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🇮🇪 Ireland · 2026 Budget rates

Salary & Tax Calculators for Ireland

Free take-home, tax, and contractor calculators built for Ireland, all updated for 2026 Budget rates, no sign-up required.

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2026 Budget rates

Ireland Employer Cost Calculator

PRSI · Auto-Enrolment Pension · SSP · Benefits · Team Budget

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Calculate the true annual cost of hiring in Ireland. Covers Employer PRSI (11.05%), 2026 MyFutureFund auto-enrolment pension (1.5%), statutory sick pay, health insurance, equipment, and recruitment fees. Team budget builder included.

€80K salary → ~€91K true cost of employment (1.14×)

Founders, HR & CFOsOpen

PRSA Employer Contribution Calculator

BIK-Free · Corporation Tax · Finance Act 2024 Reform

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Calculate how much company cash you can route into your PRSA completely free of BIK tax. Compares pension wealth vs salary extraction with Corporation Tax and BIK calculations. Includes an Auto-Enrolment mode for employees under My Future Fund.

€50K PRSA vs €23.9K salary: pension creates 2.09× more wealth

Directors, contractors & employeesOpen

Ireland Salary Calculator

Income Tax · USC · PRSI

2026 Budget rates

Enter any gross salary and see your exact net take-home after Income Tax (20% / 40%), USC, and PRSI, broken down band by band using 2026 Budget rates.

€85K gross → ~€55K take-home

EmployeesOpen

Contract Rate Calculator

PAYE Umbrella · Director · Sole Trader

Contractors

Compare net take-home across all three Irish contractor structures for any day or hourly rate. Includes pension, marital status, retention rate, and permanent equivalent salary.

€450/day sole trader → ~€69K take-home

ContractorsOpen

Critical Skills Visa Checker

DETE 2026 Salary Thresholds

Immigration

Instantly check whether your job offer meets the Ireland Critical Skills Employment Permit salary threshold. Select your permit tier, enter your base salary, and see a pass or fail verdict with your net take-home.

€41K base salary → passes standard tier

Non-EEA applicantsOpen
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Pay Transparency Salary Band Generator

Market-Benchmarked Bands · EU Directive Ready · Ireland & UK

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Generate a publishable salary band for any tech role in Ireland or the UK. Set a defensible pay range that meets EU Pay Transparency Directive requirements, with employer cost at the midpoint and ready-to-paste job posting copy.

Senior Engineer Ireland → €89K–€120K band, €120K employer cost

Founders, HR & CFOsOpen

Contractor vs Permanent Hiring Cost

Break-Even Rate · Duration Comparison · Ireland & UK

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Is it cheaper to hire a contractor or a permanent employee? Compare total employer cost across 3, 6, 9, and 12-month engagements. Includes break-even day rate, recruitment fee impact, and full TCE analysis for Ireland and UK.

€85K perm vs €500/day contractor: permanent cheaper after week 21

Founders, HR & CFOsOpen

Bonus Tax Calculator

Net Bonus · Effective Rate · Tax Bands · UK & Ireland

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Find out exactly how much of your bonus you receive after tax. Enter your base salary and bonus to see net take-home, the effective tax rate on your bonus, which bands it crosses, and your total annual take-home. Covers the UK 60% tax trap and Ireland's 52% marginal rate.

£10K bonus at £80K salary → £5,800 net (42% marginal rate)

EmployeesOpen

Job Offer Comparison Calculator

Net Salary · Bonus · Pension · Commute · True Hourly Rate

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Compare two job offers side by side using real after-tax net income, confidence-weighted bonus, employer pension match, commute cash cost, and true hourly rate. Works for Ireland and UK, including cross-border EUR/GBP comparisons.

€85K hybrid vs €80K remote: remote wins on true hourly rate

Job seekers & switchersOpen

Permanent vs Contract Calculator

Net Take-Home · Break-Even Rate · Ireland & UK

Popular

Compare your true net take-home from a permanent salary against a contract day rate, side by side after all taxes. See the break-even day rate and which option puts more money in your pocket.

€80K salary vs €450/day → contract +€18K/yr

Career changersOpen

Contractor Mortgage Calculator

Day Rate · Specialist Lenders · UK & Ireland

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Find out how much you can actually borrow as an IT contractor. Uses the specialist day-rate underwriting formula (day rate × 5 × 46 weeks) instead of your director salary. Shows the full gap between high street banks and contractor-specialist lenders.

£600/day → up to £759K borrowing (vs £50K high street)

Contractors buying a homeOpen

Freelance Rate Calculator

Target Net → Day Rate · Overheads · Bench Time

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Find the exact day rate you need to charge to hit your target net income. Works backwards from what you want to take home, accounting for taxes, business overheads, public holidays, leave, and gap time between contracts.

€70K net target → ~€590/day Ireland sole trader

Freelancers & contractorsOpen

Salary Increase Calculator

Net Pay Rise · Marginal Tax · Monthly Gain

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Find out exactly how much of your pay rise you actually keep after tax. Enter your salary and raise percentage to see your real net increase, monthly gain, and how much goes to Revenue or HMRC.

€75K + 10% raise → +€3,700 net/yr

EmployeesOpen

Inflation Impact Calculator

Real vs Nominal · Purchasing Power · Break-Even

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Is your pay rise actually keeping pace with inflation? See your real purchasing power change after tax, and calculate the minimum gross raise you need to maintain your standard of living.

5% raise + 4% inflation → ahead by €1,200/yr

All employeesOpen

Relocation Salary Calculator

After-Tax · Cost of Living · Dublin · London · UK Cities

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Moving city? Find out what salary you need in your new location to maintain your current standard of living. Combines after-tax take-home with cost of living adjustment across Dublin, London, Manchester, Birmingham, and Edinburgh.

£65K in Manchester → need €97K in Dublin

Relocating professionalsOpen

Remote vs Hybrid Savings Calculator

True Net Income · Commute Cost · Time Value

2026 Trending

Find out whether a higher hybrid salary is actually worth the commute. Compares true net income after tax, travel, meals, wardrobe, and the opportunity cost of commuting time. Ireland and UK 2026 rates.

€65k hybrid vs €58k remote: who wins?

Job seekersOpen

Dublin vs London Calculator

EUR vs GBP · Irish & UK Tax · FX Conversion

Popular

Compare net take-home from a Dublin salary in EUR and a London salary in GBP, converted to a common currency for a fair side-by-side comparison after all Irish and UK taxes.

€90K Dublin vs £80K London: who nets more?

Relocating professionalsOpen

Day Rate to Annual

Ireland · UK · Any currency

Quick converter

Convert any contractor day rate to an annual gross equivalent. Adjust billable days and unpaid time off to get a realistic annual figure, then link through to full take-home calculators.

€500/day × 220 days → €110K gross

ContractorsOpen

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