Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks in Ireland

Ireland: Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks was 0.3179 compared to formal wage employees in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
0.3179 compared to formal wage employees
Change on year
up 292.8%
World rank
6th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.3179 compared to formal wage employees
in 2017
All-time low
-0.0735 compared to formal wage employees
in 2006
Years of data
14
2004–2017

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks in Ireland, 2004–2017

-0.100.10.20.32004201020172004: 0.052 compared to formal wage employees2005: 0.024 compared to formal wage employees2006: -0.074 compared to formal wage employees2007: -0.016 compared to formal wage employees2008: 0.111 compared to formal wage employees2009: 0.102 compared to formal wage employees2010: 0.077 compared to formal wage employees2011: 0.202 compared to formal wage employees2012: 0.251 compared to formal wage employees2013: 0.015 compared to formal wage employees2014: 0.119 compared to formal wage employees2015: 0.17 compared to formal wage employees2016: 0.081 compared to formal wage employees2017: 0.318 compared to formal wage employees

Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to formal wage employees.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.3179 compared to formal wage employees for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 292.8% on the previous year and up 2,133.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks in Ireland peaked at 0.3179 compared to formal wage employees in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.0735 compared to formal wage employees, in 2006.

That places Ireland 6th out of 53 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks (compared to formal wage employees) in Ireland, 2004 to 2017.
Year compared to formal wage employees Change
2004 0.0522 compared to formal wage employees
2005 0.0242 compared to formal wage employees -53.6%
2006 -0.0735 compared to formal wage employees -403.2%
2007 -0.0156 compared to formal wage employees -78.7%
2008 0.1108 compared to formal wage employees -809.1%
2009 0.1017 compared to formal wage employees -8.2%
2010 0.0769 compared to formal wage employees -24.4%
2011 0.2024 compared to formal wage employees +163.1%
2012 0.2506 compared to formal wage employees +23.8%
2013 0.015 compared to formal wage employees -94.0%
2014 0.1191 compared to formal wage employees +694.3%
2015 0.1703 compared to formal wage employees +43.0%
2016 0.0809 compared to formal wage employees -52.5%
2017 0.3179 compared to formal wage employees +292.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0333 compared to formal wage employees -0.0735 compared to formal wage employees 0.1108 compared to formal wage employees 6
2010s 0.1541 compared to formal wage employees 0.015 compared to formal wage employees 0.3179 compared to formal wage employees 8

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 3 Lithuania 0.405 compared to formal wage employees compare
  2. 4 Zambia 0.3442 compared to formal wage employees compare
  3. 5 Türkiye 0.3249 compared to formal wage employees compare
  4. 7 Bulgaria 0.3047 compared to formal wage employees compare
  5. 8 Dominican Republic 0.2809 compared to formal wage employees compare
  6. 9 Luxembourg 0.2158 compared to formal wage employees compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks in Ireland?
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks in Ireland was 0.3179 compared to formal wage employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.3179 compared to formal wage employees in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was -0.0735 compared to formal wage employees in 2006.
How does Ireland rank for public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks?
Ireland ranks 6th out of 53 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium, by occupational group: clerks rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2,133.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks (compared to formal wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium, by occupational group: Clerks (compared to formal wage employees)
Unit
compared to formal wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 615 data points, 2000–2021
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