Starting salaries for education graduates have dropped by more than for graduates of any other field of study over recent years, new figures indicate. A new CSO study has tracked graduates’ weekly earnings across different fields of study between 2010 and 2014 using data from the Revenue Commissioners and other sources. It recorded a large decrease in median weekly earnings over the five-year period for education graduates, dropping from €705 to €560 per week. They show that education graduates earned more than other college graduates in their first year following graduation. Among 2010 graduates, two out of three (66 per cent) were in substantial employment in the first year after graduation.

Source: The Irish Times February 01, 2018 17:15 UTC