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Public Administration & Defence pay in Ireland
Median earnings: €56,745 — 27% above the all-employee median of €44,816.
At the sector medianCALCULATED
Gross€56,745
Take-home / month€3,657
Effective tax rate22.7%
What the figure isFACT
Median annual earnings per employment, all employees (full- and part-time), from Revenue PAYE records. Not a job-title salary.
Source: CSO — Earnings Analysis using Administrative Data Sources 2024 (reference year 2024).
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