Written answers
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
Department of An Taoiseach
Public-Private Sector Pay
9:00 pm
Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 115: To ask the Taoiseach if he will outline the average hourly and yearly pay rates among the lower paid, middle income and higher income groups between the private sector and public sector workforce in 2000, in 2005 and in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5642/09]
Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Data from the annual National Employment Survey (NES) is available for the following periods and shows the average hourly earnings for the lower paid (those earnings less than €15 per hour), middle income (those earning between €15 and €30 per hour) and the higher income groups (those earning more than €30 per hour).
Average Hourly Earnings | ||||||
Public sector | Private sector | |||||
Reference Month | Less than €15 | Between €15 and €30 | More than €30 | Less than €15 | Between €15 and €30 | More than €30 |
March 2003 | 11.11 | 20.83 | 42.15 | 9.96 | 19.91 | 45.62 |
March 2006 | 12.32 | 21.45 | 42.99 | 10.71 | 20.12 | 46.14 |
October 2006 | 12.58 | 21.22 | 45.17 | 10.66 | 20.15 | 45.47 |
Annual earnings data from the annual National Employment Survey (NES) is also available for the following periods and shows the average annual earnings for the lower paid (those earnings less than €30,000 per year), middle income (those earning between €30,000 and €60,000 per year) and the higher income groups (those earning more than €60,000 per year).
Average Hourly Earnings | ||||||
Public sector | Private sector | |||||
Reference year | Less than €30,000 | Between €30,000 and €60,000 | More than €60,000 | Less than €30,000 | Between €30,000 and €60,000 | More than €60,000 |
2002 | 20,128 | 42,479 | 75,353 | 18,578 | 40,222 | 92,334 |
2005 | 20,278 | 42,479 | 78,993 | 19,142 | 40,699 | 96,843 |
2006 | 20,158 | 42,946 | 78,359 | 19,333 | 40,929 | 91,832 |
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