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Software Engineer salary in Dublin: can you afford rent?

A Software Engineer in Dublin typically earns €62,000–€166,000/year, with a median around €99,000/year. Median 1-bedroom rent is €2,400/month.

Affordability verdict

Manageable

At a typical Software Engineer salary of €99,000/year, spending on median Dublin rent (€2,400/mo) would take up 29% of gross income. That's within the recommended 30% threshold — a manageable situation.

Software Engineer salary range in Dublin

€62,000

Entry level

lower quartile

€99,000

Typical

median estimate

€166,000

Experienced

upper quartile

Software engineers design, build, and maintain applications and systems software. Figures are gross annual salary estimates for Dublin.

Gender pay gap note: women in tech roles in Ireland earn roughly 18% less than men on average. The salary figures above reflect the all-gender market median. Source: Eurostat earn_ses_pub1s 2022.

How much rent can a Software Engineer afford?

25% of income (comfortable)€2,063/mo

30% of income (standard)€2,475/mo

35% of income (stretch)€2,888/mo

Median Dublin rent€2,400/mo

Rent landscape in Dublin

€1,500

Budget

cheapest 10%

€2,400

Median

most common