Irish take-home pay for 2026: PAYE income tax, USC and PRSI at 4.35% from October
Estimates only, not financial advice. What you type stays on your device. Checked against sources on 17 Oct 2026.In Ireland in 2026 a PAYE employee pays income tax at 20% up to €44,000 (single) and 40% above, less €4,000 of credits, plus USC from 0.5% to 8% and PRSI at 4.35% from 1 October 2026. A single person on €50,000 keeps €39,592.02 a year.
€39,592.02
€50,000.00 − €7,200.00 income tax − €1,032.82 USC − €2,175.16 PRSINot included: two-income couples, pension contributions, other credits (rent, home carer, medical), benefits in kind and the cumulative basis.
Revenue 2026 bands, credits and USC; Department of Social Protection Class A PRSI rates; checked 17 Oct 2026. An estimate.
| Gross pay (year) | €50,000.00 |
| 20% on pay up to €44,000.00 | €8,800.00 |
| 40% on pay above €44,000.00 | €2,400.00 |
| Tax credits (personal €2,000.00, employee €2,000.00, age €0.00) | −€4,000.00 |
| Income tax | −€7,200.00 |
| USC 0.5% on €12,012.00 | €60.06 |
| USC 2% on €16,688.00 | €333.76 |
| USC 3% on €21,300.00 | €639.00 |
| USC | −€1,032.82 |
| PRSI: 4.35% of €961.54 a week, less €0.00 credit, × 52 | −€2,175.16 |
| Net pay (year) | €39,592.02 |
| Employer PRSI | €5,700.24 |
| Employer's total cost | €55,700.24 |
2026 · Rates and rules read from the sources listed on this page (the earliest on 17 Oct 2026); they may have changed since.
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This calculator works out the take-home pay of an employee in Ireland for 2026, using the bands, credits and USC rates published by Revenue and the Class A PRSI rates of the Department of Social Protection.
Income tax. Pay up to your rate band is taxed at 20% and the rest at 40%: the band is €44,000 for a single person, €48,000 for a single parent with the Single Person Child Carer Credit and €53,000 for a married couple with one income. Tax credits then come off the tax: €2,000 personal and €2,000 employee for a single person, €4,000 personal for a couple, €1,900 more for a single parent and €245 (€490 for a couple) from age 65.
USC. Income of €13,000 or less pays none. Above it, the whole income pays 0.5% on €12,012, 2% on the next €16,688, 3% on the next €41,344 and 8% on the rest. Aged 70 or over, or with a full medical card, income up to €60,000 pays only 0.5% and 2%.
PRSI. Class A employees pay nothing on weekly pay of €352 or less, and 4.35% of all pay above it from 1 October 2026 (4.2% before). Between €352.01 and €424 a week a tapered credit of up to €12 reduces it.
A worked example. On €50,000 single: €7,200 income tax, €1,032.82 USC and €2,175.16 PRSI, leaving €39,592.02, about €3,299 a month.
Not included. Two-income couples, pension contributions, other credits such as rent or home carer, benefits in kind and the cumulative basis that payroll uses week by week.
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Three deductions come off gross pay: income tax at 20% up to your rate band and 40% above, less your tax credits; the Universal Social Charge from 0.5% to 8%; and Class A PRSI at 4.35% from 1 October 2026. A single person on €50,000 keeps €39,592.02 a year.
A single person pays 20% on the first €44,000 and 40% on the balance. A single parent with the Single Person Child Carer Credit has €48,000 at 20%, and a married couple with one income €53,000. A second income can raise the band by up to €35,000.
USC is 0.5% on the first €12,012, 2% on the next €16,688, 3% on the next €41,344 and 8% on the balance. Income of €13,000 or less pays none. People aged 70 or over, or holding a full medical card, pay only 0.5% and 2% when income is €60,000 or less.
Class A employee PRSI rose from 4.2% to 4.35% on 1 October 2026, and employer PRSI from 9% and 11.25% to 9.15% and 11.4%. Weekly pay of €352 or less pays no employee PRSI, and pay between €352.01 and €424 gets a tapered credit of up to €12 a week.
Every PAYE employee gets the €2,000 Employee Tax Credit, or 20% of PAYE income below €10,000, plus the €2,000 Single Person credit or €4,000 for a married couple. A single parent adds €1,900, and anyone aged 65 or over adds the €245 Age Tax Credit, €490 for a couple.
On top of gross pay, the employer pays Class A PRSI of 11.4% from 1 October 2026 when weekly pay is over €552, or 9.15% at or below it. A €50,000 salary, about €961.54 a week, therefore costs roughly €55,700 a year in total.
Rates and rules change; check the source before you rely on a figure.
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