Ireland vs United States: Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)

Ireland
1,558 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
United States
1,439 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2024
Ireland rank
10th
United States rank
13th

Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax) over time

  • Ireland
  • United States
5007501.0k1.2k1.5k1.8k196319932024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1,558 international-$ in 2021 prices against 1,439 international-$ in 2021 prices in United States, a difference of 119.09 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1987 it was United States ahead.

Ireland ranks 10th and United States ranks 13th of 47 regions.

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About this data

Indicator
Threshold income per month marking the poorest decile, the median, and the richest decile (after tax)
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,030 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed

The level of income per month below which 10% of the population falls.