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PRSI Class J Rates

Employees in the following employments will be classed as PRSI Class J and will pay the rate in the table below;

  • most people with reckonable pay of less than €38 per week from all employments. However, some employees are insurable at Class J regardless of how much they earn, such as employees born before 1 January 1958, or over pensionable age (66 years) and in receipt of State Pension (Contributory), or over age 70 years. Also included are people in subsidiary employment

Class J

Class J up until 30 September 2025

Weekly income band
PRSI Subclass
How much of weekly income
Employee %(*)
Employer%
Up to €500
J0
All
Nil
0.60
More than €500
J1
All
Nil
0.60

Class J from 1 October 2025

Weekly income band
PRSI Subclass
How much of weekly income
Employee %(*)
Employer%
Up to €500
J0
All
Nil
0.70
More than €500
J1
All
Nil
0.70

(*)Share-based remuneration may, in certain circumstances, be subject to Employee PRSI. Employer PRSI is not chargeable on share-based remuneration.

Class J benefits

  • Occupational Injuries Benefit.

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