It looks like 2018 was a bumper year not just for Google but also for its Irish staff. On a per-capita basis, the rise is 44 per cent rise, reflecting, among other things, the 380 additional staff hired in the year. Google’s Irish staff shared €95.8 million in 2017, an average of €28,691 on top of salary and other benefits. But still, a 44 per cent rise would bring the average payment to more than €41,000. Even a modestly lower increase would deliver a tidy return for the tech giant’s fast-growing Irish workforce.

Source: The Irish Times April 06, 2019 05:15 UTC