Software Engineering salaries in Ireland
The median lead Software Engineering salary in Ireland is €100,000 per year, with the market band from €90,000 to €110,000 (morganmckinley.com, 2026-08-31).
By seniority
lead (Low quality data)
- P25
- €90,000
- Median
- €100,000
- P75
- €110,000
- per month
- €8,333
About €8,333 per month at the median.
Morgan McKinley 2026 Principal/Lead/Staff Software Engineer 5+ years band EUR90,000-110,000, Dublin; endpoints as p25/p75, midpoint p50. Software Development Manager 5+ band EUR120,000-145,000 on same guide. Single publisher.
senior (Medium quality data)
- P25
- €70,000
- Median
- €80,000
- P75
- €90,000
- per month
- €6,667
About €6,667 per month at the median.
Morgan McKinley 2026 Software Engineer 5+ years band EUR70,000-90,000, Dublin; band endpoints treated as p25/p75, midpoint as p50. Corroborated by CSO EAADS 2024: median annual earnings in Information and Communication sector EUR80,147 (all employees, PAYE records). Sector median not occupation-specific.
Sources for these numbers
- https://www.morganmckinley.com/ie/salary-guide/technology/permanent-salaries
- https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-eaads/earningsanalysisusingadministrativedatasources2024/annualearnings/
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