Written answers
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Department of Finance
Departmental Statistics
9:00 am
Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of PAYE employees delineated in €10,000 income brackets and distinguished as between public sector workers and all workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43932/10]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the latest relevant sector-based information available on employees taxed under the PAYE system is derived from income tax returns filed for the income tax year 2008 and represents about 96 per cent of all returns expected at the time the data were compiled for analytical purposes. The figures include PAYE taxpayers who are required to return an income tax return Form 11 where non-PAYE income is greater than €3,174.
| Income Tax Year 2008 | Public Sector Employees* | All PAYE Employees * |
| Range of Gross income | Total Number | Total Number |
| €0 - €10,000 | 49,640 | 396,826 |
| €10,001 - €20,000 | 61,023 | 381,454 |
| €20,001 - €30,000 | 68,447 | 394,632 |
| €30,001 - €40,000 | 70,191 | 292,472 |
| €40,001 - €50,000 | 60,831 | 201,946 |
| €50,001 - €60,000 | 38,797 | 133,637 |
| €60,001 - €70,000 | 25,092 | 92,652 |
| €70,001 - €80,000 | 17,338 | 66,884 |
| €80,001 - €90,000 | 12,178 | 46,777 |
| €90,001 - €100,000 | 8,058 | 32,356 |
| €100,001 - €110,000 | 5,679 | 23,386 |
| €110,001 - €120,000 | 4,059 | 16,788 |
| €120,001 - €130,000 | 2,755 | 12,185 |
| €130,001 - €140,000 | 2,011 | 9,019 |
| €140,001 - €150,000 | 1,410 | 6,827 |
| €150,001 - €160,000 | 919 | 5,199 |
| €160,001 - €170,000 | 604 | 3,978 |
| €170,001 - €180,000 | 493 | 3,260 |
| €180,001 - €190,000 | 356 | 2,546 |
| €190,001 - €200,000 | 247 | 2,067 |
| €200,001 - €210,000 | 196 | 1,682 |
| €210,001 - €220,000 | 156 | 1,389 |
| Over €220,000 | 1,347 | 11,725 |
| Totals | 431,827 | 2,139,687 |
* Includes employees who have income from non-PAYE sources but whose main source of income is from paid employment
Notes: The sector identifier used on the tax records is based on the 4-digit NACE code (Rev. 1), which is an internationally recognised economic activity code system. The information provided in relation to public sector employees is based on activities which are classified in the NACE code system as Public Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social Security, Education and Health and Social work but excluding the categories of Driving School Activities, Dental Practice Activities and Veterinary Activities as being more appropriate to the private sector. A married couple, which has elected or has been deemed to have elected for joint assessment is counted as one tax unit.
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