Minimum Wage – Ireland

Age and experience

  • Valid on September 2026
  • The amounts are in Euro (€).
  • The amounts are before tax.

National minimum wage (Aged 20 and over)

Minimum wage with effect from 1 January 2026

€14.15

Per hour

Aged under 18

Minimum wage with effect from 1 January 2026

€9.91

Per hour

Aged 18

Minimum wage with effect from 1 January 2026

€11.32

Per hour

Aged 19

Minimum wage with effect from 1 January 2026

€12.74

Per hour

Definitions

An experienced adult worker – for the purposes of the National Minimum Wage Act – is an employee who has an employment of any kind in any 2 years over the age of 18.
Ireland has a government-mandated minimum wage. No worker in Ireland can be paid less then this mandatory minimum rate of pay.
Employers in Ireland who fail to pay the Minimum Wage may be subject to punishment by the government of Ireland.
Wages per month are calculated as 4.33 times if a weekly wage is defined. It is calculated as 4.33 times the standard hours per week if an hourly wage is given.

Source

S.I. No. 472/2025 - National Minimum Wage Order 2025

Minimum Wage Profiles by Country

Detailed country information on minimum wage policies, legislation, and institutional frameworks.

  • Ireland has a statutory minimum wage
    yes
  • Ireland has a single minimum wage rate applicable to the entire dependent workforce
    no
  • Ireland has multiple minimum wage rates, jointly applicable to the entire dependent workforce
    yes
  • Ireland defines most minimum wage rates by geographical areas
    no
  • Ireland defines most minimum wage rates by job roles
    no
  • Ireland defines most minimum wage rates by industries
    no
  • Ireland defines most minimum wage rates by workers' skill levels
    no
  • Ireland defines minimum wage rates for Economic Processing Zones (EPZ) or similar
    no
  • Ireland defines minimum wage rates for youth age groups
    yes
  • Ireland defines minimum wage rates for small firms
    no
  • Ireland defines minimum wage rates for domestic workers
    no
  • Ireland defines minimum wage rates for agricultural workers
    no
  • Ireland defines minimum wage rates for piece rate workers
    no
  • Ireland defines minimum wage rates as net rates
    no
  • Ireland has on average adjusted minimum wage rates at least once per year since 2020
    yes
  • Ireland defines minimum wage rates per hour
    yes
  • Ireland defines minimum wage rates per week
    no
  • Ireland defines minimum wage rates per month
    no
  • Ireland defines minimum wage rates per year
    no

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