Donegal workers again confirmed as having lowest earnings in Ireland 

Donegal had the lowest average annual earnings in Ireland in 2024, according to the latest report from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

People from the county earned around €43,000, while Dublin had the highest average at nearly €66,000. When broken down by sex, the mean annual earnings by males in Donegal was €46,326, while it was €40,773 for women.

The latest figures also revealed that 30 per cent of all employments were recorded in Dublin, with a further fifteen percent in the Mid-East, which includes Kildare, Meath, Wicklow, and Louth. Over fifty percent of jobs with earnings in the top one percent were recorded among people living in Dublin.

Read the full report HERE.

Donegal workers again confirmed as having lowest earnings in Ireland  was last modified: October 2nd, 2025 by Staff Writer

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