Average Software Engineer Salary in Ireland

The top respondents for the job title Software Engineer are from the companies International Business Machines (IBM) Corp., Ericsson Inc. and Intel Corporation. Reported salaries are highest at Cisco Systems Inc where the average pay is €56,241. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include International Business Machines (IBM) Corp. and Microsoft Corp, earning around €52,455 and €44,449, respectively. Intel Corporation pays the lowest at around €34,583. Dell, Inc. and Ericsson Inc. also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying €34,693 and €38,442, respectively.

Skills in JavaScript are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include C# Programming Language, Python, SQL and Java.

An entry-level Software Engineer with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of €33,832 based on 81 salaries. An early career Software Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of €40,334 based on 809 salaries. A mid-career Software Engineer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of €52,607 based on 355 salaries. An experienced Software Engineer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of €61,019 based on 160 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of €71,469.

Employees with Software Engineer in their job title in Dublin, Dublin earn an average of 3.9% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Blanchardstown, Dublin (2.4% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Waterford, Waterford (23.5% less), Athlone, Westmeath (8.8% less) and Limerick, Limerick (8.2% less).