Galway Bay fm newsroom - Galway residents have the highest levels of disposable income in the West.
However, CSO data reveals the city and county lags well behind those living in Dublin, Limerick, Kildare and Cork.
The State average stands at just above €19,000.
The figures examining 2014 show Galway recorded an average disposable income of €17,929 per person.
In the CSO western region, this is followed by Mayo with a figure of €16,978 and Roscommon at €16,281.
Of the eight regional authority areas, the Dublin region had the highest average disposable income per person in 2014.
Of the remaining seven regions, only the Mid West, at €19,021 had an average disposable income per person on a par with the State average.
The Border region with €16,601 and the Midland region with €17,035 fared worst among the eight regions at approximately 13 and 11 per cent respectively below the State average.
