Irish Payslip Checker by City

Dublin pay packets carry the multinational tech premium, with Sandyford and Docklands employers like Google, Meta and Salesforce pushing median IT salaries above EUR 72,000. Property Tax band 4 and 5 are common across D4, D6 and D14, eroding net pay for senior staff who rarely cross-check their PAYE coding.

Cork pharma corridor from Ringaskiddy to Little Island delivers the strongest manufacturing premium, with Pfizer and Eli Lilly process operators clearing EUR 62,000 once shift allowances stack. Apple Hollyhill tenure-heavy workforce skews salaries upward, and LPT band 3 dominates Douglas, Bishopstown and Ballincollig.

Galway is Ireland medtech capital, with Boston Scientific Ballybrit and Medtronic Parkmore employing over 7,000 between them. Engineering grads pull EUR 44,000 starting, climbing past EUR 70,000 at staff level. LPT band 3 covers most of Salthill, Knocknacarra and Renmore.

Limerick blends pharma at Castletroy and Raheen with aviation MRO at Shannon, where Lufthansa Technik and Atlantic Aviation Group certify engineers on premium rosters. Regeneron Raheen biologics plant pays bench scientists upward of EUR 68,000. LPT band 2 and 3 cover most of Castletroy, Dooradoyle and Annacotty.

Waterford IDA Industrial Estate at the Cork Road and Belview Port anchor the south-east economy, with Bausch and Lomb and Sanofi running 24/7 pharma lines. Process operators on full shift cycles routinely clear EUR 56,000. LPT band 1 and 2 dominate the city, keeping after-tax pressure lower than Dublin or Cork.

Drogheda mixes medtech at Becton Dickinson with food production at Glanbia and Boyne Valley, plus a heavy commuter contingent into Dublin IFSC. The hybrid pay profile means many residents earn Dublin salaries while paying Louth LPT, mostly band 2.

Dundalk Finnabair and Mullagharlin parks host PayPal EMEA operations and WuXi Biologics biopharma campus. Cross-border workers commuting to Newry add complexity around dual-jurisdiction PAYE. LPT band 1 and 2 cover most of the town.

Swords pay is shaped by the airport economy, with DAA, Aer Lingus and Ryanair employing thousands at Dublin Airport, plus Pfizer Swords manufacturing for sterile injectables. Pilots and senior cabin crew skew the average upward.

Bray is overwhelmingly a Dublin commuter town, with most working-age residents on the DART to Dublin Docklands, IFSC or Sandyford tech employers. Local employment at Ardmore Studios and Dawn Meats supplements but does not dominate.

Navan economy was reshaped by the temporary Tara Mines closure in 2023 and partial reopening, leaving zinc miners on uneven shift rosters. Most residents commute to Dublin, with LPT band 2 typical across the town.

Ennis sits in the Shannon free zone catchment, with most private-sector workers commuting south to Smithstown, Shannon and Raheen industrial estates. Healthcare at UHL is a major employer for residents.

Kilkenny marble city economy has shifted toward financial services with State Street Kilkenny office and food processing at Glanbia. MSD Brinny over the Cork border draws scientific staff via the N76.

Tralee manufacturing base centres on Astellas pharma and Liebherr container crane plant, both at Killarney Road and Ballyseedy. Fexco at Killorglin pulls finance graduates west.

Carlow town is dominated by MSD vaccine and biologics plant on the Dublin Road, employing over 800 process scientists and engineers at competitive pharma rates. Unum brings insurance back-office roles.

Newbridge mixes Defence Forces personnel at the Curragh, Pfizer Newbridge sterile injectables site, and a heavy Dublin commuter base via the Cork rail line. LPT band 2 typical, with band 3 in newer estates.

Naas hosts Kerry Group global headquarters at Prince of Wales business park, with food science and finance roles paying EUR 55,000 plus. Many residents also commute to Intel Leixlip and Dublin tech employers.

Athlone is the midlands tech hub, with Ericsson R&D centre and Alkermes pharmaceutical operations driving graduate-level salaries. The town central rail position means commutes to Dublin and Galway are both feasible.

Sligo Finisklin and Carrowroe industrial parks host AbbVie pharma and Abbott medical diagnostics, with technical operators on rolling shifts pulling EUR 52,000 plus. Vistamed adds extruded medical tubing manufacturing.

Mullingar serves as a Dublin commuter town via the Sligo line and N4, alongside local employers in food processing at C&D and engineering at DPS Group.

Wexford town economy mixes Coca-Cola Drinagh plant, Waters Technologies analytical instruments and a substantial public sector base around Wexford General Hospital.

Letterkenny is the north-west services hub, with Pramerica employing over 1,500 in financial services and Optum running healthcare operations from Lisnenan business park. Cross-border workers commuting to Derry add Northern Ireland tax interactions.

Celbridge functions as a high-income Intel and HP Leixlip commuter town, with semiconductor engineers and process technicians earning EUR 65,000 to EUR 85,000 at staff level. The Liffey-side town also feeds Pfizer Grange Castle.

Clonmel economy rests on Boston Scientific pacemaker manufacturing and Bulmers cider production at the Dowd Lane plant. Merck Animal Health adds veterinary pharma roles.

Greystones is one of the country wealthiest commuter towns, with senior tech and finance staff at Google, Meta and the IFSC riding the DART north. Charles River Laboratories adds local life science roles.

Malahide is among Dublin most affluent suburbs, dominated by senior IFSC, professional services and DAA management staff. The DART line to Connolly and proximity to Dublin Airport make it the highest-earning Fingal area.