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Construction pay in Ireland
Median earnings: €40,050 (weekly median × 52) — 11% below the all-employee median of €44,816.
At the sector medianCALCULATED
Gross€40,050
Take-home / month€2,818
Effective tax rate15.6%
What the figure isFACT
Median weekly earnings per employment, all employees including part-time. Weekly × 52 understates a full-time salary.
Median weekly earnings€770.19
Source: CSO — Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources 2024 (reference year 2024).
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