1-Year Change
+1.8%
vs 2024
5-Year Change
−2.8%
vs 2020
Overall Price Level
92.2
2024 · United States = 100
Ireland's latest PPP-adjusted average wage is $70,113 for 2025. Follow the reported wage history, inspect eight consumer price categories for 2024, and open direct country comparisons without blending the two datasets or filling unavailable years. The page keeps the two measurement bases explicit.
Wage data: 2025 · Price data: 2024
Wage History
Track PPP-adjusted average annual wages in constant prices over time.
PPP-adjusted annual wage (USD)
USD PPP, constant 2025 prices
Wage Key Facts
Latest Wage
$70,113
Latest Year
2025
1-Year Change
+1.8%
5-Year Change
−2.8%
10-Year Change
+4.6%
Historical Peak
$72,356
Peak Year
2021
Change From Peak
−3.1%
What the Wage Trend Shows
Ireland's multinational concentration and Dublin housing pressure make headline averages especially selective. Company-level bargaining and sector differences limit what one national figure can represent.
The long-term outcome is a high-wage position with a multinational-domestic divide. Recent trends should not convert productivity statistics into claims about typical household experience.
Consumer Price Levels
Compare eight consumer price categories with the United States benchmark of 100.
United States = 100
What Prices Look Like
Highest: Transport
Transport has the highest relative price level among the available categories, at 114 (United States = 100).
Lowest: Health
Health is the lowest at 84.4, −15.6 index points against the United States benchmark.
Overall vs United States
The overall price level is 92.2, below the United States benchmark (−7.8 index points).
Wage and Price Snapshot
Read the latest wage record and the selected price benchmark together, without merging their years.
The latest available PPP-adjusted average wage for Ireland is $70,113 for 2025. Its one-year change is +1.8%, while the ten-year change is +4.6%.
All eight consumer price categories have a reported value for 2024. 3 reported categories are above the United States benchmark, 5 are below it, and 0 are at 100.
The wage observation is from 2025, while the selected consumer price view is for 2024. They remain separate records on this page and are not combined into a same-year score.
- Latest wage recordWage year 2025
- $70,113
- Price category coveragePrice year 2024
- 8 of 8
- Relative to United States5 below, 0 at 100
- 3 above
Compare Ireland
See how Ireland's wages and price levels compare with other OECD economies.
Australia$72,018+2.7%higher
Canada$67,901−3.2%lower
Norway$73,462+4.8%higher
United Kingdom$66,299−5.4%lower
Germany$76,285+8.8%higher
Slovenia$63,376−9.6%lower
Finland$63,053−10.1%lower
Denmark$78,090+11.4%higher
Austria$78,301+11.7%higher
Sweden$61,443−12.4%lowerIreland's latest PPP-adjusted average wage is $70,113 for 2025. Follow the reported wage history, inspect eight consumer price categories for 2024, and open direct country comparisons without blending the two datasets or filling unavailable years. The page keeps the two measurement bases explicit.
1-Year Change
+1.8%
vs 2024
5-Year Change
−2.8%
vs 2020
Overall Price Level
92.2
2024 · United States = 100
Wage data: 2025 · Price data: 2024
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average annual wage in Ireland?
The most recent figure is $70,113 for 2025, expressed in USD PPP at constant 2025 prices. That basis adjusts for price level differences between economies, so it is not a local-currency salary. The year remains visible because wage and consumer price records do not necessarily cover the same period.
How has the average wage changed in Ireland?
After falling away from its peak, it turned back up by +1.8% in the latest year. It still sits 3.1% from the high of 2021. These changes describe the reported wage series only and should be read with the years shown on the chart.
What are consumer price levels like in Ireland?
Against the United States benchmark of 100, the overall level is 92.2. Transport is the most expensive category at 114, and Health the least at 84.4. These are relative price indices for 2024, not prices in a local currency.
Have wages in Ireland fallen over the past five years?
Yes. The five-year change is −2.8% in real, PPP-adjusted terms. The ten-year change remains +4.6%, so the decline is recent rather than present across the whole period. The answer is limited to the values shown in this country record and does not add a cross-country ranking.
Wage data
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Price data
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Reported coverage
Wages through 2025 · Prices through 2024