IRELAND / SALARY

SALARY SURVEYS

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

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Net (after tax)

0.89 EUR = 1 USD

€58,473 EUR

$65,731 USD

Dublin

€61,909 EUR

€37,362 EUR

$42,000 USD

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Average salary in Ireland is €58,473 EUR per year. The most typical earning is €37,362 EUR. All data are based on 1,670 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of €62,626 EUR. Women receive a salary of €50,972 EUR.

The most paid careers are Health Care & Medical with average income €87,712 EUR and Engineers & Technicians III with income €84,243 EUR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of €86,823 EUR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of €64,583 EUR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of €83,887 EUR. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive €77,838 EUR.

Levels / Ireland (Gross EUR)

Salary Levels (EUR) per Year	Surveys	[%]
€8,900 EUR - €13,299 EUR	4	100% 0.24%
€13,300 EUR - €17,799 EUR	12	99.76% 0.72%
€17,800 EUR - €22,199 EUR	49	99.04% 2.93%
€22,200 EUR - €26,699 EUR	76	96.11% 4.55%
€26,700 EUR - €31,099 EUR	134	91.56% 8.02%
€31,100 EUR - €35,599 EUR	143	83.53% 8.56%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
€35,600 EUR - €39,999 EUR	147	74.97% 8.8%
€40,000 EUR - €44,499 EUR	135	66.17% 8.08%
€44,500 EUR - €48,899 EUR	144	58.08% 8.62%
€48,900 EUR - €53,399 EUR	86	49.46% 5.15%
€53,400 EUR - €57,799 EUR	93	44.31% 5.57%
€57,800 EUR - €62,299 EUR	100	38.74% 5.99%
€62,300 EUR - €66,699 EUR	76	32.75% 4.55%
€66,700 EUR - €71,199 EUR	57	28.2% 3.41%
€71,200 EUR - €75,599 EUR	63	24.79% 3.77%
€75,600 EUR - €80,099 EUR	51	21.02% 3.05%
€80,100 EUR - €84,499 EUR	37	17.96% 2.22%
€84,500 EUR - €88,999 EUR	37	15.75% 2.22%
€89,000 EUR - €93,399 EUR	25	13.53% 1.5%
€93,400 EUR - €97,899 EUR	28	12.04% 1.68%
€97,900 EUR - €102,299 EUR	23	10.36% 1.38%
€102,300 EUR - €106,699 EUR	10	8.98% 0.6%
€106,700 EUR - €111,199 EUR	24	8.38% 1.44%
€111,200 EUR - €115,599 EUR	12	6.95% 0.72%
€115,600 EUR - €120,099 EUR	13	6.23% 0.78%
€120,100 EUR - €124,499 EUR	14	5.45% 0.84%
€124,500 EUR - €128,999 EUR	6	4.61% 0.36%
€129,000 EUR - €133,399 EUR	11	4.25% 0.66%
HIGH SALARIES
€133,400 EUR - €142,299 EUR	6	3.59% 0.36%
€142,300 EUR - €151,199 EUR	13	3.23% 0.78%
€151,200 EUR - €160,099 EUR	3	2.46% 0.18%
€160,100 EUR - €168,999 EUR	7	2.28% 0.42%
€169,000 EUR - €177,899 EUR	5	1.86% 0.3%
€177,900 EUR - €186,799 EUR	5	1.56% 0.3%
€186,800 EUR - €195,699 EUR	5	1.26% 0.3%
€195,700 EUR - €204,599 EUR	1	0.96% 0.06%
€204,600 EUR - €213,499 EUR	1	0.9% 0.06%
€213,500 EUR - €222,399 EUR	2	0.84% 0.12%
€222,400 EUR - €311,399 EUR	12	0.72% 0.72%

Gender / Ireland (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	877	€62,626 EUR
2	Women	387	€50,972 EUR

Education / Ireland (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	60	€86,823 EUR
2	Masters Degree	439	€64,583 EUR
3	Bachelors Degree	746	€58,000 EUR
4	Some College	285	€50,172 EUR
5	High School	129	€47,503 EUR
6	Bellow H. School	11	€36,383 EUR

Experience / Ireland (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	184	€83,887 EUR
2	16-20 Years	143	€77,838 EUR
3	12-16 Years	169	€68,408 EUR
4	8-12 Years	283	€63,871 EUR
5	4-8 Years	357	€53,819 EUR
6	2-4 Years	256	€44,301 EUR
7	1-2 Years	135	€40,031 EUR
8	0-1 Year	143	€38,340 EUR

Age / Ireland (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	56-60	20	€88,513 EUR
2	61-65	7	€83,620 EUR
3	46-50	96	€81,841 EUR
4	51-55	52	€79,795 EUR
5	41-45	139	€74,457 EUR
6	36-40	207	€66,095 EUR
7	31-35	274	€58,445 EUR
8	n/a	406	€56,666 EUR
9	71-75	1	€50,706 EUR
10	26-30	301	€47,503 EUR
11	21-25	149	€36,205 EUR
12	14-20	17	€30,067 EUR
13	66-70	1	€21,616 EUR

Work Type / Ireland (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	45	€69,565 EUR
2	Permanent	1,432	€59,779 EUR
3	Contract	157	€49,282 EUR
4	Part Time	36	€31,580 EUR

Cities / Ireland (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Dublin	1,083	€61,914 EUR
2	Limerick	89	€54,175 EUR
3	Cork	199	€53,641 EUR
4	--Other--	187	€51,773 EUR
5	Galway	112	€48,482 EUR

Career Groups / Ireland (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Health Care & Medical	42	€87,712 EUR
2	Engineers & Technicians III	3	€84,243 EUR
3	Management & Business	157	€84,154 EUR
4	Engineers & Technicians V	22	€72,145 EUR
5	Military	3	€69,120 EUR
6	IT & Programming II	144	€65,206 EUR
7	IT & Programming	201	€64,405 EUR
8	Human Resources	70	€61,647 EUR
9	Health Care & Medical II	55	€60,046 EUR
10	Finance & Banking	93	€59,868 EUR
11	Insurance	34	€59,157 EUR
12	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	88	€58,089 EUR
13	Aviation & Shipping	15	€57,733 EUR
14	Arts, Culture, Performance	3	€56,221 EUR
15	Construction & Labor Workers	32	€55,776 EUR
16	Law	18	€54,264 EUR
17	Education & University	65	€54,175 EUR
18	Public Sector	34	€53,730 EUR
19	Engineers & Technicians	103	€53,285 EUR
20	Engineers & Technicians IV	18	€51,773 EUR
21	Agriculture & Fishing	9	€50,617 EUR
22	Properties & Real Estates	5	€50,617 EUR
23	Accounting & Administration	148	€49,193 EUR
24	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	30	€48,126 EUR
25	Architect Constructions	16	€46,614 EUR
26	Media	19	€46,436 EUR
27	Salesmen & Saleswomen	42	€46,347 EUR
28	Fashion	2	€45,190 EUR
29	Engineers & Technicians II	12	€41,988 EUR
30	Making Design	27	€41,009 EUR
31	Organization & Coordination	18	€40,742 EUR
32	Logistics, Road, Railway	20	€38,696 EUR
33	Sports & Recreation	9	€37,896 EUR
34	Hotels & Tourism	32	€36,650 EUR
35	Geography & Geodesy	1	€35,761 EUR
36	Customer Services	48	€35,049 EUR
37	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	27	€33,893 EUR
38	Security & Fireguard	2	€28,199 EUR
39	Automobile	2	€23,307 EUR
40	Archaeology & History	1	€21,794 EUR

Careers / Ireland (Gross EUR)

#		Surveys
1	Director	20	€120,004 EUR
2	General Manager	13	€113,599 EUR
3	Business Manager	11	€108,173 EUR
4	Doctor	10	€103,191 EUR
5	Engineering Manager	9	€91,448 EUR
6	Sales Manager	9	€87,356 EUR
7	IT Manager	28	€85,933 EUR
8	Operations Manager	10	€84,510 EUR
9	IT Project Manager	31	€80,862 EUR
10	Manager	23	€80,507 EUR
11	Human Resources Manager	21	€80,240 EUR
12	Other Engineer Career	16	€75,436 EUR
13	Chartered Accountant	18	€72,589 EUR
14	Lecturer	13	€71,166 EUR
15	Lead Developer	10	€71,166 EUR
16	.NET Developer	15	€68,764 EUR
17	Software Engineer	29	€68,052 EUR
18	Other Human Resource Career	11	€67,430 EUR
19	Other IT Career	21	€67,163 EUR
20	Life Insurance	8	€64,850 EUR
21	Project Manager	18	€64,494 EUR
22	Business Development Manager	15	€63,693 EUR
23	Senior Accountant	11	€63,693 EUR
24	Security Specialist	13	€63,427 EUR
25	Computer Engineer	14	€60,847 EUR
26	Inside Sales	10	€60,758 EUR
27	Human Resource	14	€58,178 EUR
28	Pharmacist	9	€57,555 EUR
29	Java Developer	8	€57,555 EUR
30	System Analyst	10	€56,755 EUR
31	Marketing Manager	10	€56,221 EUR
32	Accountant	24	€55,776 EUR
33	Database Administrator	10	€54,709 EUR
34	Other Public Sector Career	23	€53,552 EUR
35	Software Developer	46	€53,107 EUR
36	Salesmen or Saleswomen	20	€52,752 EUR
37	Electrical Engineer	8	€52,307 EUR
38	Other Medical Career	17	€52,040 EUR
39	Financial Analyst	17	€51,150 EUR
40	Other Finance Career	21	€50,528 EUR
41	Civil Engineer	16	€50,172 EUR
42	Engineer	31	€50,083 EUR
43	Risk Analyst	14	€49,371 EUR
44	Sales	8	€47,058 EUR
45	IT Coordinator	10	€45,635 EUR
46	Hotel Manager	12	€44,923 EUR
47	Technician	13	€44,301 EUR
48	Customer Service Manager	9	€41,454 EUR
49	Mechanical Engineer	16	€41,365 EUR
50	Other Tourism Career	9	€39,497 EUR
51	Graphic Designer	11	€38,518 EUR
52	Architect	11	€38,251 EUR
53	Human Resource Coordinator	8	€38,163 EUR
54	Customer Consultant	9	€32,202 EUR
55	Other Education Career	10	€32,113 EUR
56	Office Administrator	13	€29,889 EUR
57	Call Center	13	€29,178 EUR
58	Trainee Accountant	8	€22,061 EUR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Hr Director

Posted 12 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"HR Strategy."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	€123,800 EUR

Agri Retail Store Manager

Posted 18 May 2023

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	€35,300 EUR

Senior Electrical Engineer

Posted 29 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electrical."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cork	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	€62,300 EUR

Senior Software Engineer

Posted 29 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Build software."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	€102,300 EUR

Head Of Operations

Posted 08 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Strategic Planning, Resource allocation, finance and fundraising."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	€66,100 EUR

Forestry Worker

Posted 05 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Forestry maintenance and tree planting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	0-1 Year	Intermediate	€24,200 EUR

Head Of Eu

Posted 05 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Network development, Sales, Marketing, BP."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	€132,200 EUR

Group Marketing Manager

Posted 01 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"General Marketing Management, Marketing Communications etc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	€55,100 EUR

Hr Director

Posted 31 August 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"HR consultant, coach, employment law, employee relations, industrial relations, ."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	High School	16-20 Years	Expert	€100,900 EUR

Senior Automation Engineer

Posted 31 August 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Automation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cork	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	€64,200 EUR

Civil Engineer

Posted 30 August 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Engineering tasks."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	€59,200 EUR

Office Manager/bookkeeper

Posted 24 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Various bookkeeping packages, payroll, vat returns."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	16-20 Years	Expert	€34,100 EUR

Investigation Specialist

Posted 19 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Investigate."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	€26,900 EUR

Teacher

Posted 14 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	€36,500 EUR

Finance Manager

Posted 14 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Control and Manage the companies accounts."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	€58,900 EUR

Senior Product Manager

Posted 13 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Agile software development, digital transformation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	€80,400 EUR

Chief Executive

Posted 13 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Strategic leadership, finance, management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	€98,200 EUR

Senior Cloud Engineer

Posted 12 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"AWS and automation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	€74,800 EUR

Customer Service Administrator

Posted 12 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Taking calls
Processing orders using SAP ERP
Managing complains
Help the logistic department."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	€35,900 EUR

Phd Student

Posted 12 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Conduct novel scientific research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cork	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	€17,300 EUR

Risk Manager

Posted 17 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Enterprise Risk and ESG Development and Management for Software Organisation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	€62,200 EUR

Back Office Agent

Posted 15 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Workign cases in back office."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	€32,500 EUR

Technical Support Engineer

Posted 15 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Server troubleshooting, customer service."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	€39,200 EUR

Staff Swe

Posted 14 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"SWE work."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	€107,100 EUR

Design Engineer

Posted 08 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Formwork and Shoring design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	€40,600 EUR

Solutions Consultant

Posted 29 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Troubleshoot problems / issues / bugs of software implementations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	€62,400 EUR

It Support Engineer

Posted 28 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Tech Support."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Some College	0-1 Year	Advanced	€23,200 EUR

Group Treasury Analyst

Posted 27 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Treasury activities."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	€48,400 EUR

Business Analyst

Posted 26 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Process mapping
gathering requirements
project management etc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	€116,100 EUR

Payroll Compliance

Posted 25 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Risk assessment for payroll practices, statutory requirements."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cork	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Expert	€58,100 EUR

Devops

Posted 15 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"SRE, Devops."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	€64,800 EUR

Structural Engineer

Posted 14 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Buildings."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cork	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	€41,100 EUR

Seo Specialist

Posted 07 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Seo, keywords."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	€45,400 EUR

Office Administrator

Posted 07 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Management of office facilities of all aspects and liaising with relevant suppliers
Administration of accounts including accounts payable, expenses tracking, VAT returns, monthly bank reconciliation, etc. 
Project and tender proposal administration on EU project submissions
Liaises with the company accountant and provides support for audit processes
Management of travel and accommodation for all staff, including booking flights, accommodation and other travel requirements 
Acts as Personal Assistant to the Directors, as required 
Provides general administrative support to the team, as required."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	€30,300 EUR

Student Site Engineer

Posted 06 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Quality assurance, 
Setting out, 
Managing tasks and site documentation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	€31,500 EUR

Intern

Posted 06 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"SORT OUT ACCOUNTS."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	€21,200 EUR

System Specialist

Posted 27 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"SCCM, SCOM, PowerShell, SQL, SIEM, WINDOWS SERVER. . ."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Some College	4-8 Years	Advanced	€80,700 EUR

Voice Picker

Posted 27 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Collect products from warehouse and preparing them fro dispatch."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	€24,600 EUR

Database Administrator

Posted 22 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Aws mysql."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	€70,600 EUR

Rural Social Scheme Supervisor

Posted 22 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Supervision of work sites/projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Galway	High School	12-16 Years	Intermediate	€35,300 EUR

Social Media Specialist

Posted 21 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"None entry level."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Cork	Some College	0-1 Year	Intermediate	€29,600 EUR

Heakthcare Assistant

Posted 13 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Assist nurses."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	High School	1-2 Years	Advanced	€33,300 EUR

Compensation & Benefits Manager

Posted 11 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Compensation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	€77,700 EUR

Technician Grade 1

Posted 10 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Surveying, monitoring construction works."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Limerick	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	€44,700 EUR

Business Process Analyst

Posted 09 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Visio."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	€32,300 EUR

Financial Controller

Posted 04 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Monthly reporting; financial analysis; payroll; taxes filing; company secretarial filing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	€85,700 EUR

Cloud Software Engineer

Posted 03 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Java Engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Galway	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	€75,600 EUR

Trade & Investment

Posted 17 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Trade & Investment."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Dublin	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	€89,700 EUR

Health Economics

Posted 16 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Galway	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	€27,900 EUR

Administrator

Posted 15 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Variety."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Galway	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	€26,900 EUR

ECONOMY / Ireland

Average salary for Software Engineer/Developer in Ireland is from around €35,000 to €60,000 per annual. Project Manager earn from around €50,000 to €70,000. Office administrator earn around €26,000 on average per year.

Bigger companies in Ireland usually pay better than smaller ones (from employees is usually expected to work additional hours). For some similar job you can expect to earn 30 per cent more if the company has over 500 employee.

The best paid managers are in production and manufacturing, followed by those in IT. Also good paid are administration, marketing, finance, accounting, and finally HR.