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Lean Standard Comfort
Own flat Flatshare
Dublin · leftover / month
+12% vs avg rank 39/98 Base salary €3,770
Bonus / variable pay €2,451
Gross salary €6,221
Tax & social (14%) −€890
Net pay €5,331
Rent (1-bed) −€1,963
Food −€321
Transport −€96
Utilities & internet −€238
Annual gross €74,652
Chance of landing the job
97%
91% of Ireland graduates are in work (2025). Information & communication technology graduates: 84.7% vs a 80.2% all-subject average (Ireland: in employment 9 months after graduating, 2023–2025). Eastern & Midland unemployment 4.6% (2024). Satisfaction 74/100. Weighted for those odds, the month is worth €2,554 .
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Where the numbers come from show Rent, food, transport and utility costs are city averages from Numbeo (2025/26). Graduate pay comes from gradireland, HESA/Graduate Outcomes, NACE and Stepstone surveys; field multipliers are applied to each city's median graduate salary. Tax rates are effective income tax plus employee social contributions at entry-level pay. All figures are monthly EUR equivalents and are indicative estimates, not financial advice.