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Staff Nurse salary in Ireland
Staff Nurse / Registered Midwife (HSE): €38,166 – €56,592, effective 1 June 2026. The starting point is 15% below the Irish median of €44,816.
Starting pointCALCULATED
€38,166
Take-home / month€2,704
Tax + USC + PRSI / year€5,720
Next €1,000: you keep€726
Mid-scaleCALCULATED
€47,379
Take-home / month€3,247
Tax + USC + PRSI / year€8,419
Next €1,000: you keep€526
Top of scaleCALCULATED
€56,592
Take-home / month€3,651
Tax + USC + PRSI / year€12,784
Next €1,000: you keep€526
FACT About this figurePublished public-service scale. You start at point 1 and move up one point a year; the range is the scale, not a market distribution. Allowances, overtime and premium pay are extra. Max includes the long-service increment (ordinary scale max €54,956). Shift, weekend and location allowances can add materially. Reaching the top takes about 15 years.
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Source: HSE — Consolidated Salary Scales (1 June 2026). Take-home calculated for a single PAYE employee, no pension, 2027 rules. Public servants also pay a pension contribution (and, for some, the Additional Superannuation Contribution) not shown here.