Tax comparison
🇬🇧United Kingdom vs 🇮🇪Ireland
At €80,000 gross, the net annual salary is £49,747 in the United Kingdom and €55,009 in Ireland, a gap of about €3,891 per year once converted. EXPATRIATION.IO comparison, 2026 tax scales: adjust the gross salary and the household below.
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United Kingdom (country) and Ireland (country) have distinct approaches to taxing employment income. On a gross salary of €80,000, the effective total deduction rate is 26.4% in United Kingdom compared to 31.2% in Ireland. That translates to a difference of roughly €3,891 per year in favor of United Kingdom.
In United Kingdom, income tax amounts to £14,459 and social contributions add £3,362. In Ireland, income tax is €21,631 and social contributions are €3,360.
The net annual take-home is £49,747 in United Kingdom and €55,009 in Ireland (amounts in respective local currencies, converted from the same EUR gross). These figures assume a single filer with no children or special deductions. Actual results vary based on household composition, deductions, and specific tax credits available in each jurisdiction.
Equivalent gross and tipping point
At €80,000 gross in the United Kingdom, about €88,100 gross is needed in Ireland to reach the same net salary.
That figure answers the same net. For the gross that gives back the same purchasing power, restated at each side's price level, the two answers sit side by side.
Over the €30,000 to €250,000 gross range the ranking reverses at around €47,500: below that level Ireland leaves the higher net salary, above it the United Kingdom does.
These figures use the default profile. The Expat Package Report runs the same calculation on your own two salaries and household, and quantifies the gap in euros.
Detailed comparison at €80,000 gross
| United Kingdom | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross annual salary | £67,568 | €80,000 |
| Income tax (national or federal) | £14,459 | €21,631 |
| Social contributions | £3,362 | €3,360 |
| Total deductions | £17,821 | €24,991 |
| Net annual salary | £49,747 | €55,009 |
| Net annual (EUR equivalent) | €58,900 | €55,009 |
| Net monthly salary | £4,146 | €4,584 |
| Effective deduction rate | 26.4% | 31.2% |
Amounts are shown in each local currency (GBP and EUR); EUR equivalents are converted at reference exchange rates last updated on 2026-10-13.
Breakdown of social contributions
United Kingdom
| National Insurance (8%) | £3,016 |
|---|---|
| National Insurance (2%) | £346 |
| Total contributions | £3,362 |
Ireland
| PRSI (employee) | €3,360 |
|---|---|
| Total contributions | €3,360 |
Examples at several salary levels
| Gross (EUR) | Rate United Kingdom | Net United Kingdom (EUR) | Rate Ireland | Net Ireland (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €45,000 | 18.7% | €36,567 | 17.7% | €37,027 |
| €80,000 | 26.4% | €58,900 | 31.2% | €55,009 |
| €120,000 | 31.9% | €81,780 | 38.2% | €74,129 |
| €250,000 | 41.4% | €146,455 | 45.5% | €136,269 |
These figures assume a single filer with no children; the tool above lets you adjust the salary and the household configuration (married, 1 to 3 children).
Cost of living
Consolidated cost-of-living index (Paris = 100): London 110, Dublin 110, which puts the two cities at parity on our benchmark. This is a rounded editorial benchmark, built from Numbeo readings and official statistics rather than published by them. At parity, cost of living does not move the comparison: on a gross salary of €80,000, the purchasing-power gap is the net gap, on the order of €54,000 for London and €50,000 for Dublin, at Paris price levels.
To go further: the cost-of-living comparison and the city budget calculator.
Sources: United Kingdom: gov.uk, tax year 2026 · Ireland: revenue.ie, tax year 2026
This tool provides estimates based on public datasets. It is not the opinion of a tax lawyer. Consult a tax lawyer, a chartered accountant or a licensed financial professional before making relocation or employment decisions.