Irish Income Tax & PAYE Guides Everything for 2026 — in one place
Plain-language guides, free calculators and take-home pay breakdowns for Irish PAYE employees — all updated for Budget 2026.
Every PAYE employee in Ireland pays three deductions on their salary: Income Tax (PAYE) at 20% or 40%, the Universal Social Charge (USC) at 0.5%–8%, and PRSI. This hub brings together everything you need to understand and calculate your take-home pay for 2026 — how each deduction works, which tax credits reduce your bill, how to claim a refund, and exactly what you keep at any salary.
Start with the take-home pay calculator for your own figure, or use the guides and breakdowns below to go deeper.
Learn how Irish tax works
A plain-language walkthrough of income tax, USC and PRSI — the rates, bands, credits and a worked example for a €55,000 salary.
Every credit for 2026 — Personal, Employee (PAYE), Rent, Home Carer, Age, Blind Person and more — who qualifies and how much each is worth.
Who needs to file, what you can claim back, deadlines, the four-year rule, and how refunds work through Revenue's myAccount.
Every 2026 rate, band, credit and relief in one reference table — income tax cut-offs, USC bands, PRSI rates and pension limits.
Calculators
Your exact net salary after PAYE, USC and PRSI — all 12 filing statuses, pension, BIK, credits and more.
Know your target take-home pay? Find the gross salary you need to earn it.
See how much of a bonus you actually keep after tax at your marginal rate.
Compare your current and new salary to see the real increase in take-home pay.
Take-home pay breakdowns
Pre-calculated take-home pay for every salary from €20,000 to €200,000, with a full PAYE, USC and PRSI breakdown.
Typical take-home pay for common Irish jobs — accountants, developers, engineers, trades and more.
Insights & data
PAYE, USC and PRSI at every salary from €25,000 to €120,000, with take-home pay and effective rates.
Why a bonus is taxed at your marginal rate — and how much you actually keep at each salary.
The gross salary you need to hit each monthly take-home target in 2026.
Every data-driven guide to Irish take-home pay.
Ready to see your own take-home pay?
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