Living Wages
A Living Wage is essential for a decent standard of living. Find out what your Living Wage should be in your region and in your country.
A Living Wage is essential for a decent standard of living. Find out what your Living Wage should be in your region and in your country.
20 Apr 2024 - 10 years of experience earns other language teachers a monthly salary between €4,394 and €7,022. This is evident from research conducted by Mywage.org/Ireland, in 2024.
Thinking of finally taking that dream summer vacation? In Ireland, employees working for a minimum of 1365 hours are entitled to four weeks worth of paid vacation or annual leave, in addition to public holidays and weekly rest days. There are different methods of assessing entitled paid leave days. This pay is given in advance at the current wage rate. Find out more about Annual Leave and Holidays in Ireland.
1 December 2023 - Fuel prices in Ireland have inched downwards in recent weeks as the average cost of a litre of petrol/diesel is down 3% compared to October, according to the recent AA fuel price survey. Average costs have been estimated to drop as low as €1.80 in December, making it unlikely that fuel prices could reach the €2 per litre mark as estimated earlier this year. Take our survey on work and wages and contribute to fuel price information in Ireland.
Do you know workers in Ireland have a constitutional right to join trade unions? Health workers in Northern Ireland, for example, formed a union to protest against the Department of Health’s ‘no pay offer’ for the staff. Learn more about trade unions and their laws.
In Ireland, a lawyer's salary is significantly higher than a supermarket cashier. Lawyers typically earn €5023 per month, whereas supermarket cashiers make €3393, resulting in a roughly 32.5% difference, per WageIndicator Foundation. Lawyers provide legal advice and representation in court, negotiate settlements, and draft legal documents. Cashiers, on the other hand, handle customer transactions at supermarkets, scanning and bagging groceries and processing payments. Do you think this gap is justifiable? If you want to find out about other jobs and payment, take our Salary Check.
Students, or other people less than 18 years of age, in Ireland have to be paid a rate of not less than 70% of the national minimum hourly wage, if they work. Complete the Salary Survey to learn more about wages in Ireland.
Did you know that the minimum age for employment in Ireland is 16 years? However, children who are 14 or 15 years old may be employed during their school holidays. This is only legal under the condition that they receive a three week break from work during the summer. Click here to find out more about the employment of minors in Ireland
WageIndicator Foundation and associated researchers would like you to fill out our survey on Living and Working during the Coronavirus pandemic. The daily results of this survey can be found in our Maps and Graphs.