	Employed	62,293	62,971	66,315	1.1	5.3
	Unemployed	34,925	33,871	30,940	-3.0	-8.7
	Retired	33,202	33,185	38,532	-0.1	16.1
	Unable to work due to long-standing health problems	22,572	28,303	29,036	25.4	2.6
	Fulfilling domestic tasks	41,715	43,343	46,779	3.9	7.9
Highest education level attained (head of household)
	Primary or below	26,604	26,340	29,030	-1.0	10.2
	Lower secondary	34,925	33,871	38,158	-3.0	12.7
	Higher secondary	49,060	49,645	55,070	1.2	10.9
	Post leaving cert	44,607	44,573	48,971	-0.1	9.9
	Third level non degree	54,730	48,790	52,770	-10.9	8.2
	Third level degree or above	65,148	67,698	69,171	3.9	2.2
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	17,690	16,826	19,753	-4.9	17.4
	1 adult aged <65	24,136	23,994	27,405	-0.6	14.2
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	38,929	38,796	44,204	-0.3	13.9
	2 adults, both aged <65	52,760	59,060	61,073	11.9	3.4
	3 or more adults	73,553	79,419	79,167	8.0	-0.3
	1 adult with children aged under 18	33,421	35,432	36,973	6.0	4.3
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	62,428	62,444	65,877	0.0	5.5
	Other households with children aged under 18	70,183	75,077	74,577	7.0	-0.7
Household type
	One person household	20,436	20,412	23,405	-0.1	14.7
	Lone parent with at least one child aged less than 25	38,715	38,435	41,229	-0.7	7.3
	Lone parent with all children aged 25 or more	39,283	47,013	47,422	19.7	0.9
	Couple without any child(ren)	49,972	52,641	56,227	5.3	6.8
	Couple with at least one child aged less than 25	68,207	70,918	72,364	4.0	2.0
	Couple with all children aged 25 or more	75,317	79,549	80,939	5.6	1.7
	Other type of household	60,800	66,051	69,250	8.6	4.8
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	27,360	26,627	29,293	-2.7	10.0
	1	43,592	43,186	45,735	-0.9	5.9
	2	69,337	71,880	73,814	3.7	2.7
	3+	91,702	96,123	91,217	4.8	-5.1
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	57,152	60,953	63,036	6.7	3.4
	Rented or rent free	39,352	40,369	43,433	2.6	7.6
Urban/rural location
	Urban areas	51,289	53,101	55,803	3.5	5.1
	Rural areas	47,876	49,366	52,684	3.1	6.7
Region
	Northern and Western	41,545	43,186	44,118	3.9	2.2
	Southern	46,442	48,253	51,533	3.9	6.8
	Eastern and Midland	56,139	59,694	62,722	6.3	5.1
¹ Data for 2021 and 2022 was updated on 07/03/2024. Please see information note for details https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/in/silc/informationnotecensusrevisions-silc2020to2022/.

Open in Excel: Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2023 Table 2.1a (XLS 39KB)

Table 2.1b Mean nominal household disposable income by demographic characteristics and year

Table 2.1b Mean nominal household disposable income by demographic characteristics and year¹
All households
		Mean nominal household disposable income² (€)			% change
		2021	2022	2023	2021-2022	2022-2023
State		57,309	60,451	62,898	5.5	4.0
Sex (head of household)
	Male	60,584	64,802	66,109	7.0	2.0
	Female	54,401	56,510	60,009	3.9	6.2
Age group (head of household)
	18-34	55,880	61,392	60,430	9.9	-1.6
	35-49	61,840	65,669	69,027	6.2	5.1
	50-64	64,830	69,176	70,039	6.7	1.2
	65+	42,403	41,564	47,400	-2.0	14.0
Principal Economic Status (head of household)
	Employed	69,146	71,246	73,508	3.0	3.2
	Unemployed	41,026	40,077	34,150	-2.3	-14.8
	Retired	42,991	44,523	48,439	3.6	8.8
	Unable to work due to long-standing health problems	30,596	37,834	34,254	23.7	-9.5
	Fulfilling domestic tasks	49,229	49,145	56,133	-0.2	14.2
Highest education level attained (head of household)
	Primary or below	31,133	32,512	35,581	4.4	9.4
	Lower secondary	41,533	42,753	43,904	2.9	2.7
	Higher secondary	54,942	55,095	59,159	0.3	7.4
	Post leaving cert	49,559	53,337	56,721	7.6	6.3
	Third level non degree	58,885	57,875	62,970	-1.7	8.8
	Third level degree or above	73,685	78,784	79,900	6.9	1.4
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	23,577	23,675	26,487	0.4	11.9
	1 adult aged <65	28,527	30,651	30,578	7.4	-0.2
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	45,926	47,607	53,844	3.7	13.1
	2 adults, both aged <65	57,233	62,766	69,583	9.7	10.9
	3 or more adults	84,628	88,856	89,045	5.0	0.2
	1 adult with children aged under 18	34,298	35,799	39,832	4.4	11.3
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	68,957	70,687	73,841	2.5	4.5
	Other households with children aged under 18	78,238	85,139	82,939	8.8	-2.6
Household type
	One person household	26,256	27,602	28,748	5.1	4.2
	Lone parent with at least one child aged less than 25	43,848	42,286	48,808	-3.6	15.4
	Lone parent with all children aged 25 or more	45,245	51,401	54,125	13.6	5.3
	Couple without any child(ren)	55,760	59,109	66,469	6.0	12.5
	Couple with at least one child aged less than 25	78,000	81,977	81,042	5.1	-1.1
	Couple with all children aged 25 or more	85,056	85,051	89,558	0.0	5.3
	Other type of household	69,343	74,381	78,194	7.3	5.1
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	31,348	32,274	35,016	3.0	8.5
	1	52,846	52,465	54,336	-0.7	3.6
	2	76,272	79,653	82,151	4.4	3.1
	3+	104,284	102,756	102,656	-1.5	-0.1
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	63,834	67,676	70,687	6.0	4.4
	Rented or rent free	43,247	44,895	46,336	3.8	3.2
Urban/rural location
	Urban areas	58,497	62,224	64,574	6.4	3.8
	Rural areas	54,973	56,678	59,453	3.1	4.9
Region
	Northern and Western	51,696	51,788	51,631	0.2	-0.3
	Southern	51,314	54,813	59,004	6.8	7.6
	Eastern and Midland	63,582	67,596	69,825	6.3	3.3
¹ Data for 2021 and 2022 was updated on 07/03/2024. Please see information note for details https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/in/silc/informationnotecensusrevisions-silc2020to2022/.
² Deflator base year 2019, corresponding with the T-1 income reference period of SILC 2020.

Open in Excel: Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2023 Table 2.1b (XLS 39KB)

Table 2.1c Median real household disposable income by demographic characteristics and year

Table 2.1c Median real household disposable income by demographic characteristics and year¹
All households
		Median real household disposable income² (€)			% change
		2021	2022	2023	2021-2022	2022-2023
State		50,074	51,120	50,162	2.1	-1.9
Sex (head of household)
	Male	53,846	54,570	52,366	1.3	-4.0
	Female	48,149	47,832	48,301	-0.7	1.0
Age group (head of household)
	18-34	52,633	57,839	53,435	9.9	-7.6
	35-49	57,506	58,142	57,224	1.1	-1.6
	50-64	54,151	58,593	53,614	8.2	-8.5
	65+	33,412	31,010	34,101	-7.2	10.0
Principal Economic Status (head of household)
	Employed	62,502	61,734	60,318	-1.2	-2.3
	Unemployed	35,042	33,206	28,142	-5.2	-15.3
	Retired	33,314	32,533	35,048	-2.3	7.7
	Unable to work due to long-standing health problems	22,648	27,747	26,410	22.5	-4.8
	Fulfilling domestic tasks	41,855	42,492	42,549	1.5	0.1
Highest education level attained (head of household)
	Primary or below	26,693	25,823	26,405	-3.3	2.3
	Lower secondary	35,042	33,206	34,707	-5.2	4.5
	Higher secondary	49,225	48,670	50,090	-1.1	2.9
	Post leaving cert	44,757	43,698	44,543	-2.4	1.9
	Third level non degree	54,914	47,832	47,998	-12.9	0.3
	Third level degree or above	65,367	66,368	62,916	1.5	-5.2
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	17,749	16,496	17,967	-7.1	8.9
	1 adult aged <65	24,217	23,523	24,927	-2.9	6.0
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	39,060	38,034	40,207	-2.6	5.7
	2 adults, both aged <65	52,937	57,900	55,550	9.4	-4.1
	3 or more adults	73,800	77,859	72,008	5.5	-7.5
	1 adult with children aged under 18	33,533	34,736	33,630	3.6	-3.2
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	62,638	61,218	59,920	-2.3	-2.1
	Other households with children aged under 18	70,419	73,602	67,833	4.5	-7.8
Household type
	One person household	20,505	20,011	21,288	-2.4	6.4
	Lone parent with at least one child aged less than 25	38,845	37,680	37,501	-3.0	-0.5
	Lone parent with all children aged 25 or more	39,415	46,090	43,134	16.9	-6.4
	Couple without any child(ren)	50,140	51,607	51,142	2.9	-0.9
	Couple with at least one child aged less than 25	68,436	69,525	65,820	1.6	-5.3
	Couple with all children aged 25 or more	75,570	77,987	73,620	3.2	-5.6
	Other type of household	61,004	64,754	62,988	6.1	-2.7
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	27,452	26,104	26,644	-4.9	2.1
	1	43,738	42,338	41,599	-3.2	-1.7
	2	69,570	70,468	67,139	1.3	-4.7
	3+	92,010	94,235	82,968	2.4	-12.0
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	57,344	59,756	57,336	4.2	-4.0
	Rented or rent free	39,484	39,576	39,505	0.2	-0.2
Urban/rural location
	Urban areas	51,461	52,058	50,757	1.2	-2.5
	Rural areas	48,037	48,396	47,920	0.7	-1.0
Region
	Northern and Western	41,685	42,338	40,128	1.6	-5.2
	Southern	46,598	47,305	46,873	1.5	-0.9
	Eastern and Midland	56,328	58,522	57,050	3.9	-2.5
¹ Data for 2021 and 2022 was updated on 07/03/2024. Please see information note for details https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/in/silc/informationnotecensusrevisions-silc2020to2022/.
² Deflator base year 2019, corresponding with the T-1 income reference period of SILC 2020.

Open in Excel: Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2023 Table 2.1c (XLS 39KB)

Table 2.1d Mean real household disposable income by demographic characteristics and year

Table 2.1d Mean real household disposable income by demographic characteristics and year¹
All households
		Mean real household disposable income² (€)			% change
		2021	2022	2023	2021-2022	2022-2023
State		57,502	59,264	57,210	3.1	-3.5
Sex (head of household)
	Male	60,788	63,529	60,131	4.5	-5.3
	Female	54,584	55,400	54,582	1.5	-1.5
Age group (head of household)
	18-34	56,068	60,186	54,965	7.3	-8.7
	35-49	62,048	64,379	62,785	3.8	-2.5
	50-64	65,048	67,817	63,705	4.3	-6.1
	65+	42,545	40,748	43,114	-4.2	5.8
Principal Economic Status (head of household)
	Employed	69,378	69,847	66,861	0.7	-4.3
	Unemployed	41,164	39,290	31,062	-4.6	-20.9
	Retired	43,135	43,649	44,059	1.2	0.9
	Unable to work due to long-standing health problems	30,699	37,091	31,156	20.8	-16.0
	Fulfilling domestic tasks	49,394	48,180	51,057	-2.5	6.0
Highest education level attained (head of household)
	Primary or below	31,238	31,873	32,363	2.0	1.5
	Lower secondary	41,673	41,913	39,934	0.6	-4.7
	Higher secondary	55,127	54,013	53,809	-2.0	-0.4
	Post leaving cert	49,726	52,289	51,592	5.2	-1.3
	Third level non degree	59,083	56,738	57,276	-4.0	0.9
	Third level degree or above	73,933	77,237	72,675	4.5	-5.9
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	23,656	23,210	24,092	-1.9	3.8
	1 adult aged <65	28,623	30,049	27,813	5.0	-7.4
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	46,080	46,672	48,975	1.3	4.9
	2 adults, both aged <65	57,425	61,533	63,291	7.2	2.9
	3 or more adults	84,912	87,111	80,993	2.6	-7.0
	1 adult with children aged under 18	34,413	35,096	36,230	2.0	3.2
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	69,189	69,299	67,164	0.2	-3.1
	Other households with children aged under 18	78,501	83,467	75,439	6.3	-9.6
Household type
	One person household	26,344	27,060	26,148	2.7	-3.4
	Lone parent with at least one child aged less than 25	43,995	41,456	44,394	-5.8	7.1
	Lone parent with all children aged 25 or more	45,397	50,391	49,230	11.0	-2.3
	Couple without any child(ren)	55,947	57,948	60,458	3.6	4.3
	Couple with at least one child aged less than 25	78,262	80,367	73,713	2.7	-8.3
	Couple with all children aged 25 or more	85,342	83,381	81,459	-2.3	-2.3
	Other type of household	69,576	72,920	71,123	4.8	-2.5
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	31,453	31,640	31,850	0.6	0.7
	1	53,024	51,435	49,422	-3.0	-3.9
	2	76,528	78,089	74,722	2.0	-4.3
	3+	104,634	100,738	93,373	-3.7	-7.3
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	64,048	66,347	64,295	3.6	-3.1
	Rented or rent free	43,392	44,013	42,146	1.4	-4.2
Urban/rural location
	Urban areas	58,694	61,002	58,735	3.9	-3.7
	Rural areas	55,158	55,565	54,077	0.7	-2.7
Region
	Northern and Western	51,870	50,771	46,962	-2.1	-7.5
	Southern	51,486	53,736	53,668	4.4	-0.1
	Eastern and Midland	63,796	66,268	63,511	3.9	-4.2
¹ Data for 2021 and 2022 was updated on 07/03/2024. Please see information note for details https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/in/silc/informationnotecensusrevisions-silc2020to2022/.
² Deflator base year 2019, corresponding with the T-1 income reference period of SILC 2020.

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Table 2.2a Composition of nominal household income by year (€)

Table 2.2b Composition of real household income by year (€)

Table 2.3 Average weekly nominal household income by net disposable household income deciles and composition of net household disposable income, 2023

Table 2.3 Average weekly nominal household income by net disposable household income deciles and composition of net household disposable income, 2023												€
Decile		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	State
Weekly threshold (€)		<372.6	<574.96	<732.92	<889.71	<1057.04	<1218.04	<1402.67	<1632.3	<2035.32	≥2035.32
Average Weekly nominal household Income
Market Income
	Employee income	29.43	174.64	321.89	452.43	681.56	888.37	1,298.28	1,516.57	2,090.40	3,132.96	1,059.22
	Employer's social insurance contributions	2.88	20.44	36.87	52.59	78.66	106.79	169.01	186.60	280.16	415.13	134.99
	Self-employment income	13.71	28.46	39.68	45.42	70.24	95.94	98.13	132.05	203.23	813.28	154.17
	Private or occupational pension	4.78	37.68	62.30	81.77	94.40	102.50	90.77	118.60	105.67	207.51	90.62
	Other market income	10.71	18.44	21.04	20.49	16.03	25.59	25.20	36.26	45.40	479.19	69.94
	Total Market Income	61.50	279.65	481.78	652.70	940.89	1,219.19	1,681.39	1,990.08	2,724.86	5,048.08	1,508.94
Social Transfers
	Unemployment related benefits	25.43	30.38	33.97	48.28	33.13	32.36	11.08	8.50	6.53	12.41	24.20
	Old-age related payments	107.40	132.55	116.30	100.79	80.45	67.27	46.16	39.25	33.09	58.32	78.15
	Family/children related allowances	6.84	27.24	62.32	76.34	81.50	71.48	60.11	66.15	41.33	51.33	54.47
	Housing allowances	48.60	44.63	32.79	34.35	27.88	32.78	13.09	17.08	8.99	12.78	27.28
	Other social transfers	47.14	37.55	40.14	52.99	59.50	52.20	37.74	52.57	25.51	21.59	42.68
	Total Social Transfers	235.41	272.35	285.51	312.75	282.46	256.10	168.19	183.56	115.46	156.43	226.79
Gross Income		296.92	552.01	767.30	965.45	1,223.35	1,475.29	1,849.58	2,173.64	2,840.32	5,204.51	1,735.73
Tax and Social Contributions
	Tax on income and social contributions	6.71	31.39	60.82	91.90	144.10	197.37	311.11	396.55	618.41	1,506.22	336.76
	Employer's social insurance contributions	2.88	20.44	36.87	52.59	78.66	106.79	169.01	186.60	280.16	415.13	134.99
	Pension Contributions	1.75	6.09	8.22	14.85	27.08	31.48	57.72	73.09	109.07	220.98	55.08
	Regular inter-household cash transfers paid	4.83	3.57	3.64	0.80	1.19	2.87	4.67	2.23	2.17	9.01	3.50
	Total Tax and Social Contributions	16.17	61.49	109.55	160.14	251.04	338.50	542.52	658.47	1,009.81	2,151.34	530.33
Net Disposable Income		280.75	490.52	657.75	805.31	972.31	1,136.79	1,307.07	1,515.17	1,830.51	3,053.17	1,205.40

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Table 2.2a Composition of nominal household income by year¹ (€)
		Nominal household income
		2021	2022	2023
Average Weekly Income
Market Income
	Employee income²	923.67	1032.65	1059.22
	Employer's social insurance contributions	113.18	132.63	134.99
	Self-employment income	107.68	122.36	154.17
	Private or occupational pension	81.55	84.59	90.62
	Other market income	60.50	54.66	69.94
	Total market income	1,286.58	1,426.88	1,508.94
Social Transfers
	Unemployment related benefits³	64.35	47.89	24.20
	Old-age related payments	73.37	75.80	78.15
	Family/children related allowances	49.95	52.44	54.47
	Housing allowances	14.43	15.45	27.28
	Other social transfers	40.92	42.75	42.68
	Total social transfers	243.03	234.32	226.79
Gross Income		1,529.61	1,661.20	1,735.73
Tax and Social Contributions
	Tax on income and social contributions	267.19	312.80	336.76
	Employer's social insurance contributions	113.18	132.63	134.99
	Pension contributions	47.79	53.90	55.08
	Regular inter-household cash transfers paid	3.15	3.36	3.50
	Total Tax and Social Contributions	431.32	502.68	530.33
Net Disposable Income		1,098.30	1,158.52	1,205.40
¹ Data for 2021 and 2022 was updated on 07/03/2024. Please see information note for details https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/in/silc/informationnotecensusrevisions-silc2020to2022/.
² Employee income includes income from Wage Subsidy Schemes (WSS).
³ Unemployment related benefits includes income from Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP).

Table 2.2b Composition of real household incomeby year¹ (€)
		Real household income²
		2021	2022	2023
Average Weekly Income
Market Income
	Employee income³	926.77	1012.37	963.43
	Employer's social insurance contributions	113.56	130.03	122.78
	Self-employment income	108.04	119.96	140.23
	Private or occupational pension	81.82	82.93	82.43
	Other market income	60.70	53.59	63.62
	Total market income	1,290.90	1,398.86	1,372.49
Social Transfers
	Unemployment related benefits⁴	64.57	46.95	22.01
	Old-age related payments	73.62	74.31	71.08
	Family/children related allowances	50.12	51.41	49.54
	Housing allowances	14.48	15.15	24.81
	Other social transfers	41.06	41.91	38.82
	Total social transfers	243.85	229.72	206.28
Gross Income		1,534.75	1,628.57	1,578.77
Tax and Social Contributions
	Tax on income and social contributions	268.09	306.66	306.31
	Employer's social insurance contributions	113.56	130.03	122.78
	Pension contributions	47.95	52.84	50.10
	Regular inter-household cash transfers paid	3.16	3.29	3.18
	Total Tax and Social Contributions	432.77	492.81	482.37
Net Disposable Income		1,101.99	1,135.77	1,096.40
¹ Data for 2021 and 2022 was updated on 07/03/2024. Please see information note for details https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/in/silc/informationnotecensusrevisions-silc2020to2022/.
²Deflator base year 2019, corresponding with the T-1 income reference period of SILC 2020.
³ Employee income includes income from Wage Subsidy Schemes (WSS).
⁴ Unemployment related benefits includes income from Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP).

Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) 2023

Household Income

Household Income

Median household income increased in SILC 2023, but decreased when adjusted for inflation

Real and Nominal Household Income

Adults living alone have the lowest household income

Home ownership is correlated with higher household income

Composition of Household Income

Households in the lower income deciles are most reliant on social transfer income

Households in the upper income deciles contribute most in tax and social insurance contributions

Household Income Tables 2.1a to 2.3

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