See your Irish take-home pay after tax, USC and PRSI.
Estimate your net salary for 2026, then read plain-English guides to how Irish tax works. An estimate only, not tax advice.
Payslip estimateTax year 2026
- Gross salary
- €50,000
- Pension contribution
- €0
- Income tax
- −€7,200
- USC
- −€1,033
- PRSI
- −€2,175
Net per year€39,592
- Net per month
- €3,299
- Net per fortnight
- €1,523
- Net per week
- €761
Estimate for a PAYE employee using 2026 rates: tax 20%/40% with the standard rate cut-off for your status, personal and employee credits, USC bands and Class A PRSI at 4.35% (the rate from 1 October 2026). It does not cover other credits or benefits in kind. Not tax advice; your payslip and Revenue are the authority.
Irish pay: quick answers
- How much tax do I pay? 20% up to the standard rate cut-off (€44,000 for a single person in 2026) and 40% above it, less your tax credits.
- What is USC? Universal Social Charge: 0.5%, 2%, 3% and 8% bands on gross income, with no charge if income is €13,000 or less.
- What is PRSI? Social insurance paid on most earnings; employees generally pay about 4% of gross pay.
- What are tax credits? Amounts deducted from your tax bill: €2,000 personal and €2,000 employee credit in 2026.
- Can I claim a tax refund? Often, for up to four years back, through Revenue's myAccount.
Guides
- Irish take-home pay by salary, 2026: monthly and weekly tableWhat salaries from €20,000 to €150,000 leave you after tax, USC and PRSI.
- Irish take-home pay in 2027: Budget 2027 table by salaryNet pay on announced 2027 rates beside 2026, with the gain in euro a year and a month.
- Marginal and average tax rates in Ireland, 2026 and 2027, with chartHow much of your next euro goes in tax, USC and PRSI, by salary, with an embeddable chart.
- Average pay by sector in Ireland, Q2 2026, and what it takes homeCSO weekly earnings for 13 sectors, annualised, with estimated take-home pay and an embeddable chart.
- How Irish Income Tax Works in 2026Two tax rates, the standard rate cut-off for your status, and how credits cut the bill, with worked examples for a single person and a married couple.
- Universal Social Charge (USC) Explained2026 USC rates and bands, the €13,000 exemption, reduced rates for over-70s and medical card holders, and worked examples with the arithmetic.
- PRSI Explained: What You Pay and What It BuysClass A PRSI is 4.35% from 1 October 2026. See the weekly €352 threshold, the low-pay credit, employer rates, worked examples and what contributions earn.
- Tax Credits in Ireland: Which Can You Claim?Every main Irish tax credit for 2026 with amounts, who qualifies, how the rent credit is worked out, and where to claim the ones you are missing.
- Gross vs Net Salary in IrelandWhat comes off your Irish gross salary: income tax, USC and PRSI. See the take-home pay for €30,000 to €100,000 and the effect of pension contributions.
- Pension Tax Relief in IrelandHow Irish pension relief works: income tax relief at your marginal rate, the age-based limits up to 40%, the €115,000 earnings cap and worked examples.
- How to Claim a Tax Refund in IrelandClaim overpaid Irish tax for the last four years free through Revenue myAccount. See the steps, the 2022 to 2025 window, paper options and common reasons.
- Take-Home Pay Examples in Ireland (2026)Worked take-home pay examples for Irish salaries from €30,000 to €100,000, single and married, with every step of the tax, USC and PRSI arithmetic.
- Budget 2027 Tax Changes in IrelandWhat Budget 2027 changes for take-home pay: higher cut-offs, credits up €125, the USC 2% band widened, PRSI dates and a €766 gain at €50,000.
- Self-Employed Tax Basics in IrelandHow Irish self-employed tax works in 2026: income tax, USC, Class S PRSI, preliminary tax and the 31 October deadline, with three worked examples.