The bar graph above shows average earnings in the Republic of Ireland in 5 different years, with projections for the future. Earning are in US ($).
The bar chart displays the average salary in the Republic of Ireland in 5 different years with an estimated value for 2018. The unit of currency is in United States dollars.
Overall
, it can be clearly seen that wages consistently increased in every recorded time period, except in 2008, when they decreased slightly. Salaries are expected to increase significantly in the future.
Average earnings in 1968 stood at their lowest recorded levels at just under $8,000 and they then
increased a decade later to around $10,000 in 1978. This
trend continued in 1988 with the average income climbing to approximately $13,000. 10 years later, in 1998, it further
improved to its highest recorded value of about $15,000.
The only notable exception to this
expansion in levels of pay was 2008 when wages decreased by around $1,000 from the peak of 1998. However
, this
trend is not expected to continue in the future with projections of over $20,000 forecast for 2018.Submitted by patelvaibhav1463 on
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