Public Sector Earnings Rose 3.2% In Year To June

Average weekly earnings in the Public Sector (excluding Health) rose by 3.2% in the year to June 2009 from €942.81 to €973.09. This compares to a rise of 3.2% in the year to March 2008. Weekly earnings for the Civil Service rose by 4.7% (from €889.82 to €931.46) and for the Defence sector by 4.3% (from €799.65 to €834.06).

Average weekly earnings for An Garda Síochána, inclusive of overtime, fell by 3.1% from €1,247.74 to €1,208.50 per week. However, their weekly earnings excluding overtime rose by 0.6% from €1,093.16 to €1,099.25 for the same period.

Over the four year period from June 2005 to June 2009, average weekly earnings in the Public Sector (excluding Health) rose by 16.1% from €838.35 to €973.09.

Regional Bodies' earnings rose by 19.2% (from €720.92 to €859.70) and Semi State by 17.8% (from €898.01 to €1,058.26), while the earnings for An Garda Síochána, inclusive of overtime, rose by 11.6%. Earnings for sectors within Education rose by around 13% in this period with the exception of Third Level which rose by 22.8% from €918.27 to €1,127.68 per week.