Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Ireland
Ireland: Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages was 31,730 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025. ▲ Rising
Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages in Ireland, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollars, exchange rate converted.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 31,730 US dollars, exchange rate converted for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Ireland peaked at 31,730 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21,503 US dollars, exchange rate converted, in 2001.
Ireland ranks 3rd of 26 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23,537 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 21,503 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 26,195 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,260 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 25,173 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 28,108 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,180 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 27,380 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 31,730 US dollars, exchange rate converted | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 1 Luxembourg 36,365 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 2 United Kingdom 32,912 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 4 Australia 31,225 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 5 Germany 29,303 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
- 6 Belgium 28,590 US dollars, exchange rate converted compare
More economy & growth data for Ireland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.06 (1998)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.9467 (1998)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.6724 (1998)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.49 (1998)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 12.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.7935 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 104,417 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Ireland?
- Real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages in Ireland was 31,730 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 31,730 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2025.
- What is the lowest real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,503 US dollars, exchange rate converted in 2001.
- How does Ireland rank for real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages?
- Ireland ranks 3rd out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real minimum wages at constant prices — statutory minimum wages rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Real minimum wages at constant prices — Statutory minimum wages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Real minimum wages are statutory minimum wages converted into a common hourly and annual pay period for the 30 OECD countries and two other non-member countries for which they are available. Real hourly and annual minimum wages are calculated first by deflating the series using the consumer price index taking 2024 as the base year then converted into common currency units 1) US dollars (USD) and 2) USD using Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for private consumption expenditures in 2024.