One in 20 RTÉ staff got over €100k pay in 2014

Broadcaster's average basic salary in 2014 was €56,066

One in 20 RTÉ staff were paid salaries of more than €100,000 in 2014. Out of the 1,899 RTÉ employees in 2014, almost 5 per cent, or 89 people, were paid more than €100,000, according to information released under the Freedom of Information Act.

After significant cuts were made to salaries at the state broadcaster in recent years, just over 1 per cent of RTÉ employees, 22 people, were paid more than €150,000. ...