{"id":296783,"date":"2026-02-13T23:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T23:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/296783\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T23:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T23:29:08","slug":"new-cso-data-sheds-light-on-earnings-of-international-protection-applicants-in-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/296783\/","title":{"rendered":"New CSO data sheds light on earnings of International Protection Applicants in Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>        Fresh figures released by the Central Statistics Office show that International Protection Applicants (IPAs) in employment earned a median \u20ac544.09 per week in 2024\u2014about 24 per cent below the national median of \u20ac711.56.(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/02\/13\/weekly-earnings-of-ipa-workers-544-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">irishtimes.com<\/a>)  The dataset, published on 13 February 2026, is the first to break down earnings by sector and nationality for people holding labour-market permission under the European Union (Reception Conditions) Regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Three industries\u2014administrative and support services, accommodation and food, and wholesale\/retail\u2014absorbed almost two-thirds of working IPAs, reflecting Ireland\u2019s dependence on migrant labour for entry-level and seasonal roles.  Median weekly pay in those sectors ranged from \u20ac445 to \u20ac577, still competitive against origin-country wages but well below domestic averages.(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/02\/13\/weekly-earnings-of-ipa-workers-544-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">irishtimes.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/additional_1_4e0862a4-0b77-44f7-9f39-4937eedb65d1_middle.jpg\" alt=\"New CSO data sheds light on earnings of International Protection Applicants in Ireland\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Against this backdrop, VisaHQ\u2019s Ireland portal (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visahq.com\/ireland\/\" class=\"news__big_one_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.visahq.com\/ireland\/<\/a>) can streamline visa and work-permit paperwork for both IPAs and the companies that hire them, providing real-time guidance on salary thresholds, eligibility rules and supporting documentation to help everyone stay compliant while saving time.<\/p>\n<p>For employers, the numbers matter.  The Government is weighing a proposal to levy accommodation charges of up to 40 per cent of IPA income; the new earnings baseline will influence where that ceiling is set.  HR teams seeking to sponsor work permits should also note that General Employment Permit salary thresholds will jump to \u20ac36,605 on 1 March 2026, pricing many IPA roles out of the permit category and potentially tightening the local candidate pool.<\/p>\n<p>Mobility managers should therefore revisit remuneration benchmarks and ensure that any IPA hires remain above both sectoral norms and forthcoming permit floors.  Providing clear career-progression pathways may also help close the earnings gap and improve retention as competition for labour intensifies.\n    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fresh figures released by the Central Statistics Office show that International Protection Applicants (IPAs) in employment earned a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":258839,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,43],"class_list":{"0":"post-296783","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ireland","8":"tag-ie","9":"tag-ireland","10":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}